The Alexandria Times-Tribune Alexandria, Indiana Wednesday, September 19, 1984 - Page 9
A Word About Chess
“I've enjoyed tinkering with chess since 1971, but my interest in the game-sport got a boost in the 1972 Bobby Fischer-Boris Spassky championship match in Iceland. Fischer, the American, proved that there was no one better in the world at chess and that upset the Russians because they'd grown accustomed to dominating the game. (Americans with their hurry up, go, fight, win lifestyle don't embrace chess with much passion.)
…I might add there are still plenty of chess fans in the U.S. though not as many as when Fischer was threatening to become the game's greatest player ever.
…Though it is strictly against the rules, there have been claims (especially by the Russians after Fischer won) that players received help from the spectators.”