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SPASSKY — ÓLAFSSON
Mystery Match
Early last month, Hotel Loftleidir
in Reykjavík was the scene of a duel
between two well-known chess
grandmasters — Russian emigré
Boris Spassky and Iceland's Fridrik
Ólafsson, who is seeking a second
term as president of the World
Chess Federation (FIDE). But
neither the outcome of the match
nor details on it will be reported un-
til the beginning of next year.
At that time, comprehensive
coverage of the closed-door event —
including the contestants' analysis
of the games — will be featured in
the first issue of a new magazine to
be entitled Stord, a joint venture of
the two main sponsors. They are the
Raykjavík book club Almenna
Bókafélagid and Iceland Review,
the publisher of News From Iceland.
Icelandair coptributed free trips
for the visitor to and from this
country, along with lodging, meals
and a room where the mystery
match took place. While four games
were envisaged, it remained unclear
what would be done in case of a tie.
A resident of France for the past
six years, Boris Spassky, lost the
world fitle to American Bobby
Fischer ten years ago, in a dramatic
Raykjavík duel. The Russian grand-
master's recent visit to Iceland was
his second since 1977, when he
came here for a match with Czecho-
slovakia's Vlastimil Hort. (Spassky
won).
Spassky, who won the world title
at the age of 18, said he probably
had no serious rival in chess be-
tween 1964 and 1970. He noted that
23 yéars had passed since he and
Ólafsson met in contest for the first
time, in Moscow. "I defeated him
then," said the visitor, "but it's any-
one's guess what the outcome will
be now."
The Russian grandmaster com-
mented that he had not been invited
to compete for the Soviet Union at
the forthcoming Olympic meet in
Luzern, Switzerland — or at the
Malta tournament, for that matter.
"I have the right to play for France,
but lack the inclination to do so at
this time," he said.
Spassky emphasized his whole-
hearted backing of Fridrik Ólaf-
sson's bid for a second term as presi-
dent of the World Chess Federation.
The Icelandic incumbent faces two
challenges in the FIDE election this
month — from the Philippines'
Campomanes and Yugoslavia's
Kazic (NFI, October).
The 1978 contest for the FIDE
chairmanship was a hard-fought
one. In recent months, speculation
has mounted over how Ólafsson's
bid may be affected by his success-
ful good offices rendered to Victor
Korchnoi, an emigré Soviet chess-
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Fridrik Ólafsson (left) and Boris Spassky: the ouícome of their
Reykjavík encounter will remain a secret until early next year.
New Scandinavian Heritage
Calendar makes debut
MINOT, N.D. — A Scandinavian ed by a Lutheran minister in Minot,
Heritage calendar has been introduc- North Dakota.
Myron Floren (right), long popular accordionist with the Lawrencc
Welk Orchestra on television, repeived the first Scandinavian Hcritage
calendar from its originator, the Rev. Arland Fiske, during the annual
autumn Nordic festival here, Hostfest '82. The calendar features
magnificent four-color scenes of the Scandinavian countries and day-
by-day notes on important events in Nordic history.
The Rev. Arland O. Fiske, pastor of
Bethany Lutheran Church, created
the calendar, which features 12 large,
four-color scenes of Scandinavia and
day-by-day historical notes on impor-
tant dates in the histories of Den-
mark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and
Sweden. Included among the 12
photographs are two of Iceland, one
a scene on a glacier, and another a
picture of Hallgrimskirkja Cathedral
in Reykjavik, with the statue of Leif
Erickson in the foreground. The lat-
ter was supplied by Icelandair-New
York.
Among items recorded on Iceland
in the appointment-style calendar,
which has space for filling in per-
sonal notes, are: the death of Snorri
Sturlason, Iceland's independence
from Denmark, the birth of President
Vigdis Finnbogadottir, the First Day
of Summer, and more.'
Copies of the calendar are available
by mail from: Scandinavian Heritage
Calendar, P.O. Box 1, Minot, North
Dakota 58702. The price is $5.50,
which includes postage and handling.