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The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, October 23, 1971 - Page 50
The Game of Kings Sat, Oct 23, 1971 – 50 · The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Fischer Forges Ahead In War of Attrition
Bobby Fischer's defeat of ex-world champion, Tigran Petrosian, USSR, in the 6th game (67 moves) and the 7th (34 moves), after drawing the 5th, in their 12 game match at Buenos Aires, has left the American grandmaster with a two point cushion, 4½-2½ pts. He needs only two more points to clinch the right to a match with world champion Boris Spassky, USSR, in 1972.
Petrosian's usual plan of wearing out his opponents with ultra-conservative defensive play and wait for a break seemed well-conceived. He defeated Hubner and Korchnoi earlier by a single win and a string of draws, and this match appeared to be going the same way, until Fischer steadied down and accepted the challenge of nerves, applying his special brand of care and forcefulness, plus his amazing accuracy once he gets the upper hand.
The Game of Kings Saturday, October 23, 1971 The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Problem No. 1270 by V....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Problem No. 1270 by V. Bartulovic. White mates in two moves.
FEN 8/1B1RR1Bb/1b6/q5p1/p2pp3/3pk2N/3n2Q1/3K2Nn w - - 0 1
Key: 1. R-Q5/Rd5.
