The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 13

4 4- sale! wS: 1 '4J i s'' A( "'i A -rU tClje (ffttanti Jferalb Sun May 28 1972 21 -A Fischer: I Lose a Tough Chess Experts Say By LARRY ELDRIDGE Tht Christian Scienc Monitor Nows Sorvico When Bobby Fischer was asked how take a defeat in his coming world championship chess match the brash American challenger replied: I lose I be upset because know it was a Remarks such as thes combined with Fischer's phenomenal success in the past couple of years have lulled many Americans into believing that he be beaten In their minds the result of his match with champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union is a foregone conclusion But let last games or egomania BURDINE'S SUtTON PLACE INNERSPRING OR FOAM RUBBER BEDDING SETS $i39 I i rg $199 twin or double irmerspring mattress and box spring Pamper yourself Treat yoursf If to really comfortable bedding Malones The extra firm support great and is healthful as well You'll love the beautifully quilted gold and white cover Of course it's specially treated to resist Wdew and mold See them yourself today The timing is right Whil you can save a full $60 to $100 Save $60 Double foam rubber se feg $199 $159 Save $80 Queen size set re $297 $219 Save $100 King size reg $399 $299 SLUMBER SHOP SIXTH FLOOR DOWIO' 4'AMI AT ALL BURDINE'S 5TORES EXCEPT MJAALf V-" fl i if 7 1 ji I I 1 1 1 h'-i i I i i 1 hi i I h- i il fyA-Pp 4-: 1 7fj if -jvij i J' I v4 i 4 vv tVi a ift -T Aj TT i i () i i i i fl' 'i i i I -i A A Jt I 4" 'lW 4 '--i 'jS5 h-': -n sV'j V- SiPASSKY FISCHER fool' you Upsets are always possible in any kind of competition Furthermore' it's not really clear just how much of a surprise a Spassky victory would be TO BE SURE Fischer has dominated the international scene lately scoring an easy triumph in the qualifying tournament and then winning three straight matches by lopsided scores to earn the role In Spassky however the 19-year-old American will meet a much tougher foe than any of those he has disposed of so far No one follows the long and arduous road to the summit without being a great player and Spassky got there three years ago by beating some of the same people Fischer did this time If all this convince you that Fischer is in for a fight consider one more fact The two have already met five times in various competitions and Bobby is still looking for his first victory NOW BEFORE change your mind completely and decide Fischer no chance at all let me point out that three victories and two draws against Bobby were scattered over A' period of years and really too relevant to the coming match They do indicate though that Fischer is quite human and that Spassky can beat him A strange fact about play is that his games are not always as sharp as his results would indicate There seems to be something about him a as a colleague once described it that induces his foes to play below top form When Fischer swept the US championship with an incredible 11-0 score one year for instance Bent Larsen remarked disparagingly that his opo-nents had like BUT LAST YEAR in the semifinals of the competition it was Larsen himself who cooperated with similar sub-par play in absorbing a 6-0 beating Before that Mark Taima-nov of the Soviet Union had played as though in a trance to get swept out of the quarterfinals by the same 6-0 score Former world champion Tigran Petrosian put up a bit more resistance in the finals The Russian outplayed Fischer badly in the first three games but Bobby pulled out a surprising win in one of them and a fluke draw in another Instead of being ahead 3-0 Petrosian found the match tied and after another pair of draws his game fell apart as Fischer surged to a 6-5 2-2 triumph It remains to he seen of course whether Spassky will also be spellbound So far he certainly hasn't shown much awe THE MENTAL physical and psychological strain of match like this is beyond the comprehension of most of us but perhaps it suffices to point out that nearly all top players are in their 20s or 30s Petrosian is past 40 which was duly noted by the Russians after his loss But Spassky at 34 won't be giving away much of an edge in the gruelling 24-game struggle scheduled to begin July 2 in Reykjavik Iceland and to continue throughout most of the PERFECT GIFT FOR FATKER 5 DAY to i es So give Mm his own La-z-boy for Father's day Each ny forth Orredines into any position he likes with Md handle Come look them over and save! lai La-z-boy! 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