ADaily News New York, New York Friday, August 07, 1992 - Page 428
Chess Masters Square Off
Bobby Fischer has come out of seclusion to meet Russian chess grand master Boris Spassky in a $5 million match in Yugoslavia.
The former world champions met Wednesday for an informal dinner in Belgrade and match organizers said they “made a couple of moves” at the table.
Fischer, 49, took the world title from Spassky, 55, in 1972 but forfeited the championship by refusing to defend it. He has not played in public since.
Violates Sanctions
The rematch, which might violate United Nations sanctions against Yugoslavia, was organized by Jezdimir Vasiljevic, who owns one of Yugoslavia's largest private banks. He has offered $3.35 million to the winner and $1.65 million to the loser.
The nine-game match is to begin Sept. 2 in Sveti Stefan on Montenegro's Adriatic coast and will later move to the Yugoslav and Serbian capital, Belgrade. Montenegro and Serbia are the only remaining republics in Yugoslavia. The UN imposed strict sanctions on Yugoslavia to punish the Serb-dominated federation for fomenting war in neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Training Regimen
The U.S. has strictly observed the sanctions, which prohibit commercial and sports links with Yugoslavia.
Fischer, who refused to speak to reporters, has been training for the match by analyzing chess games, lifting weights, swimming and jogging.
At 15, the Erasmus Hall High School dropout became the youngest grand master in history.
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