This annoying little Reuters reporter says anything. And I do mean any thing, with no regard whether there's a shred of truth to it. My patience wears thin. Here he is, again, reporting one of Fischer's “demands” is to change the color of the stones, to the color the organizers are already using, and have been, from day one.
Courier-Post Camden, New Jersey Friday, June 30, 1972
“…Fischer and Spassky, at a chess board made of WHITE AND GREEN Icelandic stones and seated in specially constructed chairs, will be placed on the stage in the hall.”
El Paso Herald-Post El Paso, Texas Monday, July 10, 1972
“…The chess board, made of GREEN AND WHITE Icelandic stones, has been an issue from the start. The organizers treated it with acid to take the glare off it.
Fischer is not satisfied with the board, however, and he also feels ([in agreement with the Russians]) the chess pieces are too small in relation, Cramer said."
“… Fischer said he liked green squares instead of black…”??
WHAT “black” squares when several times, other news agencies reported already the squares were 1) White and 2) Green.
Fischer Likes Green Stones Instead of Green Stones Already Being Used 11 Jul 1972, Tue Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) Newspapers.com
