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Phoenix, Arizona
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him business comes before sports." The news media here hasn't devoted much attention to the chess match, but the average Russian chess player knows Fischer is down two points a that Spassky hasn't even begun to fight. Confused at first but willing to accept the American's desire for more money, most of the park players now attribute Fischer's latest demands to fear of defeat at the hands of the world champion. Spassky. The prospect of a major Soviet-American confrontation over the chess board was exciting and appealing. But the imagination has turned to disgust.

For the park bench players. Fischer is either crazy or scared. Either way, the average Russian privately agrees with i government-controlled newspapers. F'or months the Soviet press has criticized the American challenger as "a money-grubbing business-man," a chess player who tarries around with him "a disgusting spirit of gain." "Fischer's nothing more than a capitalist," one bearded player complained. "For SHADOW SCREEN INC.

1723 W. Camelback Phoenix Phone 279-7455 FLOOR SAMPLE Associated Press MOSCOW-Park bench chess players used to call him "Bobby." Now it's "Fischer." They used to respect and even privately root for the American who wants the world chess crown. They don't any more. "He's slightly touched in the head." muttered a chess enthusiast as his opponent pondered the next move on a board balanced across a bench. bout fi million Russians take chess seriously and there's a growing feeling among them that Fischer has become downright insulting.

"This, is chess, not baseball," said one chess fan. "Fischer's no sportsman." There was only praise for Boris Spassky, the Russian world champion who has waited patiently in Reykjavik as Fischer caused delay after delay over his demands for more money, for better lighting and, at last report, for the removal of film cameras from the match site. It was Fischer's self-confidence, his individuality and his public claim to being the world's best chess player that captured the Russians' imagination. Perhaps bored with the knowledge that the world crown has remained in Russian hands for 24 years, the man on the street was not overly distraught when Fischer crushed Russia's Tigran Petrosian for the right to face email 3 INTERIORS ON FINE FURNITURE DIFFERENT LIGHT FIXTURES AND TABLE LAMPS. president of the International Chess Federation iFIDE), was returning to Iceland to take charge of the match, the richest and also most troublesome in the history of the game.

The organizers, bound by a contract with Chester Fox had refused to remove all the cameras, but did take out one and relocated two others so that Fischer could neither see or hear them. Fischer's aides approached Spassky and his seconds yesterday seeking a settlement of the impasse. Russian sources said Fischer's representatives asked Spassky to agree to cancel the forfeiture of the second game and play it, but Spassky refused. "In contrast to Mr. Fischer, the world champion abides by the FIDE rules for this match." said Nikolai Krogius, one of Spassky's second; Fischer remained locked in his hotel suite yesterday.

The Icelandic organizers fear that the match is already over, chess sources said, and they are now mak ing contingency plans to save themselves from total financial disaster. Under the match rules, Fischer will not receive anv share of the prize money if he fails to complete the match. But Spassky would presumably be able to claim his share if he is declared the winner. FURNITURE SAVE UP TO 50 LA-Z-BOY ROCKER RECLINES FROM 300 re 2dD to BANK4MERICAR0 'MASTER CHARGE, rJ DAILY 9:30 to 6 American iron works Price a Datsun A 37 then decide 4850 W. Glendale 939-6527 Present he TIN 007 4223 N.

16th STREET iffo ACE DIIArmv feS hi VI wrr 264 0fi76 iM United Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland -Organizers of the world championship chess match between Bobby Fisch-rr and Boris Spassky said yesterday they mighi give ri to Fischer's demand and remove all cameras from the contest hall if that is the only nay to save the match. But (ludmimdur Thorarins-Min. president of the Icelandic Chess Federation, said his match committee had decided to reject a protest filed by Fischer against the award of the second game of the match to the Russian a i hen the temperamental American failed to show up. "If it all boils down to cameras or no cameras, I guess we'll try to remove them," Thorn rinsson said. The third game is set for tomorrow, but chess sources say it may not take place.

The Rev. William Iombar-rly, Fischer second, dis-counted rumors that the American chessmaster was flying home. "I haven't heard anything about that and 1 hope it's not true," Father Lomhardy said. "Everything is still up in the air. We have settled nothing so far." The American challenger refused to play in the second game Thursday unless all the cameras were removed.

He said they distracted him. When Fischer did not show up within the allotted 1-hour time limit to make his first move. Judge Uithar Sehmid announced that Fischer had forfeited the game and that Spasskv was leading the match 2 0." Fischer protested both the decision and the presence nf cameras in the 3.ftflfi-soat hall. The match committee met for two hours yesterday before announcing the protest had been rejected. The com-miltee said its decision had no hearing on the presence of the cameras.

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