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Chess Sat, Dec 4, 1971 – 19 · The Lompoc Record (Lompoc, California) · Newspapers.com
Chess by Vaughn Proctor
Chess editor
(Lompoc Valley Chess Club meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon in the Community Building, 217 W. Maple Ave. All those interested in chess are cordially invited.)
There may be some truth to the theory that at least a small part of Bobby Fischer's invincibility results from his fantastic tournament performance. Opponents, so the theory goes are literally hexed into blunders or miss opportunities.
It will take a long time, but analysis tending to show this is beginning to come in on the Fischer-Larsen, and Fischer-Petrosian matches. There are some interesting comments on some of the games in the California Chess Reporter. The magazine under the editorship of Guthrie McClain, is fast becoming an important theoretical journal.
In the July-August issue, Tasks editor Robert E. Burger effectively shows that Bent Larsen, Fischer's opponent and one of the world's ranking players missed opportunities in the second and sixth games of the match won by Fischer, 6-0.
The California Chess Reporter, July-August 1971
http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/ccr/V21N1.pdf
In the September-October issue, Burger notes some analysis by Hy Gordon which tends to show that Tigran Petrosian, Russian star and final victim of Fischer en route to a title match with Boris Spassky, could have equalized and perhaps ended on top in the first game won by Fischer. Likewise, Burger shows some analysis tending to show that Fischer might have won the eighth game against Petrosian in considerably fewer moves than the 66 he required.
The California Chess Reporter, September-October 1971, Page 37
Winning Chess Concepts by Hyman Gordon
http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/ccr/V21N2.pdf
Burger's analysis and diagrams, plus the notation from the relevant games will be available to review this morning at the Chess Club's Saturday session.
