AThe Journal Times Racine, Wisconsin Thursday, July 13, 1972 - Page 1
Boycotts Chess Match
American Bobby Fischer peered through his fingers during his first chess game Wednesday with Russia's Boris Spassky in Iceland. Fischer lost the contest. They were scheduled to play again today, but Fischer informed the organizers of the world chess championship that he is boycotting further play unless three hidden movie cameras ([this report, oddly, makes no mention of the disruptive camera man who was located on the roof, training a camera on Fischer, that was trespassing and ejected by police at the request of the official Fred Cramer. Detailed by international chess master Harry Golombek, see “Spassky Team Finds Fischer Flaw” by Harry Golombek]) are removed from the hall. Lothar Schmid, chief referee, said Spassky would have to sit at the chess table by himself for one hour. Then the game would be forfeited by Fischer. At what point Fischer would be disqualified from the championship series would have to be decided by the International Chess Federation, Schmid said. —AP Wirephoto.
Boycotts Chess Match 13 Jul 1972, Thu The Journal Times (Racine, Wisconsin) Newspapers.com
