Chess postponed

Thursday 17 September 1992 23:02 BST

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The 10th game of the Fischer-Spassky chess match in Sveti Stefan, in the former Yugoslavia, was postponed until tomorrow when Boris Spassky complained of kidney trouble. Spassky has lost the last three games to go 4-2 behind with three draws. His loss in game nine was caused by a complete oversight on the 17th move, when the game was still following published theory. Fischer sacrificed a knight, then regained it immediately with interest, leaving Spassky's position shattered to produce their shortest game so far.

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