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Russians Demand Fischer Apologies in Writing for Delaying Championship Match NON-FOOD SPECIALS! Floral Design FATIGUE MATS Cushioned Vi- TEFLON CHILDREN'S IRONING PAD MU6GIES COVER SETS DRINKING CUPS Each Cup Hot A Hat A Ptostic Straw. Free Iron Rest Super-Gltde Teflon REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (AP) Bobby Fischer apologized Wednesday for delaying the start of the $400.000 world championship chess match, but the Russians demanded apologies in writing. With the confrontation threatening never to reach the checkered board. President Max Euwe of the International Chess DE some of the blame and suggested a further postponement until next week for the dust to settle. Euwe said he had allowed tardy got here is quite another person.

living in another Euwe said he realized holder Boris Spassky was and would like to give him a week before the first game. MORE MONEY holdout for more money brought the takings for both winner and loser to the highest amount ever in world championship chess. The winner will get $231,250 and the loser $168.750. The 24-game series between Spassky of the Soviet Union and the 29-year-old American challenger was to have begun Iasi Sunday. It was put off for two days because of i holdout, then delayed until Thursday by Soviet objections to the American's conduct.

Euwe admitted Wednesday he had violated the rules in al- i lowing delays in the starting' date, and promised strict rule enforcement from now on. He! then suggested the further post-; ponement and said the match may even have to be split into parts to avoid conflict with the world chess Olympiad set to begin in September at Skopje, Yugoslavia. The first apology of the day was made in Fischer's name on the demand of Spassky, who said the conduct had me personally and the country I Fischer said he was sorry caused anv trouole for Spassky, whom he respected as a man and admired as a chess player. The Russians, unsatisfied, demanded his excuses in writing. In addition to written apologies, the Soviets wanted Euwe to condemn the conduct and accept blame for violating Fide rules.

This happened at a news conference called by Yefim Geller. the Soviet grandmaster acting as second. Speaking for the absent world champion. Geller said Spassky would return home if the demands were not met. PACKED AUDIENCE Geller spoke hours after cher had declared he was sorry- Out of the packed audience in a hotel bar stepped Euwe, a tall, 71-year-old Dutchman and former world chess He made his way to the table, and sat down at right.

Taking a microphone from the table in front of him. Euwe said he condemned Fischer, conceded he had broken the rules and added: Asked by a newsman if the Russians were satisfied, Geller said they wanted it all in writ- iing. Euwe reached to his inside pocket for a pen and said, lean write it He began drafting a letter as the news conference continued. At one point, Geller confirmed that the Soviet Chess Federation had told Euwe to award the first game of the match to Spassky by forfeit. Euwe looked up from his paper and said he consider the request to be official.

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