AFort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas Thursday, August 06, 1992 - Page 20
Spassky, Fischer in Yugoslavia to Play Chess
Belgrade (AP) — Russian chess grand master Boris Spassky has arrived in Yugoslavia for a $5 million match that has brought American Bobby Fischer out of seclusion, organizers said today.
The two former world champions met late yesterday after Spassky's arrival for an informal dinner in Belgrade, and organizers of the match said they “made a couple of moves” at the table.
Fischer beat Spassky in 1972 to take the world title, but later forfeited the championship by declining to defend it. He has not played in public since.
The rematch, which might violate U.N. sanctions on Yugoslavia, was organized by Jezdimir Vasiljevic, the owner of 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 Fischer-Spassky match is scheduled to start Sept 2 in Sveti Stefan, a resort on the Montenegrin Adriatic coast.
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