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Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, April 18, 1972 - Page 8

Fischer's 'Whims' Annoy
(Caption: UNRESOLVED is the place and time of a 24-game match between Bobby Fischer, left, U.S. contender for the world chess championship, and Boris Spassky, Russian defender of the title.)

Moscow (AP) — The Soviet Union jumped into the international wrangle over the Boris Spassky-Bobby Fischer world championship chess match Tuesday, charging Fischer with “endless whims” and the International Chess Federation with “connivance.”
In a statement distributed by Tass, the Soviet Chess Federation said the U.S. challenger is “fully responsible” for jeopardizing his title match with the Soviet champion. It also accused Dr. Max Euwe of Amsterdam, president of the international federation, of playing favorites and catering to those “endless whims” of Fischer's. The question of where and whether the match will be held has become increasingly clouded since Fischer refused to comply with the original financial arrangements and demanded a cut of the profits for himself and Spassky in addition to prize money.
The 24-game match originally was scheduled to he split between Belgrade. Yugoslavia and Reykjavik. Iceland, beginning June 22 in Belgrade.
Belgrade pulled out after Fischer demanded more money.
Euwe said Sunday the first half of the match might be moved to Amsterdam.
The Iceland federation said it felt Fischer broke the original agreement, and therefore questioned his right to challenge Spassky.

Fischer's 'Whims' AnnoyFischer's 'Whims' Annoy Tue, Apr 18, 1972 – 8 · Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com

Soviet hyperbole. Fischer requested one “whim”. Requesting a share of gate for himself and Spassky [One]. Not a lot to ask. Meanwhile, “endless” Soviet exaggerations Fischer ever said anything about “refusing to play in either Belgrade or Reykjavik,” illegal demands for 35k guarantees and cancellations of sites… the Soviet Chess Fed qualifies as the true “Prima Donna” of the chess world.


The Missoulian Missoula, Montana Tuesday, April 18, 1972 - Page 10

Dutch Frown On Fischer
The Hague, The Netherlands, — The board of the National Dutch Chess Union has decided to give up all efforts to organize a world championship chess match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky.
Gerard Kapsenberg, secretary-general of the Dutch Union, said this Monday after receiving information from the International Chess Federation that Fischer has refused to play either in Belgrade or Reykjavik. Kapsenberg said that for the International Chess Federation only one solution remained: disqualification of Fischer.
The board of the Dutch Union considers Fischer's attitude reprehensible, Kapsenberg said, adding: “Following these Fischer maneuvers all the trumps are now in the hands of the Russians. Fischer would now have to beg the Russian Chess Union on his knees for a new deal. One cannot possibly expect Spassky to accept another agreement without cast-iron guarantees.”
The International Chess Federation requested the Dutch Union to take over the organization of half the match from Belgrade, which withdrew its offer. The other half of the match was to have been in Iceland.

Dutch Frown On Fischer

Name the official, and from which federation, spreading idle rumors and an erroneous report Fischer 'refused to play in...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, February 13, 2021

The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania Tuesday, April 18, 1972 - Page 28

Dutch Refuse to Provide Site For World Chess Title Match
New York — The Dutch Chess Union announced Monday that the Netherlands would not be the site of the first half of the world chess championship match this summer between Bobby Fischer of the United States and Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union.
The International Chess Federation had asked the Dutch union last week to take over the first 12 games of the match after Belgrade had withdrawn in a dispute over a cash guarantee that Fischer would appear.
The international federation is thus without a site for the first half of the match that is tentatively scheduled to begin on June 22. The second half is scheduled to be played in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The conditions originally agreed upon in February were that prize money of $138,000, offered by Belgrade and Reykjavik, would be split, with 62.5 per cent for the winner and 37.5 per cent for the loser.
Dr. Max Euwe, president of the international federation, said last week that there was not enough time left for a repetition of bidding procedures. He said a site to replace Belgrade would be picked on a first-come, first-served basis, so long as the host country or city agreed to fulfill Belgrade's original commitment.
The Dutch union's decision to remove itself from consideration in the match arrangements was based, according to a report from The Hague, on information that Fischer had refused to play either in Belgrade or Reykjavik.
Fischer could not be reached Monday for comment. Col. Edmund Edmondson, executive director of the United States Chess federation, said, however, that Iceland was still the scheduled site for the second half of the match.

Dutch Refuse to Provide Site For World Chess Title Match

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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