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London: William Mader Paris: Frederick Ungeheuer, Margot Hornblower Brussels: Adam Zagorin Bonn: James O. Jackson Berlin: Daniel Benjamin Central Europe: James L. Graff Moscow: John Kohan, James Carney, Ann M. Simmons Rome: John Moody Istanbul: James Wilde Jerusalem: Lisa Beyer Cairo: Dean Fischer, William Dowell Nairobi: Marguerite Michaels Johannesburg: Scott MacLeod New Delhi: Jefferson Penberthy Beijing: Jaime A. FlorCruz Southeast Asia: Richard Hornik Hong Kong: Jay Branegan Tokyo: Edward W. Desmond, Kumiko Makihara Latin America: Laura Lopez...
...Bobby Fischer shows up to play Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia...
...Fischer, the eternally callow prodigy, has been forgiven much in the past thanks to the splendors of his chess; at his peak he was, many experts believe, the greatest player ever. So, apart from speculations about whether he will wind up in some federal slammer, spitting on the guards, the big question as the games in Yugoslavia began was, How good is Bobby...
...answer will take a while to develop. Fischer's first-round victory -- Spassky resigned after making his 49th move -- displayed some tentativeness coupled with sound, patient, relentless strategy; there was nothing particularly brilliant about Fischer's game, but nothing reckless or stupid either. The rules of this exhibition -- adapted to Fischer's specifications -- seem to reward circumspect strategy, since the prospect of saving a risky mistake by playing to draw afterward has been rendered unprofitable. When Fischer and Spassky met in 1972, draws gave each player one-half point toward the victory total. This time, ties do not count...
...which could add up to a very long haul for Fischer-Spassky II, especially if unavoidable draws -- the outcome of the second game, a seven- hour marathon -- proliferate, delaying the accumulation of wins. The prospect of two weary, middle-aged former world champions going after each other in frozen Belgrade next January is not very appealing. It was clear at the outset that this rematch would not be a case of deja vu all over again; what remains to be seen is whether history will repeat itself as farce...