AThe Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland Monday, April 10, 1972 - Page 19
Chess Genius
CBS's “60 Minutes” provided a frank and tantalizing study of Bobby Fischer, who calls himself “the world's greatest chess player.” The profile was made as Fischer was training like a boxer for his approaching match with Boris Spassky, Russian holder of the world's championship title.
Fischer, at 29, was confident he would prevail, but seemed unenthusiastic about the interview. Mike Wallace described him as a shy man, suspicious of strangers, and as living an almost monastic life.
mo·nas·tic
adjective: monastic
1. relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live.
noun: monastic; plural noun: monastics
1. a monk or other follower of a monastic rule.
Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan Monday, April 10, 1972 - Page 1
Action Line
My wife and I are going to Europe this summer, and it would make our vacation if we got a chance to see some of the World Title Match games between Bobby Fischer and Russian Boris Spassky. Can you find out how to get tickets? — K.K., Coldwater.
Details are on the way from the U.S. Chess Federation. You can get a package deal that includes air charter, hotels and sightseeing between chess matches. Title matches begin June 22 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Current world champ Spassky needs 12 points to keep his crown. American challenger Fischer needs 12½ to take it. (Players get one point for a win, half a point for a draw.) For travel information, write Putnik Overseas Dept., Yugoslav Tourism and Travel Agency, Box 126, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Stay-at-home chess nuts can catch the U.S. championship matches starting April 23 in New York, N.Y. Write Chess Federation, 479 Broadway, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 for information.
