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Chess by Isaac Kashdan Sun, Feb 6, 1972 – 109 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com
Fischer, Spassky Disagree on Match
Bobby Fischer of the U.S. and world chess champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union are to play a 24-game match for the title starting some time in June.
This was assured when Fischer defeated former champion Tigran Petrosian, another Soviet grandmaster, in the final of a series of elimination matches.
What is still undetermined is the site of the coming encounter. Each player was asked by Dr. Max Euwe of Holland, president of the International Chess Federation, to submit a list of choices based on bids for the match that were made by 12 different countries.
Fischer's preferences in priority order were Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Sarajevo, Yugoslavia; Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montreal, Canada. Spassky named Iceland, Holland, W. Germany and France.
Dr. Euwe has the authority to make a final decision, but would much prefer to have the principals negotiate an agreement. Getting nowhere after several long distance calls, he asked Fischer and Spassky to meet with him in Amsterdam. Both agreed to do so.
Fischer flew to Amsterdam last weekend with Lt. Col. Edmund B. Edmondson, executive directory of the U.S. Chess Federation. Spassky did not show. Discussions evidently continued, however. The latest word at this writing is that Fischer flew to Reykjavik, Iceland, for a personal inspection of the playing area proposed.
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Los Angeles, California Sunday, February 06, 1972 Times Problem 4111 by...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Times Problem 4111 by T. H. Amirov and J. Hartong. White mates in three.
FEN 8/n2KNR2/p5pr/3Pkn2/5r2/2P3P1/2Q4b/1B5b w - - 0 1
Key: Q-QN2/Qb2
Threat, 2. Q-N8ch; if R-B5, 2. NxPch; if R-QN5 or P-N4, 2. RxNch; if N-Q3, 2. PxRch; if R-R1 or NxN or QN any, 2. P-B4ch.
New Pan-American Team Tournament
For a number of years efforts were made to improve the organization of chess in the Americas. The thought was to create more contacts between the active centers in North America and those in Argentina, Brazil and other countries in South and Central America.
The first real success was achieved last year during the meetings of the International Chess Federation in Vancouver. A charter was drawn up for a Pan-American Chess Association. Fred Cramer of Milwaukee, former president of the U.S. Chess Federation and vice-president of the International body, was on of the prime movers.
The opening congress of the new association was held in Tucuman, Argentina, shortly after the Fischer-Petrosian match, when chess interest in the area was at its height.
Representatives of 11 countries were present. Dr. Max Euwe of Holland, president of the world federation, addressed the opening meeting, and heartily endorsed the aims of the new association.
THe major event at Tucuman was the first Pan-American Team Championship. With insufficient publicity, there were only eight teams, which played a round-robin tournament, with four men on a side in each match.
The Argentines proved much too strong for the opposition, winning every match for a total of 25½ points of a possible 28. On the team were grandmasters Najdorf and Panno, and international masters Sanguinetti, Quinteros and Schweber.
Cuba finished in second place with 17½ points, despite a 4-0 loss to Argentina and a 2½-1½ loss to Brazil. The Cubans won their other five matches.
Brazil and Chile tied for third with 16 points. The other final standings were Paraguay, 11½; Uruguay, 9½; Ecuador, 8½ and Bolivia 7½.
It was decided that the Pan-American Chess Association would meet annually in different countries. An individual championship would alternate with a team event. The program set for the near future is: Pan-American Individual Championship in San Antonio, Texas later this year; second team championship, Cuba, 1973; second individual championship, Canada, 1974, and third team championship, Chile, 1975.
The following game is from the team tournament:
Rodriguez, Cuba (White) vs. Quinteros, Argentina (Black)
English Opening
