AThe Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, June 21, 1972 - Page 2
World Champion Off to Iceland
Moscow (Reuter)—Boris Spassky, world chess champion, left here today for Reykjavik, Iceland, to prepare for his world chess title match against U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer.
The 35-year-old Russian will defend his title against Fischer beginning July 2.
The world champion was accompanied by Soviet grandmasters Yefim Geller and Nikolai Krogius and international master Ivo Nei, Tass news agency reported.
Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Wednesday, June 21, 1972 - Page 33
Soviet Chess Great Leaves for Iceland
Moscow (UPI) — World chess champion Boris Spassky left for Reykjavik today to prepare for his title match with Bobby Fischer of the United States, the Tass News Agency said.
Yefim Geller and Nikolai Krogius, both international grandmasters of chess, and Ivo Nei, international master, accompanied Spassky. The championship series begins in the Icelandic capital July 2.
The Kansas City Times Kansas City, Missouri Wednesday, June 21, 1972 - Page 55
Spassky Arrives For Chess Battle
Moscow (AP)—The world chess champion, Boris Spassky, flew today to Reykjavik, Iceland, to stake his title in a 24-game match with Bobby Fischer, American.
Spassky was accompanied by his second, grand master Yefim Geller, and officials of the Soviet Chess Federation.
The match will begin July 2.
The Brandon Sun Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Wednesday, June 21, 1972 - Page 4
The Big Guns
The next big confrontation between American and Soviet forces, it seems, will take place not in the air, not around the bargaining table and not at sea. It will be at a chess table in Iceland.
That's where world chess champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union and the irascible American Bobby Fischer are scheduled to do battle next month.
Will it be a good match? That of course, depends to a certain extent on how much stock you place in chess. But not entirely. You can also follow the politics of the thing. For as usual the simple contest between two very good competitors is beginning to take on political overtones. The clear implication being if you keep mind open to such nonsense—that this, like the Olympics, is an indication of which system is better, communism or democracy.
There is no reason why it should be seen in such terms. But as long as the cold war goes on, and as long as the bitterness remains, it is inevitable that there will be distorted perceptions to drum individual contests of skill into international proportions.
The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Wednesday, June 21, 1972 - Page 9
Enroute
After an eight-day visit, Cuban Prime Minister Field Castro left East Berlin for Prague, while Boris Spassky (right), world chess champion, left Moscow for Reykjavik to prepare for his July 2 match against American Bobby Fischer.
Enroute Wed, Jun 21, 1972 – 9 · The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) · Newspapers.com
