AThe Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, May 15, 1971 - Page 50
Ivory Tower - In the arrangements for the match between Bobby Fischer, USA, and Mark Taimanov, USSR, in the Challengers knockout tourney of the world series, ow going on at Vancouver, Fischer insisted on complete privacy. So that they will play in a small separate room, while the public will follow progress on a demonstration board in an assembly hall.Counting House - Whether Fischer is the best player in the world is still to be decided, but for business acumen he is still far ahead of any present or past expert. Well-wishers succeeded in getting him in to the Interzonal without having to qualify by paying Pal Benko, USA grandmaster, $2,000.00 to give up his earned place in that event to Bobby. Fischer still balked about finances until they came up with a purse of $15,000.00. Presumably this will be divided into three lots of five grand each as he produces what they expect from him in the Interzonal (which he won), the Challengers (now playing), and the final title match with world champion Boris Spassky, USSR, in 1972.
