AThe Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu, Hawaii Wednesday, July 05, 1972 - Page 31
Chess Pains Continue
Reykjavik, Iceland (UPI) — World chess champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union yesterday took his turn at delaying the twice-postponed championship match with his unpredictable American challenger, Bobby Fischer.
The Russian champion, perturbed when Fischer failed to show up for the drawing after his flight from New York yesterday morning, delivered a protest to chess officials and stomped out of the room, followed by his advisers.
Spassky's walkout forced another postponement of the world championship match until Thursday, at the earliest.
Although the contents of Spassky's formal protest were not immediately known—they were written in Russian—informed chess sources said the documents demanded that the International Chess Federation punish Fischer for his failure to turn up for the first scheduled game Sunday and demanded a personal apology from Fischer.
