ADayton Daily News Dayton, Ohio Wednesday, May 03, 1972 - Page 39
Your Move Chess Club Tells Bobby
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AP) — The world chess championship was handed today to Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, a spokesman of the International Chess Federation — FIDE — said.
The championship is scheduled to start July 2.
The decision to go for Reykjavik — which had offered to host the games between title holder Boris Spassky of Russia and challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States — was taken by FIDE's president, Dr. Max Euwe, the spokesman said.
FIDE gave Fischer until Saturday morning to declare his willingness to play on the conditions set by Reykjavik. ([No formal contract presented in writing? Just forced into acceptance of whatever terms the Soviet Union may hide between the lines and throw at the two opponents.)]
THESE are a prize fund of $125,000, with the winner taking $78,125 and the loser the rest.
If Fischer, or his chess federation, fails to give a positive reply on the stated deadline, the U.S. grandmaster will lose his right to challenge Spassky, the spokesman said. The right to challenge will then go to Russian grandmaster Tigran Petrosian, whom Fischer defeated in the world championship semifinals. ([By this statement, those “old hands” at work behind the scenes, pulling strings to replace Fischer, true to Ken Smith's predictions, revealing the extent of Soviet coercion and control over FIDE.)]
