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Chess Sat, Feb 26, 1972 – Page 36 · The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Wisdom Of Solomon
Unable to reach agreement as to the selection of the site for the 1972 world championship match, the two principals, champion Boris Spassky, USSR, and challenger Bobby Fischer, U.S.A., had to turn the problem over to Dr. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, for solution. Obviously there is more than money involved. Earlier the players had been asked to select in order their four preferences among the countries bidding. Spassky selected Iceland ($125,000); Holland ($80,000); West Germany ($92,000); France ($50,000). Fischer preferred Yugoslavia ($152,000); Chicago ($100,000); Argentina ($150,000); Montreal, Canada, ($75,000).
With the probable reluctance of all concerned, Dr. Euwe decided in favor of splitting the match between Iceland and Yugoslavia, the top preferences of each. The meeting was in the Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam. Fischer was backed by Colonel Ed Edmondson, official of the USACF, who earlier had presented Fischer with a cheque for $5,000, in the name of the Federation, for his victory over Petrosian in the final of the Challenger's match tourney at Buenos Aires.
