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Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 9

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Honolulu, Hawaii
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9
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July 6, 1972 Honolulu Star-Bulletin A-9 World Chess Championship Match to Start Sunday and with them the first "disrespectful behavior." move. REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Bobby Fischer today made a full and penitent apology in writing to Boris Spassky, and organizers of the world chess championship match said the two would meet for their first game Sunday night. The organizers said it had been agreed in principle to the drawing tonight to determine which player would have the white pieces The young American, in a letter delivered by hand this morning to the world chess champion from the Soviet Union, apologized for his had violated the rules in allowing two previous postponements in the start of the match. He promised strict rule enforcement in the future. The 24-g a series between Fischer and Spassky had been scheduled to start last Sunday.

Fischer stayed in New York, holding out for more money, and Euwe postponed the start of the match until Tuesday. Fischer arrived that day, but the Russians objected to his conduct and Euwe put off the start. world and especially to the millions of fans and the many friends I have in the United States." HOWEVER, Fischer brushed aside a demand from the Soviet Chess Federation that he forfeit the first match because of his tardy arrival. He said this "would place me at a tremendous handicap" and he didn't believe the "world's champion desires such an advantage in order to play me." "I know you to be a sportsman and a gentleman, and I am looking forward to some exciting chess games with you," Fischer concluded. Earlier Euwe had met other demands the Russians made on him and suggested that the start of the match be delayed further.

Euwe said he didn't penalize Fischer for his late arrival in Iceland because the American challenger is "living in another world." Euwe also admitted he 4 I' FISCHER, whose delayed arrival doubled the prize money for both him and Spassky but also started an avalanche of confusion, asked the Russian to "accept my sincerest apology." "I simply became carried away by my petty dispute over money with the Icelandic chess organizers," he wrote. The written apology from the American challenger was one of the chief conditions posed by the Russians before Spassky would sit down at the chess board with Fischer. Fischer told Spassky: "I have offended you and your country, the Soviet Union, where chess has a prestigious position." The temperamental American also apologized to Dr. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, the Icelanders, "the thousands of fans around the I. W.

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