AThe Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa Tuesday, May 30, 1972 - Page 6
Thinks Chess Rates More Attention
To the Editor: I am very pleased to see that your paper has given a continual flow of information on the upcoming Fischer-Spassky world championship chess match. I was also glad to see your announcement of the Iowa State Championship …
It's galling to see an American competing for the world championship with scarcely a word of news in most papers. I realize that chess has to fight for space against other sports and hobbies. However, there are a vast number of people who know the moves and would be attracted to organized chess if they only knew it existed. More people play chess than bridge, yet most papers carry a daily bridge column. This state of affairs is intolerable. …
There is no way to describe the joy of a chess player who has executed a brilliant “combination,” or has accurately learned an end-game technique.
—Bob Beelman, treasurer, Ford Madison Chess Club, Fort Madison, Iowa, 52627.
Thinks Chess Rates More Attention Tue, May 30, 1972 – 6 · The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa) · Newspapers.com
