1969

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January 03, 1969

• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, January 03, 1969 - Page 47 — Chess — America's king of chess, Bobby Fischer, overwhelmed a 14-man round-robin in the recent Vinkovci, Yugoslavia, international. He scored 11-2. drawing four games and defeating nine opponents, including the entire Yugoslav contingent of eight national stars.
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January 04, 1969

• The Guardian, London, Greater London, England, Saturday, January 04, 1969 - Page 7 — Chess: King of the Tournaments — PETROSIAN'S lack of impact as world champion and Spassky's superiority in challenge matches have increased the struggle among leading grandmasters for recognition as the best tournament player on the international circuit. In 1967 Larsen dominated his opponents with four successes in a row in strong events; but this year he has become more erratic and less confident since his defeat by Spassky.
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January 08, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, January 08, 1969 - Page 7 — B.C. Chess Tourney Slated for Weekend — New Westminster — The B.C. Closed chess tournament will be held here Saturday and Sunday at the Community Centre, 65 Sixth Ave. The tournament, a six-round Swiss offering cash prizes in six categories, is a qualifying event for the B.C. Championship.
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January 14, 1969

• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tuesday, January 14, 1969 - Page 20 — Outright Chess Win Near — Melbourne, Monday — Shawn Browne won his 13th-round game against Lloyd Fell in the Australian Chess Championship today and needs only half a point in the remaining two games to take outright first place. Thirteenth round results…
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January 16, 1969

• The Evening Sun Hanover, Pennsylvania Thursday, January 16, 1969 - Page 24 — Special Skills To Play Chess In Public Place by Joe Wing — New York (AP)—Back in Lincoln, Nebr., where I come from, there used to be an old cig*r store, not far from the center of town, that featured chess and sandwiches. The sandwiches were all right and you could get a pretty good lunch for two bits but the chess was extraordinary. Nothing cloistered about it … ★ Read More

• Des Moines Tribune Des Moines, Iowa Thursday, January 16, 1969 - Page 23 — Hasn't Had a Cold Since the Beard — Tokyo, Japan (AP)—Why do men grow beards? The Japanese magazine Shukan Asah (Rising Sun) conducted a survey and came up with a variety of explanations, including one that beards help ward off colds. Kozo Masuda, 50, a famous Japanese chess player, said he used to catch colds regularly until he grew a beard and moustache several years ago. He explained: “I don't need a muffler now because my beard keeps me warm.” Read More

January 29, 1969

• The Emporia Gazette Emporia, Kansas Wednesday, January 29, 1969 - Page 1 — Chess Anyone? — Chess enthusiasts in Emporia are trying to arrange a local tournament for Feb. 10th with cash prizes for the first, second, and third-place winners. An entry fee of 50 cents will be charged for each entry to provide money for prizes. The tournament is open to chess players of all ages…
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February 02, 1969

• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, February 02, 1969 - Page 96 “Chess - A Talk With the Master”

February 09, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, February 09, 1969 - Page 104 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, February 09, 1969 - Page 36 “The Chessboard: Supertourney Has Curious Result”

February 14, 1969

• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, February 14, 1969 - Page 57 “Chess by Al Horowitz”

March 02, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, March 02, 1969 - Page 96 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan” ★

March 08, 1969

• The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday, March 08, 1969 - Page 32 “Chess by George Koltanowski”

March 09, 1969

• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, March 09, 1969 - Page 60 “The King's Men - It's Spassky vs. Petrosian In Next World Title Match”

March 15, 1969

• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, March 09, 1969 - Page 60 “The King's Men - It's Spassky vs. Petrosian In Next World Title Match”
• The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday, March 15, 1969 - Page 17 “Chess by George Koltanowski”

March 19, 1969

• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, March 19, 1969 - Page 35 “Chess - Grandmasters Sometimes Err” ★

March 22, 1969

• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, March 19, 1969 - Page 35 “Chess - Grandmasters Sometimes Err” ★
• The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday, March 22, 1969 - Page 15 “Chess by George Koltanowski”

March 23, 1969

• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, March 23, 1969 - Page 57 “The Chessboard - Ivkov Beats Titlist at Mallorca”

March 24, 1969

• The Argus Fremont, California Monday, March 24, 1969 - Page 10 “Chess by Richard Shorman”

April 03, 1969

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, April 03, 1969 - Page 32 “The Game of Kings”

April 04, 1969

• The Times Herald Port Huron, Michigan Friday, April 04, 1969 - Page 38 “Channel Listings - The Great Russians Boris Spassky Broke the famed Maroczy Bind”

April 06, 1969

• The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Sunday, April 06, 1969 - Page 35 “Chess Chats by George Koltanowski”
• El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Sunday, April 06, 1969 - Page 71 “Chats on Chess by George Koltanowski”
• The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas Sunday, April 06, 1969 - Page 22 “Chats On Chess by George Koltanowski”
• Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan Sunday, April 06, 1969 - Page 74 “TV - Grandmaster Chess - The Great Russians Boris Spassky”

April 10, 1969

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, April 10, 1969 - Page 43 “The Game of Kings”

April 13, 1969

• El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Sunday, April 13, 1969 - Page 109 “Chats on Chess by George Koltanowski”
• The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Sunday, April 13, 1969 - Page 29 “Chess Chats by George Koltanowski”

April 15, 1969

• The Danville Register Danville, Virginia Tuesday, April 15, 1969 - Page 16 “Tigran Petrosyan Opens Defense of World Chess Title Against Boris Spassky”
• Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut Tuesday, April 15, 1969 - Page 28 “Petrosian, Spassky Continue Game For World Chess Title in Moscow”
• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Tuesday, April 15, 1969 - Page 2 “Petrosian Pawn Up - But Title Threatened by Spassky”
• El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Tuesday, April 15, 1969 - Page 17 “Top Chess Men Battle In Moscow”
• Standard-Speaker Hazleton, Pennsylvania Tuesday, April 15, 1969 - Page 29 “Chess World Title Matches Under Way” ★
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Tuesday, April 15, 1969 - Page 9 “Russians Begin Chess Tourney”

April 16, 1969

• The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Wednesday, April 16, 1969 - Page 11 “Chess Champ Goes One Up” ★ ★
• The Oneonta Star Oneonta, New York Wednesday, April 16, 1969 - Page 8 “Chessmen Clash”
• The Danville Register Danville, Virginia Wednesday, April 16, 1969 - Page 7 “World Chess Meet”
• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Wednesday, April 16, 1969 - Page 80 “Petrosian Wins 1st in World Chess Meet”
• Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, April 16, 1969 - Page 2 “Chess Champs”
• The Troy Record Troy, New York Wednesday, April 16, 1969 - Page 22 “Wins 1st Game”

April 17, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, April 17, 1969 - Page 52 “Petrosian Holds Slim Chess Lead”
• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, April 17, 1969 - Page 36 “Chess Match Adjourned”
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Thursday, April 17, 1969 - Page 10 “Chess Adjourns”
• Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, April 17, 1969 - Page 15 “Chess Play”
• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Thursday, April 17, 1969 - Page 77 “Chess Match Resumes Today”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Thursday, April 17, 1969 - Page 27 “Russian Chessmen Adjourn Match”
• The Danville Register Danville, Virginia Thursday, April 17, 1969 - Page 31 “To Finish Today”
• The Bridgeport Telegram Bridgeport, Connecticut Thursday, April 17, 1969 - Page 29 “World Chess Tourney”

April 18, 1969

• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Friday, April 18, 1969 - Page 70 “Chess Champs Play to Draw”
• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, April 18, 1969 - Page 38 “Chess Artists Fight to Draw”
• Dayton Daily News Dayton, Ohio Friday, April 18, 1969 - Page 16 “Chessy Cats”
• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Friday, April 18, 1969 - Page 78 “Russians Draw in Second Chess Game”

April 19, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, April 19, 1969 - Page 8 “Chess Giants Draw Game”
• The Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland Saturday, April 19, 1969 - Page 2 “Chess Champ Leads”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Saturday, April 19, 1969 - Page 15 “Chess Match Drawn”

April 20, 1969

• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 47 “Stalemate”
• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 47 “The King's Men - Kentucky Open Is Won By Ohioan; Forsee 2nd”
• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 41 “Champion Chess Man Holds Lead”
• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 41 “Let's Play Chess”
• Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 14 “Chess Champion Draws 3rd Game”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 65 “Attentions Center on Title Tilt”
• The Times Munster, Indiana Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 65 “Chess Champ Still Leads”
• The Danville Register Danville, Virginia Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 43 “Agree To Draw”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 120 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan”
• The Bridgeport Post Bridgeport, Connecticut Sunday, April 20, 1969 - Page 51 “Chess Stars Draw”

April 22, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, April 22, 1969 - Page 15 “Chess Series Evened Up”
• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday, April 22, 1969 - Page 24 “Chess Title Match Recessed”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Tuesday, April 22, 1969 - Page 22 “Match Adjourned”
• The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Tuesday, April 22, 1969 - Page 14 “Petrosian Has Lead in Match”

April 23, 1969

• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, April 23, 1969 - Page 1 “Chess Champion Resigns Game”
• The Times Munster, Indiana Wednesday, April 23, 1969 - Page 35 “Chess Champion Concedes Match”
• The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wednesday, April 23, 1969 - Page 4 “Chess Titleholder Loses First Match”
• The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana Wednesday, April 23, 1969 - Page 27 “Chess Titleholder Loses Match Game”

April 24, 1969

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thursday, April 24, 1969 - Page 2 “Spassky Now Has 3-2 Lead”
• Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, April 24, 1969 - Page 11 “Spassky Leads Chess Play”
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Thursday, April 24, 1969 - Page 9 “Challenger Wins Fifth Chess Game”
• Florence Morning News Florence, South Carolina Thursday, April 24, 1969 - Page 13 “Chess Champion Drops Game”
• The Austin American Austin, Texas Thursday, April 24, 1969 - Page 22 “Spassky in Win”
• Abilene Reporter-News Abilene, Texas Thursday, April 24, 1969 - Page 59 “Chess Champ Bows In Fifth Game”

April 25, 1969

• The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Friday, April 25, 1969 - Page 25 “Champion In Chess Defeat”
• The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Friday, April 25, 1969 - Page 73 “Russian Wins”

April 26, 1969

• The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday, April 26, 1969 - Page 17 “Chess by George Koltanowski”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, April 26, 1969 - Page 73 “Chess Champs Draw Game 6”
• Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro, Kentucky Saturday, April 26, 1969 - Page 7 “Championship Chess Tourney Continues”
• Dayton Daily News Dayton, Ohio Saturday, April 26, 1969 - Page 9 “Sixth Game in World Chess Championship Adjourned”

April 27, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 104 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan”
• Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 92 “Petrosian, Spassky Play to Draw in Chess”
• Clarion-Ledger Jackson, Mississippi Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 29 “Soviet Chess Kings Play To A Draw”
• The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 20 “Chess Game End in Draw”
• The Terre Haute Tribune Terre Haute, Indiana Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 47 “Game Ends in Draw”
• The Danville Register Danville, Virginia Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 43 “Tourney”
• The Times Munster, Indiana Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 62 “Sixth Round of World Chess Championship Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky”
• The Bridgeport Post Bridgeport, Connecticut Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 50 “Chess Players Draw”
• St. Joseph News-Press/Gazette St. Joseph, Missouri Sunday, April 27, 1969 - Page 45 “Chess Match A Draw”

April 28, 1969

• Calgary Herald Calgary, Alberta, Canada Monday, April 28, 1969 - Page 19 “Sixth Game in World Chess Championship in Moscow”
• Florence Morning News Florence, South Carolina Monday, April 28, 1969 - Page 10 “Chess Game Ends in Draw”

April 29, 1969

• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - Page 12 “Chess Postponed”
• Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - Page 64 “Challenger Ill; Chess Postponed” ★ / ★ / ★
• Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - Page 4 “World Title Chess”
• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - Page 29 “Seventh Game of World Title Chess Match”
• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - Page 29 “Seventh Game of World Title Chess Match”
• The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - Page 22 “Chess Tourney Game Is Called”
• Clarion-Ledger Jackson, Mississippi Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - Page 17 “Championship Chess”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tuesday, April 29, 1969 - Page 48 “Challenger Still Ahead”

April 30, 1969

• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, April 30, 1969 - Page 28 “Chess - Russia's Petrosian Leads World Final” ★

May 01, 1969

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, May 01, 1969 - Page 32 “The Game of Kings”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Thursday, May 01, 1969 - Page 65 “Chess Delay” ★
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 01, 1969 - Page 21 “Chess Champions Draw Game Seven”
• Edmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Thursday, May 01, 1969 - Page 5 “Boris Spassky - Tigran Petrosian”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Thursday, May 01, 1969 - Page 35 “Spassky Gains Draw”

May 03, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 03, 1969 - Page 33 “Spassky Increases Chess Lead”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Saturday, May 03, 1969 - Page 24 “Chess Draw”
• Florence Morning News Florence, South Carolina Saturday, May 03, 1969 - Page 7 “Chess Tourney Is Adjourned”
• The Springfield News-Leader Springfield, Missouri Saturday, May 03, 1969 - Page 12 “Chess Game Adjourns Challenger on Top”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Saturday, May 03, 1969 - Page 11 “Chess Challenger Leads At Break”
• The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio Saturday, May 03, 1969 - Page 13 “Chess Game Called”
• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 03, 1969 - Page 26 “Game Adjourned at 41st Move”
• The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, May 03, 1969 - Page 44 “Chess by D.M. Le Dain”

May 04, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 122 “Chess by Issac Kashdan” ★
• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 36 “New Chess Champ Seen In Making”
• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 36 “Let's Play Chess”
• The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 33 “Chess Game Ends in Draw”
• Lincoln Journal Star Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 43 “Spassky Takes Series Lead in World Chess” / ★
• The Courier Waterloo, Iowa Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 44 “Spassky Winner in 8th Chess Match”
• The Record Hackensack, New Jersey Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 46 “Spassky Scores”
• St. Joseph News-Press/Gazette St. Joseph, Missouri Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 44 “New Chess Champ”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 32 “Challenger for World Chess Title Gains”
• The Times Munster, Indiana Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 64 “Chess Titlist Trails, 5 to 3”
• The Bridgeport Post Bridgeport, Connecticut Sunday, May 04, 1969 - Page 48 “Spassky Chess Winner”

May 06, 1969

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Tuesday, May 06, 1969 - Page 42 “Chess Players Adjourn Game in Big Match”
• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday, May 06, 1969 - Page 28 “Chess Adjourned”
• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday, May 06, 1969 - Page 28 “Spassky Leads in Chess 5-3”
• The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida Tuesday, May 06, 1969 - Page 29 “Ninth Round World Chess Championship Adjourned”

May 07, 1969

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wednesday, May 07, 1969 - Page 2 “Spassky Leaves It Too Late”
• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, May 07, 1969 - Page 17 “Chess - Spassky Charges Into World Lead” / ★
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 07, 1969 - Page 78 “Champ Sick, Chess Off”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Wednesday, May 07, 1969 - Page 22 “2 Agree to Draw in 9th Game of Chess Contest”
• The Journal Herald Dayton, Ohio Wednesday, May 07, 1969 - Page 5 “Chess Game a Tie”
• Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro, Kentucky Wednesday, May 07, 1969 - Page 10 “Match Called Off”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Wednesday, May 07, 1969 - Page 31 “Chess Match Draw”

May 08, 1969

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, May 08, 1969 - Page 26 “The Game of Kings”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Thursday, May 08, 1969 - Page 13 “Illness Delays World Chess”
• The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware Thursday, May 08, 1969 - Page 2 “Chess Match Draw”
• News-Press Fort Myers, Florida Thursday, May 08, 1969 - Page 36 “Chess Postponed”
• Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro, Kentucky Thursday, May 08, 1969 - Page 6 “Postponement”

May 09, 1969

• Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan Friday, May 09, 1969 - Page 6 “Suspense in Moscow”

May 10, 1969

• Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph Colorado Springs, Colorado Saturday, May 10, 1969 - Page 16 “Spassky Drops 24th Game of Russian Chess”
• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Saturday, May 10, 1969 - Page 54 “Spassky Resigns in 10th of Chess Series”
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Saturday, May 10, 1969 - Page 5 “Chess Contest”
• The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware Saturday, May 10, 1969 - Page 7 “Spassky Chess Loser”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 10, 1969 - Page 7 “Champ Gains Chess Win”

May 11, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 11, 1969 - Page 90 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan” ★

May 12, 1969

• The Missoulian Missoula, Montana Monday, May 12, 1969 - Page 9 “Spassky Takes Chess Lead”

May 13, 1969

• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, May 13, 1969 - Page 19 “Chess Challenge Game Adjourned”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Tuesday, May 13, 1969 - Page 18 “Chess Adjourned”
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Tuesday, May 13, 1969 - Page 6 “Chessmen Halt”

May 14, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 14 “Petrosian Victory Ties Chess Series”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 16 “Chess Champ Gains In World Title Play”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 44 “Adjourned”
• The Times Munster, Indiana Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 47 “Chess Champion Takes 11th Game”
• Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro, Kentucky Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 10 “11th Game Won”
• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 86 “Petrosyan Wins 11th Game in Chess Meet”
• The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 10 “Defending Champion Wins Chess Match”
• The Springfield News-Leader Springfield, Missouri Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 13 “Chess Champ Catches Challenger Spassky”
• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 25 “Grandmasters Tied at Chess”
• The Austin American Austin, Texas Wednesday, May 14, 1969 - Page 3 “Champion Wins”

May 15, 1969

• The Miami News Miami, Florida Thursday, May 15, 1969 - Page 43 “World Chess Meet Is Tied”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 15, 1969 - Page 23 “12th Game Adjourned”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Thursday, May 15, 1969 - Page 24 “Chess Challenge Game Adjourned”
• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, May 15, 1969 - Page 38 “Petrosyan Holds Lead”
• Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 15, 1969 - Page 1 “The 12th of 24 Matches in World Chess Championship Adjourned”

May 16, 1969

• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 72 “Score Tied In World Chess”
• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 37 “Chess Draw”
• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 77 “Petrosian, Spassky Draw”
• Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 31 “Chess Players Draw”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 74 “12th Chess Game Drawn”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 70 “Score Tied In World Chess”
• Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 43 “Chess Masters Again in Draw”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 23 “Chess Match Draw”
• The Springfield News-Leader Springfield, Missouri Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 33 “Champ Accepts Draw in 12th Chess Match”
• The Austin American Austin, Texas Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 21 “Chess Players Draw”
• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 62 “Petrosian Spassky Draw”
• Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro, Kentucky Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 9 “Tigran Leading”
• The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 56 “Petrosian Spassky Draw” ★
• The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois Friday, May 16, 1969 - Page 17 “Accepts Draw”

May 17, 1969

• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Saturday, May 17, 1969 - Page 14 “Chess Match Called Draw”
• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Saturday, May 17, 1969 - Page 24 “Chess Champion Ties”
• The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio Saturday, May 17, 1969 - Page 21 “World Chess Match Declared Draw”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 17, 1969 - Page 3 “World Chess Game Drawn”
• The Odessa American Odessa, Texas Saturday, May 17, 1969 - Page 11 “Petrosian Spassky Draw”

May 18, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 18, 1969 - Page 100 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan” / ★
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, May 18, 1969 - Page 80 “The Chessboard - Pattern Emerges in Title Play”

May 20, 1969

• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, May 20, 1969 - Page 20 “Russian Adjourn 14th Chess Match”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Tuesday, May 20, 1969 - Page 22 “World Chess Match Will Resume Today”
• The Bridgeport Telegram Bridgeport, Connecticut Tuesday, May 20, 1969 - Page 18 “World Chess Tied”

May 21, 1969

• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Wednesday, May 21, 1969 - Page 84 “Two Russians Tied in World Chess Meet”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 21, 1969 - Page 15 “Chess Champs Draw No. 14”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Wednesday, May 21, 1969 - Page 17 “Championship Chess Series Still Tied”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Wednesday, May 21, 1969 - Page 7 “14th Game in World Chess Championship Declared Draw” / ★
• The Miami News Miami, Florida Wednesday, May 21, 1969 - Page 53 “2 Russians Even In Chess Tourney”
• Edmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Wednesday, May 21, 1969 - Page 13 “The 14th Game in Chess Championship Declared Draw”

May 22, 1969

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, May 22, 1969 - Page 45 “The Game of Kings”
• The Danville Register Danville, Virginia Thursday, May 22, 1969 - Page 30 “Chess Match A Draw”
• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Thursday, May 22, 1969 - Page 7 “World Final Remains Tied” ★
• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Thursday, May 22, 1969 - Page 7 “Chess - Economy of Moves Examined” ★
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 22, 1969 - Page 7 “Chess Championships 15th Game Draw”
• Star-Gazette Elmira, New York Thursday, May 22, 1969 - Page 18 “Soviet Masters Draw 15th Match”

May 23, 1969

• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Friday, May 23, 1969 - Page 45 “Chess Draw”

May 24, 1969

• Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro, Kentucky Saturday, May 24, 1969 - Page 6 “Chess Champions”
• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 24, 1969 - Page 48 “World Chess Match Tied”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Saturday, May 24, 1969 - Page 26 “Chess Draw”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 24, 1969 - Page 8 “Chess Rivals Tie 16th Game”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday, May 24, 1969 - Page 7 “Two Russians Draw in Chess Championship”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Saturday, May 24, 1969 - Page 5 “Russian Masters World Chess Play”

May 25, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 25, 1969 - Page 114 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, May 25, 1969 - Page 84 “The Chessboard - Title Match May Alter Theory”
• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, May 25, 1969 - Page 44 “The King's Men - Petrosian, Spassky Tied After 15 Games”

May 26, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Monday, May 26, 1969 - Page 6 “Challenger Defers Match” ★ / ★
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Monday, May 26, 1969 - Page 110 “Chess Draw”

May 27, 1969

• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, May 27, 1969 - Page 24 “World Chess Game Postponed in Russia”
• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Tuesday, May 27, 1969 - Page 2 “Spassky Calls Off Game”

May 28, 1969

• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, May 28, 1969 - Page 32 “Chess - Title Match Even” ★

May 29, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 8 “Chess Lead To Spassky”
• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 3 “Clever End by Spassky”
• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 27 “Chess Game Adjourned”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 17 “World Chess Tourney Game to Be Continued”
• Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 41 “Chess Duel All Tied Up”
• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 58 “Chess Players In Stalemate”
• Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 15 “Chess Play”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 20 “World Chess Finalists Adjourn 17th Game”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 27 “Chess Adjourned”
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Thursday, May 29, 1969 - Page 7 “Chessmen Tied”
• The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Friday, May 30, 1969 - Page 28 “Chess Title in Balance”

May 30, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 30, 1969 - Page 6 “Chess Champ Skips Game” ★
• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Friday, May 30, 1969 - Page 25 “Spassky Takes Lead”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Friday, May 30, 1969 - Page 8 “Challenger Moves Into Chess Lead”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Friday, May 30, 1969 - Page 11 “Challenger Takes 9-8 Lead in World Chess” / ★

May 31, 1969

• The Springfield News-Leader Springfield, Missouri Saturday, May 31, 1969 - Page 11 “Chess Delayed”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday, May 31, 1969 - Page 3 “Champion Chess Match Postponed”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Saturday, May 31, 1969 - Page 8 “Illness Delays Chess”

June 01, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 01, 1969 - Page 68 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan” / ★
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, June 01, 1969 - Page 36 “The Chessboard - Title Game Marked by Blunder”
• Florence Morning News Florence, South Carolina Sunday, June 01, 1969 - Page 22 “Spassky Leads”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sunday, June 01, 1969 - Page 104 “Chess”

June 03, 1969

• The Billings Gazette Billings, Montana Tuesday, June 03, 1969 - Page 23 “Chess Defender At Disadvantage” ★ / ★
• Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro, Kentucky Tuesday, June 03, 1969 - Page 7 “Spassky Leads”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Tuesday, June 03, 1969 - Page 9 “Chess Match Near Decision”
• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Tuesday, June 03, 1969 - Page 44 “Chess Match Is Adjourned”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, June 03, 1969 - Page 16 “Play for Chess Title Adjourns”

June 04, 1969

• Clarion-Ledger Jackson, Mississippi Wednesday, June 04, 1969 - Page 19 “Lengthy Chess Game”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Wednesday, June 04, 1969 - Page 45 “Russian Chess Masters Draw”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Wednesday, June 04, 1969 - Page 29 “Draw Declared in Chess Game”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, June 04, 1969 - Page 12 “Russians Draw 18th Chess Game”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Wednesday, June 04, 1969 - Page 9 “Russian Chess Masters Draw”
• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, June 04, 1969 - Page 36 “Chess Game Ends In Draw”
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Wednesday, June 04, 1969 - Page 11 “Chessmen Draw”

June 05, 1969

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, June 05, 1969 - Page 10 “Spassky Ups Chess Lead”
• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, June 05, 1969 - Page 28 “Boris Spassky Gains Edge Over Petrosian”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Thursday, June 05, 1969 - Page 32 “Spassky Wins Again in Chess Tourney”
• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Thursday, June 05, 1969 - Page 55 “Spassky Tops Petrosian”
• Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida Thursday, June 05, 1969 - Page 5 “Spassky Increases Edge in Match” / ★
• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, June 05, 1969 - Page 43 “The Game of Kings”
• The Bridgeport Post Bridgeport, Connecticut Thursday, June 05, 1969 - Page 45 “Defending Champion Trails in Chess Play”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Thursday, June 05, 1969 - Page 30 “Spassky Ahead”

June 07, 1969

• Star-Gazette Elmira, New York Saturday, June 07, 1969 - Page 5 “Chess Game Is Postponed” ★
• Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas Saturday, June 07, 1969 - Page 6 “World Chess Match Delayed”
• The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa Saturday, June 07, 1969 - Page 18 “Chess Match Off”

June 08, 1969

• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, June 08, 1969 - Page 61 “The King's Men - Spassky Defeats Tigran Petrosian in 24 Moves”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, June 08, 1969 - Page 43 “The Chessboard - Spassky's Opening Boomerangs”

June 10, 1969

• The Miami News Miami, Florida Tuesday, June 10, 1969 - Page 41 “Chess Champion Near Title Loss”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Tuesday, June 10, 1969 - Page 21 “Chess Adjourned”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, June 10, 1969 - Page 29 “Chess Tournament Game Recessed”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Tuesday, June 10, 1969 - Page 125 “Spassky Leads Match” ★

June 11, 1969

• The Billings Gazette Billings, Montana Wednesday, June 11, 1969 - Page 31 “Chess Defender Undercuts Rival”
• The Bridgeport Post Bridgeport, Connecticut Wednesday, June 11, 1969 - Page 61 “Challenger Holds Lead In World Chess Event”
• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, June 11, 1969 - Page 35 “Chess - World Finalists Closely Matched” ★ “Annotations in the above game were by Grandmaster Tal, translated by O. Dravnieks.”
• Clarion-Ledger Jackson, Mississippi Wednesday, June 11, 1969 - Page 17 “Soviet Champion Trails Challenger”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Wednesday, June 11, 1969 - Page 36 “Chess Champion Trails by 1 Point”
• Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan Wednesday, June 11, 1969 - Page 41 “Chess Champ Is Gaining”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, June 11, 1969 - Page 16 “Chess Champ Closes Gap”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Wednesday, June 11, 1969 - Page 53 “Petrosian Wins 20th”

June 12, 1969

• The Austin American Austin, Texas Thursday, June 12, 1969 - Page 32 “Spassky Leads Chess Tourney”
• Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas Thursday, June 12, 1969 - Page 48 “Spassky Leads Chess Tourney”
• Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York Thursday, June 12, 1969 - Page 61 “Challenger Leads World Chess Play”
• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, June 12, 1969 - Page 50 “Chess Match is Adjourned”
• Clarion-Ledger Jackson, Mississippi Thursday, June 12, 1969 - Page 61 “Chess Tournament Adjourned For Day”
• Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut Thursday, June 12, 1969 - Page 77 “Defending Chess King Still Trailing Rival” / ★
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Thursday, June 12, 1969 - Page 26 “Chess Players Adjourn Game”
• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, June 12, 1969 - Page 18 “The Game of Kings”

June 13, 1969

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Friday, June 13, 1969 - Page 43 “Spassky Winning Over Petrosian”
• Florence Morning News Florence, South Carolina Friday, June 13, 1969 - Page 13 “Spassky Wins Chess Match”
• The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Friday, June 13, 1969 - Page 22 “Chess Game Adjourned”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Friday, June 13, 1969 - Page 11 “Challenger Gains in Chess Match”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Friday, June 13, 1969 - Page 23 “Chess Challenger Wins: Lead Mounts”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Friday, June 13, 1969 - Page 13 “Soviet's Spassky In Chess Lead”
• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Friday, June 13, 1969 - Page 73 “Spassky Nips Petrosian”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Friday, June 13, 1969 - Page 41 “Spassky Wins Again”

June 14, 1969

• The Bridgeport Post Bridgeport, Connecticut Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 11 “Boris Spassky Nears Chess Championship”
• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 3 “Spassky Near Chess Crown”
• Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 28 “Chess Battle Called Draw”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 5 “Draw Declared in Chess Match”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 12 “Chessmen Draw In Slow Match”
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 8 “Reds Continue Chess Tourney”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 5 “Russian Journalist Nears Chess Title”
• The Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 3 “Chess Draw Puts Spassky Nearer Title”
• Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 15 “Tie In Chess”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 26 “Chess Battle”
• The Danville Register Danville, Virginia Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 7 “Chess Tourney”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 11 “Close To Upset Win”
• The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida Saturday, June 14, 1969 - Page 21 “FYI”

June 15, 1969

• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 15, 1969 - Page 78 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan” ★
• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, June 15, 1969 - Page 49 “The King's Men - Draw Places Spassky Within Half Point of World Title”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sunday, June 15, 1969 - Page 100 “Challenger in Chess Lead”

June 16, 1969

• Ironwood Daily Globe Ironwood, Michigan Monday, June 16, 1969 - Page 10 “22nd Game in Chess Championship a Draw”

June 17, 1969

• The Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 4 “Draw Gives Spassky World Title In Chess”

• Springfield Leader and Press Springfield, Missouri Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 5 “Boris Spassky Today Became World Chess Champion”

• The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 31 “Spassky Crowned New Chess Champ” — Moscow (AP) — Boris Spassky today became the world chess champion by defeating Tigran Petrosian. Spassky, 32, achieved the necessary 12½ points to take the world title when his fellow-Russian agreed to a draw without further play in their 23rd game. The game had been adjourned Monday on the 41st move. Petrosian, who defeated Spassky three years ago, wound up with 10½ points. Spassky, who lives in Leningrad, won six of the games in the series that started April 14. Petrosian, from Soviet Armenia, had four victories. The other games ended in draws.
  
  Three Decades Russia has monopolized the world chess championship for more than three decades. The last non-Russian to hold the title was Dr. Max Euwe of Holland who reigned in 1935-37. Throughout the series, Spassky showed the more daring style while Petrosian relied on his usual conservative approach. Petrosian won the first game, giving the impression he would dominate Spassky as in 1966. But Spassky tied the score at 2-2 in the fourth game with his first victory. He then pulled ahead in the fifth game and stretched his lead with another victory in the eighth game.
  
  Score Tied Near the midway point Petrosian came back, taking the 10th and 11th games and tying the score at 5½-5½. After an indecisive series of five draws, Spassky won the 17th game, taking a lead he never lost. Both players are journalists by profession. They write only about chess and in fact are free to devote all their time to the game. Petrosian won the world title in 1963 by defeating fellow Russian Mikhail Botvinnik. Read More

• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock, Texas Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 29 “Boris Spassky Chess Champ Of World”
• The Pensacola News Pensacola, Florida Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 2 “World Chess Title Goes to Spassky”
• The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 18 “Spassky New Chess Champion”
• Orlando Evening Star Orlando, Florida Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 16 “New Chess Champion Decided”
• Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 31 “Leningrad Chessman Wins Title”
• Des Moines Tribune Des Moines, Iowa Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 4 “Chess Title To Russian”
• Lancaster New Era Lancaster, Pennsylvania Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 2 “Chess Champion”
• The Courier Waterloo, Iowa Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 5 “Russian Wins World Chess Title”
• The Progress-Index Petersburg, Virginia Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 9 “Spassky Wins Chess Title”
• Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 10 “Russian Is Now Champion At Chess”
• The Gazette Cedar Rapids, Iowa Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 13 “Russian Downs Russian, Takes Chess Title”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 20 “World Chess Tourney Will Continue Today”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 34 “Chess Game for Title Adjourned”
• Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 9 “Champion Loses In Chess Play”
• Battle Creek Enquirer Battle Creek, Michigan Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 3 “The World Chess Champion is Now Boris Spassky”
• Sioux City Journal Sioux City, Iowa Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 1 “Russian Wins World Chess Crown Again”
• Alabama Journal Montgomery, Alabama Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 1 “Chess Champion”
• Orlando Evening Star Orlando, Florida Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 35 “New Chess Champ” ★
• The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, June 17, 1969 - Page 5 “New Chess Champ”

June 18, 1969

• Florida Today Cocoa, Florida Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 4C “Chess”

• The Guardian London, Greater London, England Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 9 “Mate at Last - Leonard Barden on the New Chess Champion” — BORIS SPASSKY is the archetype of a Soviet wonder boy; handsome and athletic enough for a hair-cream advertisement he is the very antithesis of the public's view of a chess master as a balding septuagenarian who takes an hour to push a pawn. The new world champion from Leningrad is only 32 and spent his university years as a volley ball halfback and a high jumper. Many leading players, Tigran Petrosian (the Armenian whom he beat on Monday) included, have the pragmatic, day to day, somewhat materialistic attitudes typical of professional sportsmen; it is just that their field of activity happens to be mental rather than physical. Others, like the former champions Botvinnik, Tal, and Smyslov, are intellectual scientists or artistic dreamers who use the chess-board as the mechanism for their achievement.
  Spassky is more complex. In his personality there is often a kind of deep introspective and rather sorrowing quality, even in inappropriate, situations. The Tass commentator remarked that Petrosian appeared relaxed and satisfied when he went to the Central Chess Club to resign the eighth game and go two down, but that the winner Spassky looked careworn and depressed. Spassky has become world champion at what is generally regarded as the prime of a chess master's life, and it is easy to overlook that he was once considered likely to be the youngest ever champion, and a little later seemed a failed talent. He learnt the moves when he was five, but then forgot about chess for several years. In 1946 he happened to see games in progress at an open air chess pavilion in Leningrad's Central Park, and his interest revived. He made rapid progress, coached by a veteran Leningrad master Zak. At 14, he was a candidate master; at 15, he was spoken of as the Soviet Union's most exciting young prospect; at 16, he played with distinction in a strong international tournament at Bucharest; at 18, he was world junior champion.
  Youngest player The same year, 1955, he became the youngest player ever to qualify for the senior world title interzonal tournament, and in 1956, at 19 he was one of the eight challengers who played in Amsterdam for the right to challenge the then champion Botvinnik. Spassky expected little from himself then: “I was very calm, and I understand that I was a very weak player among this company; but I had to fight.” He finished equal second with an enhanced reputation.
  At the start of 1958 Spassky played a game which haunted him for years and began the most unhappy period of his life. The USSR championship of that year, held in Riga, was a qualifying tournament for the next interzonal, and in the last round Boris had to meet a young Latvian named Mikhail Tal, who was playing inspired chess in front of his home town supporters in defense of the title which he had won the previous year. Spassky needed a win to be sure of an interzonal place; Tal a win to stay champion. The bitterly fought game was adjourned after 40 moves, and both players stayed up all night to analyze.
  Boris described to me what happened: “When I played very important games I usually tried to bathe, to put on a very good shirt and suit. But this time I had analyzed a great deal and came to the board looking very disheveled and tired. Then I was like a stubborn mule: I remember that Tal offered me a draw, but I refused.
  “When I lost the game there was a thunder of applause, but I was in a daze and hardly understood. I was certain the world went down; I felt there was something terribly wrong. After this game, I went on the street and cried like a child.”
  In this period, also, Spassky was out of favor with Soviet chess officials. In 1960 the world students tournament was held in Leningrad; Spassky was the Russian top board but, deep in his crisis of form, he lost with White to the United States No. 1, William Lombardy, in only 25 moves. The Americans won the tournament, and Spassky carried the can.
  It was in 1961 that Spassky took what he thinks was the most positive step in his chess career; he started to analyze and work with Igor Bondarevsky, the grandmaster who is his coach and trainer. Bondarevsky used a different method and with his sympathetic handling Spassky gradually regained the confidence and poise which had disappeared with the defeat by Tal in 1958.
  Future problem Spassky's path to the championship in the last five years, with the narrow defeat by Petrosian in 1966 as the only blemish in a run of victories against other leading contenders, is well known and does not require repetition. His future problem can be stated in two words: Bobby Fischer.
  The American grandmaster, already a legend at the age of 24, is the only serious challenger whom Spassky has not already beaten in a match. But Fischer's view of Russian chess is well known, and after his refusal to play in the title elimination series in 1964 followed by his withdrawal in 1967 (written, according to whose account you follow, either on the back of the dinner menu or on the hotel toilet paper), it is very doubtful whether he will ever qualify to meet Spassky by the official means.
  Yet as long as Fischer is around, one cannot say for sure that Spassky is the best player in the world as well as being world champion. Two international grading lists bracket Spassky and Fischer jointly at the top; Petrosian in a recent interview rated Fischer as the world No. 4 below Korchnoi but ahead of Larsen and Tal. I suspect the truth is somewhere between these extremes, and would give Spassky a 6-4 on chance to beat Fischer in a match.
  He has said that even if he won the title he could never expect to be a chess giant dominating his contemporaries in the same way as Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker, and Botvinnik.
  Today a grandmaster can only be the first among equals; three or four years after reaching my peak I shall start to deteriorate and there will be some other strong player. Yet in talent Spassky could well be the equal of other great world champions; how much further he can go will depend to some degree on whether he now feels his ambitions are satisfied, and partly on what happens to Bobby Fischer. Read More

• Globe-Gazette Mason City, Iowa Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 24 “New World Chess Champ Has Had Up-And-Down Career”
• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 31 “Spassky Wins World Title” ★
• Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 31 “Chess - City Championship Series to Start” / ★
• The Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 4 “New Chess King Adept At All Phases of Game”
• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 42 “Spassky Quits Crying; Wins World Chess Title”
• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 12 “Spassky Dethrones Petrosian - Ex-Boy Wonder Wins Chess Crown”
• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 3 “Spassky Is New Chess Champion”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 43 “Spassky Has Dry Chess Eyes Now”
• Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 9 “Russian Boris Spassky Dethrones Petrosian For World Chess Title”
• Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 19 “Russian Has Dry Eyes Now”
• The Billings Gazette Billings, Montana Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 24 “Ex-Boy Wonder Reigns As World Chess Champ”
• Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 26 “Russian Wins Chess Title From Russian”
• The Record Hackensack, New Jersey Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 34 “World Has New Chess Champion”
• Panama City News-Herald Panama City, Florida Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 7 “Spassky Captures Chess Title”
• The Billings Gazette Billings, Montana Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 28 “Ex-Boy Wonder Reigns As World Chess Champ”
• Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 21 “World Champ - Leningrad Man Wins Chess Title”
• The Daily American Somerset, Pennsylvania Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 14 “Spassky Cops First World Chess Crown”
• Great Falls Tribune Great Falls, Montana Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 13 “Spassky Chess Champ”
• Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 14 “Spassky Dethrones World Chess Champ”
• Greeley Daily Tribune Greeley, Colorado Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 22 “New World Chess Champion Used to Cry When He Lost”
• The Morning Herald Hagerstown, Maryland Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 23 “Chess Title To Russian”
• Clarion-Ledger Jackson, Mississippi Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 19 “Ex Wonder Wins Chess Supremacy”
• The Post-Crescent Appleton, Wisconsin Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 32 “Spassky Wins World Chess Championship”
• Tucson Daily Citizen Tucson, Arizona Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 4 “Petrosian Loses Chess Crown”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 11 “Chess Champion Loses Title to Fellow Russian”
• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 2 “Draw Gives Spassky World Title In Chess”
• The Jacksonville Daily Journal Jacksonville, Illinois Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 9 “Spassky Wins World Chess”
• The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 57 “Spassky Wins World Chess Title”
• The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 23 “Russian Wins Chess Crown”
• The Oneonta Star Oneonta, New York Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 19 “New Champ Doesn't Cry Any More”
• The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 14 “Soviet Checks Mate For Title”
• The Journal Times Racine, Wisconsin Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 39 “World Chess Title Won by Russian”
• The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 23 “Journalist New World Chess Champion”
• The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 7 “Chess Champ”
• The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 5 “Chess Champ”
• The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 16 “Chess Battle in Moscow”
• Florida Today Cocoa, Florida Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 4A “Soviet Wins World Chess Title”
• The Record Hackensack, New Jersey Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 62 “Chess Champ Again”
• The Bridgeport Telegram Bridgeport, Connecticut Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 3 “Russian Wins World Chess Title”
• Star-Gazette Elmira, New York Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 35 “Chess Champion”
• The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 11 “Chess”
• The Fresno Bee The Republican Fresno, California Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 43 “Chess”
• The Billings Gazette Billings, Montana Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 15 “Chess”
• The Glens Falls Times Glens Falls, New York Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 22 “Chess”
• The Paducah Sun Paducah, Kentucky Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 27 “Chess”
• The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 49 “Boris Spassky Won World Championship”
• The Courier-News Bridgewater, New Jersey Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 11 “Boris Spassky Wins World Chess Championship”
• Orlando Evening Star Orlando, Florida Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 51 “Boris Spassky Wins World Chess Championship”
• Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Wednesday, June 18, 1969 - Page 55 “Chess”

June 19, 1969

• Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 32 “Boris Spassky - Red Baron of Chess” ★ / ★ / ★ / ★ / ★ / ★ / ★
• The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, Massachusetts Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 7 “Boris Spassky Is New Champ Of World Chess”
• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 30 “Man in the News - Chess Champ Eluded 'Python' to Win”
• Leader-Telegram Eau Claire, Wisconsin Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 18 “Russian Wins In World Chess” ★
• The Paducah Sun Paducah, Kentucky Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 26 “Spassky Dethrones Petrosian As World Chess Champion”
• Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 25 “World Chess Champion Dethroned”
• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 19 “The Game of Kings”
• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 53 “Spassky New Chess Champ”
• The Paducah Sun Paducah, Kentucky Thursday, June 19, 1969 - Page 27 “Chess”

June 20, 1969

• The Times Record Troy, New York Friday, June 20, 1969 - Page 12 “Kings And Pawns”

June 21, 1969

• The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Saturday, June 21, 1969 - Page 3 “Chess Critic”

June 22, 1969

• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, June 22, 1969 - Page 38 “Boris Spassky .. New Champion”
• Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, June 22, 1969 - Page 38 “Let's Play Chess”
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, June 22, 1969 - Page 80 “The Chessboard - Spassky Shows Familiar Form”
• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, June 22, 1969 - Page 52 “The King's Men”
• The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Sunday, June 22, 1969 - Page 169 “Boris Spassky Wins World Title”

June 23, 1969

• The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, Massachusetts Monday, June 23, 1969 - Page 18 “The King Is Dead; Long Live the King”

June 24, 1969

• Bennington Banner Bennington, Vermont Tuesday, June 24, 1969 - Page 4 “In Russia, Heroes Play Chess”

June 26, 1969

• The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Thursday, June 26, 1969 - Page 31 “The Game of Kings”

June 27, 1969

• The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, June 27, 1969 - Page 52 “Chess by Al Horowitz”

June 29, 1969

• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, June 29, 1969 - Page 45 “The King's Men - New World Titlist Spassky Played in Tournament at 10”
• The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 29, 1969 - Page 90 “Chess by Isaac Kashdan” / ★
• Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, June 29, 1969 - Page 10 “The Chessboard - Match Victory Quite Elementary”
• The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, June 29, 1969 - Page 136 “Chess - Spassky Wears His Crown Well”

July 15, 1969

• Daily News New York, New York Tuesday, July 15, 1969 - Page 37 — Commies Come Lately — “You can't trust Communists to cooperate in playing a simple chess game without cheating, let alone in space.”

October 05, 1969

• The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, October 05, 1969 - Page 54 — Spassky Holds the Crown, But He Isn't Rated Highest — Who do you think has the highest chess rating in the world? World champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union? Former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik or Tigran Petrosyan, also of the USSR? Wrong! But you're right if you guessed American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer, the genius from Brooklyn. His rating? An incredible 2720. Spassky is second with 2690; Victor Korchnoi, third with 2680 and Botvinnik fourth with 2660. After Fischer, the only other Americans making the first 33 in the list of 200 international masters reported include Larry Evans, with 2570, and Samuel Reshevsky, 2570. The report was filed by Arpad E. Elo, rating statistician for the U.S. Chess Federation, and it covers the international rating list for FIDE (International Chess Federation) for the period from January, 1966 through the spring of 1969. “In most cases,” Elo said, “the game samples approached or exceeded 100 games. Thus the inadvertent omission of results from minor tournaments should not have a significant effect. The ratings must be regarded as evaluations of the average performances of the masters over a three-year period, and nothing more. Fischer bombs his opponents right off the board with brilliancy in this gamelet. Before playing, study the diagram. Black has just moved 20 P-K5, attacking the White Queen. What is White's deadly response? Sicilian Defense. *Black's attack on the Queen is brilliantly refuted. If 21… PxQ, 22 P-B6, followed by mate on KR8. Read More