AThe Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, November 13, 1971 - Page 5
He moves . . . he checkmates!
Chess is far from being the most publicized of games, but there are few that are so widely played or have such devoted fans. The extent of this interest was reflected in the world-wide attention paid to the semi-final contest for the international championship which concluded recently in Buenos Aires.
It was a highly dramatic battle, in which the rising young American star Bobby Fischer finally defeated Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union. Next year Mr. Fischer will play Boris Spassky, also of the Soviet Union, for the world championship.
The battle between Fischer and Spassky should be a notable chapter in the history of the game, as well as one of the safest ways to sublimate the cold war.
In view of the widespread interest in Canada, we wonder if the CBC couldn't televise some of the games for the benefit of Canadian chess buffs — who are just as devoted to watching the moves and arguing about them afterwards as any “hot stove league” hockey fans.
