AThe Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, August 22, 1964 - Page 22
Bobby Fischer Challenges USSR
Bobby Fischer, who refused to play in the Interzonal, wants a match with one of the top five players in the USSR (not world champion Petrosian), for a purse of $8,000 — 80% to winner and 20% to loser. The game to be divided between Russia and America. The Russian authorities are said to be considering the challenge.
The Challengers event of the FIDE world series will be held in Switzerland next year. This will be a series of knock-out matches to determine the official challenger for a title match with Petrosian in 1966.
