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3FtBrlfr: black if jfyaaBhir: white Palm Beach Tost, Thursday, July 13, 1973 1,1 t'iX 'ft A' Largest Selection of Hawaiian Fashions in the World 1 ill -v' vvwwvy uwnw i A ai 111 Wi PI R1 Hi fc TO 111 It jt JU IN If 1 1 4 I f' v- 4 1 The position of the chessmen at the end of yesterday's game on the 56th move. Fischer conceded when he could not prevent Spassky from moving his only surviving pawn to Fischer's side of the board, thus turning it into a queen. AP wirepnoio Fischer Concentrates on the Chessboard During Tuesday's Play THURSDAY JULY 1 3th ONLY Will Be Honored In All Lani Kai Stores Fischer Concedes First Game to Spassky er, and this time he will be on the attack, presumably thirsting for blood. Outside the hall. Fischer was asked about a report from London that financier Slater might not be able to get about $120,000 worth of promised prize money out of Kn-gland because of British currency restrictions.

"No comment." Fischer said. It was Slater's last-minute offer of more money which ended Fischer's two-day holdout at the scheduled start of the match. They point out at least three examples of players in a world championship match losing the first game a.nd coming back to win. Spassky lost the first to Petrosian in 1969. Petro-sian to Botwmnik in and F.uwe to Alek-hine in 1935.

But, they are asking, has Spassky the Indian sign on Fisher'' The American has yet to win a game from the Russian grandmaster, and (he score is now four wins and two draws in Spassky's favor. Fischer has the white pieces, and first move, tonight, howev at today's game he might have to make a ruling if Fischer persists in his attitude. Yesterday's game was a play-off of Tuesday's adjourned position. Tuesday. Fischer had given up a bishop for two pawns.

At the time it was not known whether he had blundered on his 29th move, or whether he had a continuation so deep that nobody could see it A night of analysis convinced the experts that Fischer move was indeed one of the strangest lapses in grandmaster history. "A beginner's blunder cost him the game," a Fischer admirer sorrowfullv said From Post Wire Services KKVKJAV1K. Iceland Bobby Fischer lias lost the first game of his championship chess match with Boris Spassky of the Soviet I'nion. At 6:05 last night, in a hopeless position at the 56th move, he stood up and offered his hand. Spassky took it.

The game was marked by one of Fischer's temperamental outbursts that may lead to another of the blowups that has been a continuing part of this match. It also appeared that once again the rules had been bent in favor of the American grandmaster Fisher walked out of the game for about minutes, objecting to a television crew working from an aperture at the side of the stage He said that the movements of one of the cameramen distracted him Fischer's clock was on during this time and when he finally returned to the chessboard he was left with 25 minutes to nuke 16 moves. Officials of the Icelandic Chess Federation and members of the Fischer delegation rushed backstage when Fischer made his objection, and pressure was brought on the cameraman to leave. It was reported that the camera was dismantled. Fischer's magic is such that even some grandmasters thought, directly after the adjourned position, that he might be able to draw.

But that was Tuesday. Yesterday at breakfast Spassky was seen smiling, confident and relaxed. Fischer was not to be seen at all. Nikolai Krogius, the Russian grandmaster who is Spassky's psychologist, said before play was resumed tliat Fisher was lost. So did the American grandmaster.

Robert Byrne. So did the chess enthusiasts who had spent the night testing every possible combination. And so it turned out. PALM BEACH MALL SIDEWALK SALE Sportswear Clearance V2 Price SALE Famous Talbott Knits Reduced from Our Regular Stock Originally 15" to Theories are being advanced about Fischer's incredible blunder. One.

taken seriously by chess experts, involves the temperament of the two players. Fischer, so goes the thinking, was so anxious to win the first game that Spassky purposely played a dull line, trading off pieces and waiting until the bored and irritated American would do something rash. In other words. Fischer was suckered out of a draw position into a loss Lot ha Sclunid. the referee of the match, later said that he had had no part in the decision to eject the cameraman But if Fischer persisted in his objections.

Schmid said, there would be trouble. Schmid specifically cited two rules In the contract governing the match No. 17 and 21. No. 17 involves the sportsmanship of the players, and specifies that it is forbidden to disturb an opponent on his move.

In Schmid's opinion, Spassky was definitely disturbed. No. 21 states that television coverage, as part of the agreement among the parties to the match, is permitted. Fischer, according to Schmid. claimed that since he himself had not signed any agreement, the rules did not apply to him.

But it was Schmid's considered opinion that since Fischer had started the match without making any objection, he legally is considered to have agreed to the rules. Schmid was trained as a lawyer. There was a meeting last night about the situation. Schmid said, and he indicated that This may sound far-fetched, but it has been known to happen. The great Danish player.

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Symbols In British American usage. Spassky (whitei Fischer (blacki each move in a chess match is Recorded using 41 KxP letters for each chess piece and numbers for 42. K-R5 K-B4 each square on the board. The squares are 43. K-K5 numbered along the columns and named for 44.

B-B2 K-B4 the piece initially sitting at the first square on 45. B-R4 P-K4 the file. For example, the third square in 46. B-Kt5 P-K5 front of the rook on the side of the king is 47. B-K3 K-B3 numbered.

KR3. or king's rook 3. 48. K-Kt4 K-K4 49. K-Kt5 K-Q4 The letters and their corresponding 50.

K-B5 P-R4 pieces are: K-king; Q-queen: bishop; Kt 51. B-B2 PKt4 knight; R- rook; pawn, 52. KxP K-B5 53. K-B5 K-Kt5 An between letters indicates the 54. KxP KxP first piece captured the second indicates 55.

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