AThe Holland Evening Sentinel Holland, Michigan Tuesday, July 11, 1972 - Page 1 ★
Chess Match Uses Chairs From Zeeland
Zeeland—Thanks to a Zeeland firm, the international chess match in Iceland will continue with matched chairs.
Herman Miller Inc. is supplying a matching conference chair for use by the Russian chess player, Boris Spassky. The chair is to be flown from New York by Icelandic airlines to Iceland with arrival scheduled at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Iceland time.
Herman Miller officials said U.S. Chess Player Bobby Fischer ordered a chair for use in the match because Fischer was not satisfied with chairs offered him in Iceland.
Chess officials said a matching chair should be provided for the Russian player and arrangements were made from Zeeland to supply a matching chair.
The matching chair in black was supplied by a Herman Miller dealership in New York City. The agreement was reached during a telephone call between Zeeland, New York and Iceland today.
Fischer used a Herman Miller chair during previous chess matches in South America and requested such a chair for his match in Iceland.
