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Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas • Page 9

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Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Fischer Said Threatening To Walk Out REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Bobby Flschor lodny was re- polled threatening to break off lila world championship chess mutch with Boris Spnnaky unless nil movie cumorna are removed from the phiylnu bail. ''It's quite serious, He may not play nl all," ijnld a mombor of Fischer's entourage who nsked not lo be identified. The American challenger lost tho first game Wednesday night. Fischer staged a 30-mtnule 'walkout shortly after the play began Wednesday, complaining that a movie camera 150 feel away was making him nervous. The camera was hardly visible In the dimness outside the lighted players circle, and it could not be heard by Fischer, but aides said the Knowledge of its presence unnerved him.

Chief referee Lothar Sclimid of West Germany, who makes the decisions on all contested 'points in connection with the match, told B'ischer during his walkout there was nothing he could do about the camera. Film and television rights for the matcn have been sold to an American promoter, and Fischer and Spassky are to get a share of the proceeds, estimated at a minimum of $27,500 each. "It's up lo Lolhar Sehmid whether Bobby plays," one of J'ischer's advisers said today. With a maximum of 23 more games to be played, Robert Byrne, the second-ranking U.S. grandmaster, said Fischer's loss "isn't necessarily all that significant.

Either of these players can come back and win." A victory yields one point, a draw half a point, and after match Spassky heeded 11 more points in tne 24- game series to retain his title. Fischer needs IZ'A points end the 24-year Soviet monopoly of the title. Today he plays Ihe while pieces, which gives him the first move and a slight advantage. FIRST GAME The first game in the match began Tuesday, and Spassky adjourned it after 40 moves with Fischer in bad strails. Five minules after Ihe game resumed lale Wednesday afler- noon, Fischer stood up, spoke animatedly to chief referee Lothar Sehmid of West Germany and strode to a backstage dressing room.

Sehmid followed him. and Fischer said he wouldn't continue play unless a movie camera 150 feet from the board was shut off. Sehmid said he couldn't order the camera removed. Fischer stayed away for 30 minutes, then came back and resumed play. Afler Spassky's 56th move Fischer resigned.

He reached over and stopped the clock after S3 minutes had elapsed, offered Spassky his hand, folded his scorecard and walked out. He paused once to wave to the audience, which was applauding Spassky. When the play resumed Wednesday, Spassky had his king, a bishop that controlled the black diagonals and three pawns. Fischer was down to his king and five pawns, two of them loose on the king's side. One of Spassky's pawns threatened a Fischer pawn.

In his first move, Spassky captured that pawn. Fischer recaptured with his king and the game turned into an effort by Fischer to' push his pawns a square at a time to the last rank under the escort of his king. INEFFECTUAL After his walkout, he made an ineffectual sideslep with his king. In ensuing play all the pawns on the king's side were lost. Fischer shifted his king in a hopeless struggle to the other side of.the board, where two of his pawns and two of Spassky's blocked each other's passage.

Fischer couldn't unblock because Spassky's bishop could prolect his position from long range. Finally, after Spassky's 56lh move his king approached the Jam on the queen's side Fischer gave up. Bobby Hull Out Of Russian Hockey Series WINNIPEG (AP) Bobby Hull, tho Golden Jet of the National Hockey League for 16 years, sold Wednesday it will not be Canada versus Russia In Ihe upcoming exhibition series, but rather, Ihe NHI, versus the Russians. Hull his voice strained with emotion alter being told he will nnl be allowed to participate In the scries unless he signs nn NIK, contract, said: "Well then. It's the NHL fifjninsl the Russians, not Canada Hint's what It amounts "This Is supposed lo lie Hockey Canada, Hint's tlio nama of the game.

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