ATimes Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, September 01, 1971 - Page 43
Russian Chess Champ Tripped by Rules Wed, Sep 1, 1971 – 43 · Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Russian Chess Champ Tripped by Rules
Vancouver (CP) — Hans Ree of Holland, an international master, drew on the assistance of the rule book Tuesday night and continued to hang on to a piece of first place in the Canadian open chess championship.
The eighth round of the 11-game tournament proved another difficult one for the grandmasters in the competition. The rule book worked against two of them.
Ree, who held a half-point lead going into the eighth round, insisted that his game against world champion Boris Spassky of Moscow be drawn as the champion repeated a position three times, contrary to international chess rules. The draw was the second in a row for Spassky and the third of the tournament. …
