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Chats On Chess Sun, Jun 4, 1972 – 98 · El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) · Newspapers.com
The Tale Of Two Sites
As of this writing, the sites for the World Championship chess match between Boris Spassky of the USSR and Bobby Fischer of the U.S. would appear to be Amsterdam, Holland and Reykjavik, Iceland. If we seem cautious in mentioning this, it is because we understand that Bobby is unhappy with this two-site compromise. And when Bobby is unhappy, things can change in the chess world.
Why two sites to begin with? Simple. Both Fischer and Spassky were asked to give their preferences from among the 20 or so cities that had bid for the honor. The trouble is that Fischer's choices were not Spassky's—and Spassky's were not Fischer's.
A Short Game From Toronto
One place Boris Spassky played last year was Toronto at the Canadian National Exhibition, which drew no fewer than 224 players. Winners were Pal Benko and Robert Byrne of the U.S.. Spassky placing third. He drew one game with Sam Day of Canada, who did very well. Here's another Day game from the same tournament.
