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The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 22

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The Mercuryi
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Pottstown, Pennsylvania
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22
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Fischer Demands Smaller Chess Table, Spassky Requests Larger One REYKJAVIK. Iceland (AP) The score of 24 points for champion Boris Spassky and 1 for challenger Bobby Fischer was the only matter of certainty on the eve of fifth game of the world chess title match. to outbursts of physical exercise between all night, slept all dav and then demanded that the swimming pool at his hotel be reserved exclusively for aim. Fischer also insisted on a chess table. Spassky, who played tennis Wednesday, countered with a demand for a larger one.

Still alive was the question whether Chester Fox's movie cameras will be back in the hall for the fifth match. Fox. who has sunk a reported Si60 IKXI into exclusive movie rights, says they will. But Fischer's personal representative. Fred Cramer, said the 29-year-old American challenger not changed his about his objections.

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The chess genius from Brooklyn had threatened to flv back home if the third match was not played privately. The fourth game was moved back to the main exhibition hall, but still without cameras. Chess grandmasters, not known for their oneness of mind, were split on who would hold the title after the 24-game series. this match anything is said a Yugoslav, Dragoljub Yanosevic. Fischer is playing better than Spassky, but Spassky is one point up.

He can now be content with Robert Byrne did not agree: match is going well. Bobby will win, but by how many games I Spassky needs only 12 points to retain the title. Fischer must score 12 '2 to take it out of the Soviet Union, where it has reposed since 1948. A win is worth one point, a draw one- half point. TRYING TO FILM Fox has been trying to film from the closed-circuit tele- Since 1958 vision screens installed in the main auditorium, restaurants and entrance hall.

He is pledged to deliver filmed reports of all 24 games. After meeting with officials of the sponsoring Icelandic Chess Federation, Fox said he might be reimbursed by federation for the third game. am hopeful everything will work he said. Icelandic people are very Still uncertain was whether Fischer would agree to play the remaining 20 games in the auditorium. remodeled to his requirements at a cost of $70.000.

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Years Available:
1933-1978