ABattle Creek Enquirer Battle Creek, Michigan Wednesday, July 12, 1972 - Page 9
Michigan Chairs Offering Comfortable Chess Tourney
Zeeland (AP) — Thanks to a pair of unusual Michigan chairs, Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky will have a comfortable world's championship chess match.
The chess champions began their match in Iceland Tuesday seated in identical Herman Miller chairs.
Fischer had ordered a metal and black leather chair flown in from New York Sunday. In the interests of fair play, the company ordered an identical one flown from New York last night for Spassky.
Herman Miller chairs are manufactured at the Herman Miller Furniture Co. in Zeeland and are world-famous for their unique styling.
The pair Spassky and Fischer will use retail for $524 each and are said to be ideal for long sittings. Fischer and Spassky plan a 24-game match.
Michigan Chairs Offering Comfortable Chess Tourney 12 Jul 1972, Wed Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan) Newspapers.com
