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January 01, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Friday, January 01, 1971 - Page 37 — Catch 22 — “Viewing Arkin is like watching Lew Alcindor sink baskets or Bobby Fischer play chess. A virtuoso player entering his richest period! A triumphant performance!” —Time Magazine / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, January 01, 1971 - Page 7 — The Fischer Center — A player so successful as Bobby Fischer requires an all-purpose style which can adapt to defensive positions, technical endgames, and even the Lasker come-hither approach of interior moves which provoke a Read More

January 02, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, January 02, 1971 - Page 32 — Horns of a Dilemma — An interesting situation has arisen in connection with the current world series. Bobby Fischer, USA, winner of the recent Interzonal, will advance with seven others to the next test, the 1971 Challengers Read More

  • The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, January 02, 1971 - Page 32 — Chess by D.M. LeDain — Gambits Galore

January 03, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 03, 1971 - Page 121 — Oscar To Fischer As Player of Year — The Chess Oscar for the outstanding player of 1970 was awarded to American chess ace Bobby Fischer by a practically unanimous vote of members of the International Association of Chess Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, January 03, 1971 - Page 47 — A Dark Horse Qualifies — Among the six qualifiers in the recent interzonal tournament at Majorca, Robert Huebner, 22, of West Germany, came through as a real dark horse. Considering the strength of the field and Huebner's youth, he Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, NY Sunday, January 03, 1971 - Page 28 — Triumph and Tragedy in Interzonal by Al Horowitz — Grandmaster Bobby Fischer of Los Angeles captured first place in the interzonal knockout round robin of Majorca, Spain, 18½-4½. He outdistanced the 24-man field by 3½ points, winding up with Read More

January 04, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, NY Sunday, January 04, 1971 - Page 28 — Chess: Fischer's Victory at Majorca Impressive by Any Standard — Grandmaster Bobby Fischer of Los Angeles captured first place in the recent interzonal tournament at Palma, Majorca, winning the 24-man round-robin knockout by 3½ points. He posted Read More

January 07, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, NY Thursday, January 07, 1971 - Page 32 — Chess : Gligoric and Larsen Draw, But the Game's a Beauty — Bobby Fischer, of Los Angeles (Incorrect. Fischer did not change residency until the latter part of 1972 and the time of Fischer's permanent move is confirmed by GM Isaac Kashdan of Los Read More

January 09, 1971

January 10, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, January 10, 1971 - Page 85 — Chess : It Was a Good Year — Looking back, 1970 was something of a good year in chess. It was the year in which Robert J. Fischer terminated his silence, caused by what he called “hang-ups,” and came back to tournament play, to defeat Petrosian Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 10, 1971 - Page 113 — Challenge Matches To Start In March — Now that the Interzonal Tournament of 1970 is history, the next step for those qualified is a series of matches to determine the challenger for the world chess championship now held by Boris Spassky of the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, January 10, 1971 - Page 14 — Many Keres' Masterpieces Played While In His Teens —Although the world championship has eluded him, the Estonian grandmaster, Paul Keres, has for years been in the very top echelon of contenders. He remains today one of the greatest players of Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, NY Sunday, January 10, 1971 - Page 31 — Chess: Initial Ups and Downs at Majorca — In order were the favorites: Bobby Fischer, U.S.A.; Bent Larsen, Denmark; Yefim Geller, Soviet Union; Lajos Portisch, Hungary; Vlastimil Hort, Czechoslovakia; Vasily Smyslov, a former world champion of Read More

January 11, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Monday, January 11, 1971 - Page 28 — Fischer's Routine Unusual In Victory Over Rubinetti by Al Horowitz — An attack by pawns on opposite wings usually insinuates excitement in the common Sicilian Defenses. When Grandmaster Bobby Fischer of Los Angeles played the white Read More

January 13, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wednesday, January 13, 1971 - Page 25 — Chess by Harry Mather — The inter-zonal chess tourney has now been completed and the six qualifying candidates are: Fischer (US), Geller (USSR), Larsen (Denmark), Hubner (W. Germany), Taimanov (USSR), and Uhlman (E. Germany). Read More

January 17, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Sunday, January 17, 1971 - Page 156 — Tough Fight for Four of Top Six — A Prime concern of the 24 participants at the Majorca interzonal knockouts was to finish among the top six qualifiers. This sextet, along with the Soviet stars, former world champion Tigran Petrosian and Read More

  • The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, January 17, 1971 - Page 168 — Evans Answers Questions — His answers amplify more than two dozen themes, such as threats, two bishops, adjournment analysis and even Bobby Fischer.

January 22, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, January 22, 1971 - Page 42 — Bobby Fischer vs. Jorge Rubinetti, Palma Majorca — An attack by pawns on opposite wings usually insinuates excitement in the common Sicilian Defenses. When Grandmaster Bobby Fischer of Los Angeles played the white Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, January 22, 1971 - Page 2 — Catching Them Young — Extensive training facilities and coaching schemes for young players are among the secrets of Russian chess supremacy. Spassky, the world champion, was given special tuition by a master from the age of 12, and Tal Read More

January 23, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, January 23, 1971 - Page 28 — Relaxed Champion Talks About Chess —At Palma de Mallorca, shortly after the Inter-Zonals began, I came across Lajos Portisch, the Hungarian champion, enjoying the afternoon sun on the terrace of the Hotel Victoria. He was Read More

January 24, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Sunday, January 24, 1971 - Page 142 — Chess: A Sharp Assault and a Deep Plot — Which is more important in chess, tactical flair or strategic soundness? Imperturbable philosophy or studied psychology? The appended games, among the best of 1970, illustrate the interaction of these Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 24, 1971 - Page 98 — New USCF Ratings — The annual rating list of the U.S. Chess Federation, appearing in the December issue of the monthly magazine Chess Life & Review, is always big news to the thousands of tournament players in the U.S. Most chess Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, January 24, 1971 - Page 52 — Fischer Finishes First In Interzonal at Palma — My good friend and newspaper colleague, Bob Barnard, suggests that it's high time the King's Men had something to say about the most recent achievements of the incredible Bobby Fischer. The point Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, January 24, 1971 - Page 35 — The Chessboard: Fischer Facing Tough Foe — Bobby Fischer of the United States faces a tough opponent in the opening round of the candidate matches from which eventually will emerge a challenger for the world title now held by Boris Read More

  • Permanent Link Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunday, January 24, 1971 - Page 48 — Chess by Ben Miller — Many are skeptical of the King's gambit, particularly if employed in tournament play. Lacking this skepticism is Robert Fischer, since he lost in 29 moves against Spassky's King's gambit.

January 25, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Sunday, January 25, 1971 - Page 39 — Saul Rubin Dies; Lawyer Here, 68 — Was President of Marshall Chess Club for 10 Years — Miami Beach, Jan. 24— Saul Rubin, a New York lawyer, died yesterday in Mount Sinai Hospital of a heart attack. He was 68 years old and lived at 82-37 234th Read More

  • Nashua Telegraph Nashua, New Hampshire Monday, January 25, 1971 - Page 3 — Danvers II Team Wins Chess Tilt — In explanation, the vice-president of the Nashua club quoted from an interview with the Danish master Larsen by the Yugoslav player Bjelica. The Dane was asked: “When will the American master Fischer become world Read More

January 28, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The American Israelite Cincinnati, Ohio Thursday, January 28, 1971 - Page P18 — Chess Champ Bobby Fischer Won a Round in Majorca — …Chess champ Bobby Fischer won a round in Majorca by default after an Argentinian and two Soviets refused to play three hours earlier on a Friday so he could observe Sabbath Eve…

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Sunday, January 28, 1971 - Page 32 — Chess : Fischer Will Play Taimanov In the First of Eliminations — In the first set of elimination matches to determine the world championship challenger, Grandmaster Bobby Fischer [house guest of Lina Grumette whom herself is a Read More

January 30, 1971

  • Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, January 30, 1971 - Page 16 — Chess Master — Not the youngest ever to have qualified for the Candidates event in the World Championship cycle (Bobby Fischer did it at an earlier age way back in 1958 at Portoroz in Yugoslavia), he is still a babe-in-arms compared with the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, January 30, 1971 - Page 35 — World Speed Champion — Bobby Fischer considers this one of his best games from the speed tourney that he won at Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia, organized after the USSR vs Rest of the World match! — D. Bronstein Wins Read More

February 01, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Sunday, February 01, 1971 - Page 28 — Chess: Fischer Paired With Taimanov For Opening in Challenge Play — The first pairings for the world challenge elimination matches after the Palma, Majorca, knockout round-robin tournament will bring together Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Read More

February 05, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, February 05, 1971 - Page 19 — How To Beat Fischer by Leonard Barden — A win against Bobby Fischer, the most successful tournament player of the day, is the ambition of every hopeful master. Last year only three players succeeded — Kovacevic at Read More

February 06, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, February 06, 1971 — Chess by D.M. Le Dain — Around and About — The winner to meet world champion Boris Spassky, USSR, in a 24 game match in 1972. Pairings: Petrosian vs. Huebner; Korchnoi vs. Geller; Fischer vs. Taimanov; Larsen vs. Uhlmann. […] From Read More

February 07, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, February 07, 1971 — Interzonal Book — The games are in the algebraic notation, with a number of them annotated in German. The introduction and interesting comments before each round are in English as well as German. There are a number of pictures and Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, February 07, 1971 - Page 67 — Exchange Line Nets Point — The Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez, long thought to be inferior for White, was given a new lease on life a few years ago by Bobby Fischer who scored some notable successes with it after giving the Read More

February 08, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Monday, February 08, 1971 - Page 30 — Chess: Fischer Capitalized on Error By Gligoric in Palma Tourney by Al Horowitz — Before the recent Palma, Majorca, interzonal knock-out tournament, Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia was favored to finish in the top six, assuring him Read More

February 10, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Wednesday, February 10, 1971 - Page 7 — King of the Board — Walter Browne, aged 22, Australia's first chess grandmaster and one of the top players in the international chess set, thinks he established a world record yesterday by demolishing 29 Read More

February 11, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Thursday, February 11, 1971 - Page 42 — Larsen Caps a Good Year With Victory in Yugoslavia — Grandmaster Bent Larsen of Denmark topped a brilliant succession of tournament victories during 1970 by winning first place in the Vinkovic, Yugoslavia international event. Larsen scored Read More

February 14, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Sunday, February 14, 1971 - Page 117 — An Exclusive Interview - Boris Spassky — There was one game which will be part of chess history, the game Spassky played against Robert Fischer at the Chess Olympics in Siegen, Germany. Nothing else seemed to exist that day. Spassky won the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Sunday, February 14, 1971 - Page 95 — Pairing for Elimination Matches — A Series of elimination matches, starting in the Spring and ending in the Fall of 1971 will include the six qualifiers from the recent Majorca, Spain, round robin knockout and the two Soviet stars, former champion Tigran Read More

February 18, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Thursday, February 18, 1971 - Page 32 — Chess: Good Moves Can If Better One Is Beckoning By Al Horowitz — “When you see a good move,” according to Dr. Emanuel Lasker, a one-time world champion, “don't make it. Look for a better one.” Bobby Fischer (visiting house-guest of Lina Read More

February 21, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, February 21, 1971 - Page 35 — Youth Defeats Grandmaster —Junior chess is on the upswing in the United States where more and more youngsters are turning out to participate in the Swiss style open tournament that dot the nation's landscape practically every Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Sunday, February 21, 1971 - Page 22 — Chess Chats by George Koltanowski — How Boris Took Bobby — Last week, we presented an exclusive interview with World Champion Boris Spassky, who still considers Bobby Fischer of the U.S. his most formidable threat, this despite his victory Read More

February 28, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, February 28, 1971 - Page 88 — Spassky Prediction — Shortly before the start of the Interzonal Tournament last November world chess champion Boris Spassky was asked to comment on the players and probable outcome of the tournament. Though the Read More

March 04, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Thursday, March 04, 1971 - Page 32 — Chess Elimination Will Begin on May 2 — The elimination chess matches to determine the challenger for the world chess championship, now held by Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, will begin May 2, according to the United States Chess Read More

March 05, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, March 05, 1971 - Page 7 — Chess - The King's Indian Attack — by Leonard Barden —The “Guardian” Chess Book's Method Chess section recommends readers who open with 1. P-K4 to counter the French and Sicilian Defenses by the King's Indian Attack. This is reached Read More

March 06, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, March 06, 1971 - Page 21 — Zagreb Peace Tournament, 1970 — After winning more than 40 games and drawing others, here is Bobby Fischer's first defeat in Zagreb. He won the first four games and drew in the fifth against Boris Ivkov. After being two pawns down, he Read More

March 13, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, March 13, 1971 - Page 45 — First Test For Fischer — Bobby Fischer, U.S.A., the West's bright hope, will meet Mark Taimanov, USSR, in the Challenger's Knock-out match tourney of the world series this month, in a best of 10 games match. In the recent Interzonal of the Read More

March 14, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, March 14, 1971 - Page 47 — The Chessboard - Benoni Gaining Followers by Harry T. Conover, Press Staff Writer —The Benoni Defense, long shunned by many masters as inadequate, appears to be emerging as a viable reply to 1. P-Q4. At least, more evidence is piling up in Read More

March 19, 1971

  • The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, March 19, 1971 - Page 4 — The Chess IQ Test — This week's game, which features one of the IQ test winners, is a fine example of strategic play against a static pawn front and also shows some current finesses in an opening which has become fashionable since Bobby Fischer lost twice against Read More

March 21, 1971

  • Permanent Link The Chessboard Sunday, March 21, 1971 Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey — Chess - Clobbering Master in Less Than 10 by Harold Dondis — The World Chess championship matches will resume on May 2 against a world-wide canvass. Fischer will play Taimanov in Venezuela or Spain. Korchnoi will play Geller in Russia; Larsen- Read More

March 26, 1971

  • Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, March 26, 1971 - Page 8 — The Draw Debate by Leonard Barden — During the last three or four years the picture has changed because of the tournament successes of Fischer, Larsen and Korchnoi, who play for the full point impartially with either color and so often win strong Read More

March 27, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, March 27, 1971 - Page 46 — World Series — The Challengers knockout matches have been changed from March to May. Korchnoi, USSR - Geller, USSR at Sochi, Crimea; Larsen, Denmark - Uhlman, E. Germany, at Las Palmas, Canary Islands; Petrosian, USSR - Read More

March 28, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, March 28, 1971 - Page 49 — The Chessboard - Ruy Still a Poser for Black — After more than 400 years of searching analysis and the rigors of practical play, it can safely be said that the Ruy Lopez as an attacking weapon for White, has withstood the test of time. In fact, so Read More

March 30, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, March 30, 1971 - Page 16 — Spassky Visit Here Has Double Purpose — World chess champion Boris Spassky will be carrying out double duty this summer at the University of B.C. By day, he will act as a Russian delegate to the congress of the international Read More

April

April 02, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, April 02, 1971 - Page 22 — The Fashion for Pawn Centers by Leonard Barden — Quite suddenly, broad pawn centers are back in fashion. Spassky's results as world champion have favored his belief in the soundness of the full center with pawns abreast at Q4 Read More

April 04, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, April 04, 1971 - Page 104 — Fischer, Taimanov Match in Vancouver — The long awaited match between American chess ace Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov of the USSR is expected to start on Thursday, May 13 in Vancouver. This is one of four matches to be played in Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Thursday, March 04, 1971 - Page 32 — Chess Eliminations To Begin On May 13 — The time and place for the elimination chess series to determine the challenger for the world championship, now in the hands of Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, have been set and confirmed, Read More

April 08, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, April 08, 1971 - Page 13 — Fischer, Russian Play Match Here — Vancouver will host a world chess championship elimination match next month between Bobby Fischer of the U.S. and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union. The match, best of 10 games, will start Read More

April 16, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, April 16, 1971 - Page 6 — Chess : The Eight Challengers — The eight challengers for the world championship will meet next month in quarterfinal matches of ten games beginning on May 13. The Russians Geller and Korchnoi will play in Moscow with chances about Read More

April 17, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, April 17, 1971 - Page 52 — Foreigners to Battle on Canadian Soil — After a long conference of FIDE officials at Amsterdam, Canada was the only site which the Americans and Russians could agree to as the battle-ground for the forthcoming struggle between Bobby Fischer Read More

April 18, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, April 18, 1971 - Page 48 — Fischer Is Top Pointmaker in World Title Preliminary — Q. How did Bobby Fischer fare in the recent elimination tourney for the World Chess Championship quarter-finals? A. Grandmaster Fischer, as usual, could hardly have done better. He was the top point- Read More

April 22, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Thursday, April 22, 1971 - Page 38 — Taimanov-Fischer Match Set for May 13 in Canada by Al Horowitz — The elimination and qualification match between Mark Taimanov and Bobby Fischer on the road to a challenger for the world championship, has been set for Vancouver, British Read More

April 23, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, April 23, 1971 - Page 45 — Chess Masters Coming — Two chess masters are to compete at the University of B.C. next month in one of the quarter-final matches for the world championship. U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union are to Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, April 23, 1971 - Page 2 — Top Chess Umpire Invited to Meet — Belgrade (AP) — Bozider Kazic, Yugoslav international chess umpire, has been invited to be chief umpire in the world championships' quarter-final match between Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, N.Y. and the Read More

  • The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, April 23, 1971 - Page 6 — Chess : The Search for a British Fischer by Leonard Barden — The two most glamorous names in world chess, Spassky and Fischer, were both teenage prodigies, as was our own multiple national champion Penrose, while the English team which held the strong West Read More

April 25, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, April 25, 1971 - Page 104 — Chess : New Rating System by Harold Dondis — A highly significant advance in chess has occurred with the recent adoption, by the FIDE Congress, of the Elo Rating System for International tournaments, effective July 1. The system was Read More

May 02, 1971

  • Permanent Link El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Sunday, May 02, 1971 - Page 78 — The Poisoned Pawn Variation — (c) This spectacular move had been prepared by Byrne in home analysis for use against U.S. Champion Robert J. Fischer. (Fischer had been successful with the Black pieces a few weeks previously against a Bulgarian grandmaster who Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, May 02, 1971 - Page 170 — Fischer-Taimanov at Vancouver — The Fischer-Taimanov match, rumored to be held in Venezuela, then Milan, will definitely be played in Vancouver, B.C. beginning May 13, according to a special bulletin of the USCF. Taimanov will have as his seconds, Read More

  • Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, May 02, 1971 - Page 36 — The Chessboard - Gruenfeld a Sturdy Defense — The defense has been championed by Reshevsky, Botvinnik, and Fischer among others.

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Sunday, May 02, 1971 - Page 240 — Larsen-Uhlman Elimination Match by Al Horowitz — Of the forthcoming matches that will ultimately determine the challenger to world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, the one that has attracted the most attention both here and Read More

May 03, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Monday, May 03, 1971 - Page 34 — Geller and Korchnoi to Meet In Elimination Tournament by Al Horowitz — …Bozidar Kazic, a Yugoslav international chess umpire, has been invited to be the chief referee in the elimination match between Bobby Fischer, house guest of Los Angeles Read More

May 06, 1971

The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 06, 1971 In World of Big-Time Chess Fischer's a...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 06, 1971 - Page 40 — In World of Big-Time Chess Fischer's a Refreshing Pro by Bill Rayner — Robert J. Fischer, of Brooklyn and California, plays chess for money. He also plays to win, across the board and away from it, with a mixture of Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Thursday, May 06, 1971 - Page 56 — Soviet Chess Aides Protest Conditions Set by Fischer — A last-minute obstacle to the Bobby Fischer-Mark Taimanov chess match scheduled to start in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 13 was threatened briefly by the Soviet officials yesterday Read More

May 07, 1971

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 07, 1971 - Page 31 — World Chess Championships — Qualifying Round To Be Fought Here by Paul Raugust — On the eve of the Candidates Matches of the world chess championships, many experts are predicting that the current round will end the Soviet Read More

May 08, 1971

The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 08, 1971 Fischer-Taimanov Chess Dates Set The...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 08, 1971 - Page 4 — Fischer-Taimanov Chess Dates Set — The quarter-final world championship chess match between Robert Fischer of the U.S. and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union will begin next Thursday at the University of B.C. graduate Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Game of Kings Sat, May 8, 1971 The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada - Page 50 — World Series Challengers Start — The big match in the Challengers knockout tourney of the world series, Bobby Fischer, USA, vs. Mark Taimanov, USSR, starts this Thursday, May 13, at University of British Columbia, Read More

May 09, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 09, 1971 - Page 88 — Fischer, Taimanov Start Thursday — Bobby Fischer, best hope of the U.S. for the world chess championship, and Mark Taimanov of the USSR, also after that goal, will start the first game of their match Thursday afternoon in the Graduate Center of Read More

  • Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, May 09, 1971 - Page 13 — Another Step for Fischer — United States Grandmaster Bobby Fischer takes another step along the road toward the world chess championship Thursday when he begins his candidates' match with Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in Vancouver. Ten-game Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, May 09, 1971 - Page 50 — Fischer-Taimanov Match Starts Thursday in Canada — Will Bobby Fischer of New York and California bring the chess championship of the world to the United States at long last? Critics disagree on his chances. One thing is certain, however. Read More

May 10, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock, Texas Monday, May 10, 1971 - Page 116 — Quarterfinals Open As Chess Connoisseurs Start Quest For World Crown — … Crowd-pleaser Bobby Fischer of the United States will take on Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Victor Korchnoi and Efim Read More

May 11, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Tuesday, May 11, 1971 - Page 8 — Bobby Fischer Playing To Win Top Chess Title — Vancouver, B.C. (UPI) — Bobby Fischer, the “bad boy” of world chess competition, faces what might be the most crucial period of his young career beginning this week. Fischer, the U.S. grandmaster, Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, May 11, 1971 - Page 25 — Soviet Assessment of Match - Eyes of Chess World on UBC — On Thursday at the University of B.C. in Vancouver two world-renowned chess figures, Robert Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union, will Read More

May 13, 1971

The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 13, 1971 World Chess - Clash of Masters in Jeopardy by...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 13, 1971 - Page 55 — World Chess - Clash of Masters in Jeopardy by Paul Raugust — Today's world chess quarter-final at the University of B.C. between Robert Fischer of the U.S. and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union may have been checkmated before the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 13, 1971 - Page 47 — Soviet Chess Expert Has Three Careers by Alex Volkoff — When Robert Fischer of the United States meets Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union across the chess table here he will be facing more than a chess grandmaster. Besides Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Thursday, May 13, 1971 - Page 42 — Chess: Soltis Continues Dominance Of Marshall Club Tourney by Al Horowitz — Andrew Soltis, one of America's most promising young players, has won the championship of New York's Marshall Chess Club for the fourth time in five years. Soltis Read More

Vancouver B.C. -- Grandmasters of Chess Bobby Fischer of the United States on the left and Mark Taimanov of Russia on...

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Where is the uproar against Soviet obtuse demands and such rude! unappreciative! insults? Ah, the critics are sooo...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 13, 1971 - Page 1 and 2 — Big Match Postponed - Room For Dispute in Chess World by Bill Rayner — A “Nyet!” rang through the hallowed halls of the University of B.C.'s Graduate Centre Wednesday, thereby stalling the world chess Read More

May 14, 1971

The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 14, 1971 Checkmate for Giants of Chess by Paul Raugust Two...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 14, 1971 - Page 31 — Checkmate for Giants of Chess by Paul Raugust — Two days of bitter wrangling over the site for the world chess quarter-final match between Robert Fischer of the United States and the Soviet Union's Mark Taimanov was halted Thursday night Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 14, 1971 - Page 3 — World Chess Tournament - Opposites Clash in Chess Thriller by Paul Raugust —The undercurrent of tension in the room was unmistakable. The four-man Russian delegation was huddled in one corner, shoulders shrugging and hands Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 14, 1971 - Page 29 — That's one for the Russians as Chess Dispute Solved by Bill Rayner — The Russians have won the first skirmish in the Great Chess War here. Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation, ruled Thursday that the world Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona Friday, May 14, 1971 - Page 23 — U.S.-Soviet Fuss Causes Chess Shift — Associated Press, Vancouver, B.C. — A dispute over playing conditions forced postponement of a world chess championship quarter-final match here between Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Friday, May 14, 1971 - Page 26 — Room Called Small; Chess Match Delayed — Vancouver, B.C. (Reuter) The world chess championship quarter-final match between grand masters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union, scheduled for Thursday Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Friday, May 14, 1971 - Page 7 — A Game of Chess — Vancouver (CP) — The World Chess Federation Thursday night ordered Robert Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union to use facilities at the University of British Columbia's student union building Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Rocky Mount Telegram Rocky Mount, North Carolina Friday, May 14, 1971 - Page 11 — Chess Match Adjourned — Las Palmas, Canary Islands (AP) — Bent Larsen of Denmark and Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany adjourned their first match Thursday in the quarter-finals of the World Chess Championships. The match was Read More

  • The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, May 14, 1971 - Page 6 — Chess - Bayoneting the Alekhine — Everybody on the international circuit from Bobby Fischer downwards now relies on Chess Informant (published in Yugoslavia but multi-linqual) as their main source of opening ideas.

May 15, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Saturday, May 15, 1971 - Page 4 — Chess champions Robert Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of Soviet Union each won a point in a complicated dispute over the site of their world quarter-final match now set to start Sunday at University of British Columbia, Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, May 15, 1971 - Page 50 — Ivory Tower - In the arrangements for the match between Bobby Fischer, USA, and Mark Taimanov, USSR, in the Challengers knockout tourney of the world series, now going on at Vancouver, Fischer insisted on complete privacy. So that they Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Saturday, May 15, 1971 - Page 34 — Korchnoi Advances In Chess Tourney — The Soviet Grand Master, Viktor Korchnoi, defeated a countryman, Yefim Geller, in Moscow on Thursday in the first game of their challengers' quarter-final for the world chess championship. Geller Read More

May 16, 1971

Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov in the Candidates Quarterfinals of World Chess Championship, Vancouver, Canada May 16-Jun 01, 1971. Bobby Fischer set forth establishing a streak of 6-0.
  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, May 16, 1971 - Page 172 — Chess: Fischer Tops New Rating System by Harold Dondis — Under the Arpad Elo international rating system, here are the top 22 players of the world. Top Americans include Reshevsky, 2560; Benko and Evans 2550; R. Byrne and W. Lombardy, Read More

May 17, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Monday, May 17, 1971 - Page 35 — World Chess Match - Fischer Gets Jump on Russian by Paul Raugust — U.S. chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, N.Y., played a strenuous half-hour of tennis for relaxation before his world championship quarter-final match at the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Monday, May 17, 1971 - Page 7 — Fischer Scores Victory in Opening Chess Game by Bill Rayner — Bobby Fischer of the U.S. took the lead in his world chess championship quarter-final match today when Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union resigned without further Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Monday, May 17, 1971 - Page 22 — U.S. and Russia - Chess Masters Knock Off at 40 — Vancouver — (AP) — Grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union adjourned the opening game of their world chess championship quarter- Read More

May 18, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The New York Times New York, New York Saturday, May 18, 1971 - Page 34 — Fischer Defeats Taimanov in Chess by Al Horowitz — Vancouver, British Columbia, May 17 — The American chess paladin, Bobby Fischer (house-guest of Los Angeles area resident, Lina Grumette), an eight time United States champion, won the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, May 18, 1971 - Page 8 — World Chess - Fischer Has Edge In Match — U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer has both the lead and the white pieces today for the second game of the world chess championship quarter-final match here. Fischer took a 1-0 Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, May 18, 1971 - Page 5 — World Chess Match - Fischer Wins Opening Round by Paul Raugust — Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union, faced with an indefensible position in his opening world championship quarter final match, resigned before play was resumed at the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Argus Fremont, California Tuesday, May 18, 1971 - Page 2 — Chess: Botvinnik On Fischer by Richard Shorman — (Former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik discusses the Fischer-Taimanov quarter-final candidates' match, now under way at the University of British Columbia. The excerpt below has been translated from Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Leader-Post Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Tuesday, May 18, 1971 - Page 25 — Fischer Wins Opening Match — Vancouver (CP) — Bobby Fischer of New York won the opening game of his 10-game match against Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union Monday when the Russian grandmaster resigned without further play. Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tuesday, May 18, 1971 - Page 4 — Russian in Third Chess Draw — Seville (Spain), Monday. — Robert Huebner, of West Germany, and former world champion Tigran Petrosian, of the Soviet Union, remained level last night after drawing their third Read More

May 19, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link News Herald Port Clinton, Ohio Wednesday, May 19, 1971 - Page 10 — Fischer Leading Chess Playoff — Vancouver, B.C. (AP) — The second game of the world chess championship quarter-final match between Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union was adjourned Tuesday night on the 45th Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 19, 1971 - Page 6 — Adjournment Time Again in Chess by Bill Rayner — Adjourning a game in chess is rather like kissing your mother-in-law: It's done only when necessary. But grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the U.S. and Mark Taimanov Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 19, 1971 - Page 19 — U.S. Player Holds Lead In World Chess Title Play — Vancouver (CP) — Second game of the world chess championship quarter-final match between grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the U.S. and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Wednesday, May 19, 1971 - Page 5 — Chess: 1st Round Win To Fischer — Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday. — Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union resigned without further play yesterday in his adjourned game with Bobby Fischer of the U.S. giving Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 19, 1971 - Page 32 — Fischer Confident of Victory — Bobby Fischer of the United States and Soviet grandmaster Mark Taimanov adjourned the second game in their world championship elimination match here Tuesday night after the five-hour time Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Daily Times-News Burlington, North Carolina Wednesday, May 19, 1971 - Page 68 — Chess Tourney Match Adjourned — Vancouver, (AP) - The second game between Bobby Fischer of Los Angeles and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in a quarter-final elimination round to determine a challenger for the world Read More

May 20, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 20, 1971 - Page 43 — Chess Game Adjourned Again - It Was Bobby's Bad Day by Bill Rayner — Wednesday was not a good day for U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer. First of all, he failed to make any headway against Soviet Union grandmaster Mark Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 20, 1971 - Page 10 — Chess Duel Adjourned In Vancouver Match — Vancouver (CP) —The second game between Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in a quarter-final elimination round to determine a challenger for Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 20, 1971 - Page 31 — Russian Makes Comeback by Paul Raugust — Russian grandmaster Mark Taimanov did his homework well Tuesday night. Teetering on the brink of defeat in the second game of his world chess championship quarter-final match with American Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Thursday, May 20, 1971 - Page 5 — Fischer: Pawn Lead — Vancouver (British Columbia), Wednesday.— Grand Masters Bobby Fischer, of the United States, and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union, last night adjourned the second straight game of their Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Alton Democrat Alton, Iowa Thursday, May 20, 1971 - Page 3 — Bobby Fischer, America's Hope for Chess Champion — Chess — a game about which the frph knows virtually nothing—is something, though, we have heard about since infancy since our elders played it and the pater was one of the experts of the Orange Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, May 20, 1971 - Page 38 — Chess: Portisch No. 1 Substitute For Six-Man Eliminations by Al Horowitz — When Lajos Portisch of Hungary and Vasily Smyslov of the Soviet Union, a former world champion, finished in a tie for seventh place in last year's interzonal tournament at Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, May 20, 1971 - Page 38 — Fischer, Taimanov Adjourn 2D Contest — Vancouver, B.C., May 18 —Bobby Fischer (house guest of California resident Lina Grumette), the eight time United States chess champion, adjourned his second game here against Mark Taimanov of Read More

May 21, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 21, 1971 - Page 47 — ‘Believe me, he's dead…’ — The two players smiled and shook hands across the competition table. The match was under way. Thousands of years of chess expertise was being followed as the players raced through the first dozen moves. Read More

The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 21, 1971 The Big Chess Battle (Continued) The controversy...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 21, 1971 - Page 45-46 — The Big Chess Battle — Eyes of the chess world are on Vancouver — site of quarter-final elimination play between American Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union. The controversy that delayed start of play toward the world Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 21, 1971 - Page 46 — Chess Columnist Ex-U.S. Champ — Al Horowitz, who has made his name synonymous with chess the world over, backs up his comments on the game with an unusual set of credentials. A columnist on chess with the New York Times, Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 21, 1971 - Page 29 — World Chess Match — While Fischer Fidgets, Taimanov Adjourns by Bill Rayner — Frustration combined with satisfaction was U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer's lot out at the University of B.C. Thursday night. This unusual emotional Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 21, 1971 - Page 2 — U.S. Player Near Victory In Chess Play — Vancouver (CP) — The third chess game between Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union, a quarter-final elimination round to determine a challenger for the world Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 21, 1971 - Page 31 — Neither Will Give In - Chess Champs at Loggerheads by Paul Raugust — Soviet grandmaster Mark Taimanov appears to have time enough to burn. While Bobby Fischer of the U.S. steadfastly refuses to offer draws in games that can end in Read More

  • Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, May 21, 1971 - Page 4 — Chess : Can You Beat the Champs? by Leonard Barden — Black plays and helps White mate in three moves (by Pal Benko.) Successful solvers of this week's problem will have the rare distinction of beating Fischer, Keres, Botvinnik, and Geller! Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Warren Times-Mirror and Observer Warren, Pennsylvania Friday, May 21, 1971 - Page 8 — Chess Match Continues — Seville, Spain (AP) — Tigran Petrosian of Russia and Robert Huebner of West Germany planed to their fifth consecutive draw Thursday in their quarter-final match in the World Chess championship to Read More

May 22, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 28 — Fischer Leading In Chess, 3 To 0 — Takes 2 Adjourned Games in Vancouver Match by Al Horowitz — Vancouver, B.C., May 21. — Bobby Fischer (house guest of Los Angeles area resident, Lina Grumette) won two more games today in his quarter- Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 11 — Fischer Gets Lead In Chess Over Russian — Vancouver, B.C. (Reuter) American grand master Bobby Fischer defeated Soviet grand master Mark Taimanov twice Friday to take a 3-0 lead in their world chess championship quarter-final match. Both Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 35 — For Those Watching, An Aura of Genius by Bill Rayner — Some say watching a chess game is like watching grass grow. Not so. Even to the most casual chess player in the audience, the Bobby Fischer-Mark Taimanov match out at Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 25 — Chess Quarter Finals - Controversy Delays Start by Harry Mather — After a delay of three days arising out of a controversy on playing conditions and facilities, one of the world chess quarter finals between grand masters Bobby Fischer (U.S.A.) Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 35 — Fischer Rips Through Cold War Chess Strategy by Bill Rayner — “Let's go home,” said Bobby Fischer to companion Ed Edmondson of the U.S. Chess Federation. Home for the U.S. grandmaster meant back to his hotel, with Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Leader-Post Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 25 — Sports in Brief - Bobby Fischer of the United States Took a 3-0 lead —Vancouver (CP) — Bobby Fischer of the United States took a 3-0 lead Friday against Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in their quarter-final elimination round to determine a Read More

The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 Russian Resigns Twice More - Fischer, 3;...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 57 — Russian Resigns Twice More - Fischer, 3; Taimanov, no score By Paul Raugust — Unrelenting determination and an abundance of talent has given Bobby Fischer of the United States a three-point lead in the world chess title Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 48 — Fischer Leads in World Series Match — The hope of the western world, Bobby Fischer, USA, defeated Mark Taimanov, USSR, in 40 moves playing a King's Indian Defense in the first of their best of ten games series at Vancouver. Start was Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 52 — On Again, Off Again, On Again — The first game of the Fischer vs. Taimanov match in the Challengers knockout match tourney at Vancouver did not start as scheduled on Thursday, May 13, at the graduate center of the University of British Read More

May 23, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 23, 1971 - Page 123 — Fischer Wins First In Taimanov Match — American chess ace Bobby Fischer, starting off with the black pieces, defeated Mark Taimanov of the USSR in the first of their 10-game series in the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. This was Read More

  • Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, May 23, 1971 - Page 38 — The Chessboard - U.S. Eyeing Larsen Match — While the interest of United States chess fans is drawn almost entirely to the candidates match between U.S. Grandmaster Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union, now well under way in Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, May 23, 1971 - Page 166 — Chess - Fischer Gains 3rd Straight — Vancouver, BC — Bobby Fischer of the United States took a commanding 3-0 lead Friday against Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in their quarterfinal elimination round to determine a challenger for Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, May 23, 1971 - Page 195 — Chess : Bigger, But Still Confusing by Al Horowitz — Presumably, he already knows a little about the history of this line: that it was long ago abandoned because Black's possession of the two bishops seemed to afford adequate counter-chances, but that Read More

May 24, 1971

  • Permanent Link The Argus Fremont, California Monday, May 24, 1971 - Page 1 — Chess: Fischer Wins Opener, Leads Match 3-0 by Richard Shorman — The first of ten scheduled match games between America's Robert Fischer and the Soviet Union's Mark Taimanov ended in victory for Fischer after five hours of play. Only once during his last three major Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Monday, May 24, 1971 - Page 37 — Chess Test Postponed by Illness — Vancouver, B.C. — Illness tonight forced postponement of the fourth round of the world chess championship quarterfinal match between U.S. grand master Bobby Fischer and Soviet grand master Mark Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph Colorado Springs, Colorado Monday, May 24, 1971 - Page 20 — World Chess Enters Quarter-Finals by the Associated Press — Grandmasters Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union and Bent Larsen of Denmark recorded victories Sunday in quarter-finals play of the World Chess Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa Monday, May 24, 1971 - Page 2 — Postponement — Illness has forced postponement of the fourth round of the World Chess Championship quarter-final match between U.S. grand master Bobby Fischer and Soviet grand master Mark Taimanov. The Russian complained of high Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, May 24, 1971 - Page 28 — Petrosian and Larsen Win In World Chess Tourney — Grandmasters Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union and Bent Larsen of Denmark recorded victories yesterday in quarter-finals play of the World Chess Championships, but illness forced postponement of Read More

May 25, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, May 25, 1971 - Page 39 — Taimanov's Illness Delays Chess Match by Bill Rayner — The chess match here between Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov survived a medical crisis over the holiday weekend and is scheduled to continue today at 4 p.m. Soviet Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Wausau Daily Herald Wausau, Wisconsin Tuesday, May 25, 1971 - Page 26 — Nerves Get to Chess Champion by the Associated Press — West Germany's Robert Huebner, citing frayed nerves, withdrew from the World Chess Championships Monday before the scheduled eighth game of his quarter-final elimination Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, May 25, 1971 - Page 27 — Chess Round Postponed — The fourth round in the world chess championship elimination match between Russia's Mark Taimanov and Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, New York, was postponed Sunday until today. The Soviet grandmaster was Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tuesday, May 25, 1971 - Page 5 — Soviet Chess Master Ill — Vancouver, Monday. — Soviet grand master Mark Taimanov complained of high blood pressure today and officials postponed the fourth round of his quarter final world chess championship Read More

May 26, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Capital Journal Salem, Oregon Wednesday, May 26, 1971 - Page 41 — Fischer's Chess Lead Still at 3-0 — Vancouver (AP)—Grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union adjourned Tuesday night the fourth game in their world chess quarter-final elimination match. At Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 26, 1971 - Page 21 — World Chess - Taimanov Marks Time-Again by Paul Raugust — Russia's Mark Taimanov, for the fourth straight game, asked for an adjournment of play Tuesday night in his world championship elimination match with Bobby Fischer of Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, May 26, 1971 - Page 38 — Plays Well In Chess Match -- Two-Day Rest Perks Up Taimanov by Bill Rayner — A doctor's prescription for 48 hours' rest seemed to be just what Soviet Grand Master Mark Taimanov needed in his chess match with U.S. Read More

May 27, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 27, 1971 - Page 41 — Fischer Mastery Crushes Taimanov by Bill Rayner — Robert J. Fischer is not like you and I. And he's not like Mark Taimanov either, as the Soviet grandmaster found out Wednesday in their chess match out at the University of B.C. Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Statesman Journal Salem, Oregon Thursday, May 27, 1971 - Page 38 — Fischer Triumphs - Chess Aces Draw — Vancouver (AP) — Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, New York and house-guest of Los Angeles area resident, Lina Grumette, defeated Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union on the 71st move of an adjourned game Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, May 27, 1971 - Page 35 — World Chess Match - Fischer Has Russian On The Ropes by Paul Raugust — Bobby Fischer has moved within 1½ games of winning his world chess championship elimination match with Russia's Mark Taimanov. Fischer defeated the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Thursday, May 27, 1971 - Page 54 — U.S. Star Wins in Chess Play — Vancouver, B.C. — Bobby Fischer of the United States took a 4-0 lead here today in his world chess championship quarter-final match against Mark Taimanov, defeating the Russian in 71 moves. The game Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Thursday, May 27, 1971 - Page 5 — Chess Game Adjourned — Vancouver, Wednesday.—The fourth game of the world chess championship quarter-final match between grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov, of Russia, Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Edmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Thursday, May 27, 1971 - Page 50 — Bobby Fischer vs. Mark Taimanov Fourth Round — Bobby Fischer defeated Mark Taimanov on the 71st move of an adjourned game Wednesday to take a 4-0 lead in their world chess championship quarter-final elimination match. In a brilliantly- Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, May 27, 1971 - Page 43 — Fischer Beats Taimanov Again; Now Leads in Chess Match 4-0 by Al Horowitz — Vancouver, British Columbia, May 26—Bobby Fischer of New York, defeated his Soviet opponent, Mark Taimanov, for the fourth game in a row in their quarter-finals Read More

May 28, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Friday, May 28, 1971 - Page 30 — Fischer Holding Chess Initiative — In Vancouver, grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union Thursday night adjourned the fifth straight game in their quarter-final Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 28, 1971 - Page 31 — Fischer Again? -- Mop-Up Time in Chess Match by Bill Rayner — Another mop-up operation appears in store for Bobby Fischer today in his chess match with Mark Taimanov. As usual, the fifth game in their world championship quarter-final Read More

  • Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, May 28, 1971 - Page 25 — First match game, Vancouver 1971 King's Indian Defense review by Leonard Barden —There is really only one possible choice for this week's game, which gave Fischer a good start to his world title quarter-final match. First match game, Vancouver 1971 Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Friday, May 28, 1971 - Page 40 — Fischer Leads In Chess Match — Vancouver, B.C. — Robert Fischer (of New York and temporary house guest of Lina Grumette, a Los Angeles, California area resident) won his fourth straight game here yesterday in a chess quarter-final match with Mark Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Jackson Sun Jackson, Tennessee Friday, May 28, 1971 - Page 14 — Larsen Close To Chess Win — (AP) Grandmaster Bent Larsen of Denmark is just one point from victory in his World Chess Championship challengers quarter-finals with East Germany's Wolfgang Uhlmann. Larsen lost a bid Thursday to win the 10-match Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, May 28, 1971 - Page 35 — World Chess Match - Taimanov Rallies in the Fifth Round by Paul Raugust — Mark Taimanov of the U.S.S.R. and Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, N.Y., adjourned the fifth round in their world chess championship elimination match here Thursday night. Read More

May 29, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 21 — Five Moves Give Fischer Chess Win — Vancouver, B.C. (Reuter). American grand master Bob Fischer won an adjourned game in only five moves Friday to take a 5-0 lead in his World Chess championship quarter-final match with Soviet grand master Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Indiana Gazette Indiana, Pennsylvania Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 18 — Fischer Wins Chess Match — (AP)—A blunder by Soviet Grandmaster Mark Taimanov on the 46th move Friday enabled U.S. Grandmaster Bobby Fischer to win his fifth straight game in their quarter-final elimination round to determine a challenger Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 14 — Chess Match - Blunder Gives Win To Fischer by Bill Rayner — There is a tragedy of sorts being played out these days on the stage of the Student Union Building theater at the University of B.C. It is the haunting tale of a Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 31 — World Chess Match - Queen Checks King and Crowns Russian by Paul Raugust — U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeated Mark Taimanov of the USSR for the fifth consecutive game Friday to pull within half a point of winning the world Read More

  • Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 54 — Game of Kings: World Series Match — The first game of the match, postponed from May 13th to the 16th, and played in the movie theatre auditorium of the Students Union of the University of British Columbia. Fischer, who had been playing tennis with Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 2 — Bobby Fischer Moves Ahead — Vancouver (CP) — A blunder by Soviet grandmaster Mark Taimanov on the 46th move Friday enabled U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer to win his fifth straight game in their quarter-final Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 20 — Chess Quarter Finals - Nerves Force Retirement by Harry Mather — After six successive draws and one win, former champion Tigran Petrosian (USSR) was conceded the match by West Germany's Robert Huebner. The young German Read More

  • Permanent Link The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 54 — Taming The Russian Bear — With three wins in succession in his match with Mark Taimanov at Vancouver, American grandmaster Bobby Fischer might be charged with unnecessary cruelty in laying on the lash in teaching his somewhat clumsy pupil a few Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 43 — Fischer Takes 5-0 Lead In World Title Chess Match — Vancouver, British Columbia, May 28—Bobby Fischer of (correction) Brooklyn, the United States chess champion, beat Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union today in the fifth game of the world chess Read More

May 30, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 30, 1971 - Page 30 — Fischer Four Up In Taimanov Match — Bobby Fischer, the first American to have a real chance to gain the world chess championship in recent years, seems certain to overcome the current obstacle in his way, Soviet grandmaster Mark Taimanov. Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, May 30, 1971 - Page 30 — Let's Hear It! U.S. chess star Fischer has Russian in a bad way — (AP) Bobby Fischer, the U.S. grandmaster from (correction) New York, has virtually clinched his quarter-final match with Mark Taimanov of Russia in the World Chess Tournament Read More

  • Permanent Link Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan Sunday, May 30, 1971 - Page 3 — Chess Star To Display His Skill — Internationally known chess master Miguel Najdorf of Argentina will give two exhibitions Wednesday night in the Gold Room of the Student Union at Michigan State University. Najdorf—one of the few men in the world to Read More

  • The Record Hackensack, New Jersey Sunday, May 30, 1971 - Page 82 — In Defense of Chinese Checkers — Poker has its Scarne, bridge its Benito Garrozzo, chess its Bobby Fischer. Chinese Checkers needs no glory names.

May 31, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Monday, May 31, 1971 - Page 2 — World Matches - Finale Nears In Chess — The three remaining matches in the world chess championship quarter-final round are nearing completion. In Vancouver, Bobby Fischer of the U.S. is expected Tuesday to wrap up Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Monday, May 31, 1971 - Page 5 — Letter To The Editor - Poor Move. — Editor, The Sun, Sir—I was horrified to read in The Sun (May 13) that Professor McGregor had, on behalf of the University of British Columbia, denied Fischer and Taimanov the use of the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Monday, May 31, 1971 - Page 30 — Taimanov Drops Five to Fischer by Harold Dondis — Robert J. Fischer has won his first five games against Mark Taimanov in the Candidates' quarterfinals. His perfect score is unprecedented. In other matches, Petrosian has beaten Read More

June 01, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Tuesday, June 01, 1971 - Page 20 — World Chess Play — Moscow — (AP) — The field of grand masters seeking a chance to unseat the Soviet Union's world chess champion, Boris Spassky, next spring has been narrowed to four. They are the survivors of the quarterfinals Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday, June 01, 1971 - Page 22 — Soviet Grandmaster Korchnoi Gains World Chess Semifinals — Moscow (AP) — Soviet grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi eliminated countryman Yefim Geller from the World Chess Championship quarter-finals yesterday, defeating him on the 38th move of Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, June 01, 1971 - Page 4 — 2 Advance In Chess — Las Palmas, Canary Islands (Reuter) — Danish grandmaster Bent Larsen qualified Monday night for the semi-finals of the world chess championship series by beating East German Wolfgang Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, June 01, 1971 - Page 40 — Two More Advance To Chess Semifinals — Two more berths were filled yesterday in the semifinals of the competition to determine a challenger for the world chess title now held by Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union. The Associated Press reported Read More

June 02, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, June 02, 1971 - Page 8 — Only a Handshake Needed For Fischer Chess Victory by Bill Rayner — Only the formality of a handshake from Mark Taimanov will signify the resignation of the Soviet grandmaster in the sixth game of their world chess Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, June 02, 1971 - Page 25 — World Chess Match - Fischer Poised For Sixth Win by Paul Raugust — American Bobby Fischer's bid to make a sweep of his world chess title elimination match with Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union was temporarily halted on Tuesday night Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Parsons Sun Parsons, Kansas Wednesday, June 02, 1971 - Page 16 — Fischer Moves Nearer Chess Playoff Sweep — Vancouver, B.C. (AP) — The sixth game in the series to select a challenger for the World Chess Championship adjourned here Tuesday with U.S. Grandmaster Bobby Fischer holding a strong lead. Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, June 02, 1971 - Page 37 — Fischer Scores 6-0 Sweep in World Chess Match by Bill Rayner — The formality of a handshake today closed another chapter in the chess career of Bobby Fischer. For U.S. grandmaster Fischer, the handshake from Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Wednesday, June 02, 1971 - Page 2 — U.S. Player Nears Sweep In Chess Play — Vancouver (CP) — Grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union adjourned the sixth game Tuesday night in their quarter-final elimination Read More

June 03, 1971

Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, June 03, 1971 Soviet Grandmaster Resigns - Fischer Eyes...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 3 — Soviet Grandmaster Resigns - Fischer Eyes World Chess Title — Vancouver (CP) — Bobby Fischer, fresh from a one-sided victory here over Soviet grandmaster Mark Taimanov, said Wednesday he is confident he will go on to win the world Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 35 — Fischer Wins Taimanov Match By Taking 6th Straight Game — Vancouver, British Columbia, June 3— Bobby Fischer [correction: 'of New York'] won his match here with Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union by taking the sixth game, making his score 6-0. Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 36 — Chess: Fischer Makes Exit Laughing In His Match With Taimanov by Al Horowitz — Baseball players call them “laughers.” A team will go out and score, say, eight runs in the first inning, and coast on in from there, looking like nine supermen playing sandlot Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Statesman Journal Salem, Oregon Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 37 — Fischer Gains World Chess Semis Vancouver (AP) — Soviet Grandmaster Mark Taimanov resigned without further play Wednesday in the adjourned sixth game of his World Chess Championship quarter-final elimination match with Bobby Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 5 — Food, Drink -- and Chess Follow in Wake of Match by Bill Rayner — The winner and the loser in the world chess championship quarter-final match here relaxed Wednesday night over food, drink — and the ubiquitous chess set. Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 8 — Fischer Goes To Semifinal Chess Round — (AP) Vancouver, B.C. — U.S. grand master Bobby Fischer scored a 6-0 sweep of the quarter-final elimination match of the world chess championship yesterday when Soviet grand master Mark Taimanov resigned Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 5 — Fischer Likely To Join Chess Semi-Finals — Vancouver, Wednesday. — The sixth game was adjourned last night by Bobby Fischer of the United States and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in their world chess champion- Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 47 — World Chess Match: Best for Decade -- Fischer by Paul Raugust — Bobby Fischer sat inconspicuously in the hotel lobby, waiting for the official ceremonies to start. He was early; everyone else was late. With Fischer it's usually the Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 47 — 'I'm the best' by Paul Raugust — U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer has become one of the four men left in the running to unseat world chess champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union. Mark Taimanov of the U.S.S.R. conceded the sixth Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 28 — U.S. Chess Ace Tops Russian for 6th Time by Isaac Kashdan, Times Chess Editor — U.S. Chess ace Bobby Fischer defeated Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union for the sixth straight time Wednesday to complete their match in Vancouver. The Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 38 — Checking -- Fischer Gains Semifinals of World Chess Tournament — Vancouver (AP) — Bobby Fischer of the United States notched a 6-0 sweep in the World Chess Championship quarterfinals yesterday when the Soviet Union's Mark Read More

Edmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Thursday, June 03, 1971 Chess grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the U.S. and...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link Edmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 33 — Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov During Their World Championship Series in Vancouver — Chess grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the U.S. and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union contemplate the board during their world championship Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, Pennsylvania Thursday, June 03, 1971 - Page 39 — Chess Champion Moves Out — Vancouver (AP) — Soviet Grandmaster Mark Taimanov resigned without further play Wednesday in the adjourned sixth game of his World Chess Championship quarter-final elimination match with Bobby Read More

June 04, 1971

  • The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, June 04, 1971 - Page 47 — Complete Play-by-Play — Complete game scores of the Fischer-Taimanov, Vancouver, 1971.

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, June 04, 1971 - Page 44 — Chess Title on Line in '72 by Paul Raugust — U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer recorded the most one-sided victory in a grandmaster competition in recent memory, defeating the Soviet Union's Mark Taimanov in six games straight in Read More

The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Friday, June 04, 1971 Fischer - A Headache For Foes Yank zeroes in on world...

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  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Friday, June 04, 1971 - Page 28 — Fischer - A Headache For Foes — Yank zeroes in on world chess title —‘I know I'm the best,’ he says. Vancouver, B.C. (AP) Bobby Fischer, fresh from a one-sided victory here over Soviet grandmaster Mark Taimanov, says he is confident he will go Read More

  • The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, June 04, 1971 - Page 7 — Chess : The World Challengers by Leonard Barden — The world title challengers' quarter-final matches have provided dramatic incidents, notably Huebner's withdrawel through nervous exhaustion after only seven games against Petrosian with the score 4-3 to Read More

June 05, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Saturday, June 05, 1971 - Page 23 — Chess Quarter Finals - Semi-Finals Next In Line by Harry Mather — The quarter finals of the world chess championship are over, with Fischer, Korchnoi, Larsen, and Petrosian emerging as the 'big four' who will now proceed to the semi- Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, June 05, 1971 - Page 52 — World Series — Bobby Fischer, U.S.A., has overwhelmed his Russian opponent, Mark Taimanov, with five successive victories in play at Vancouver and will now meet the winner of the Larsen vs. Uhlmann match taking place at Las Palmas, Read More

June 06, 1971

  • Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, June 06, 1971 - Page 91 — Candidates Scores — Bobby Fischer, fresh from an unprecedented sweep 6-0 of his 10-game candidates' match with Russian Grandmaster Mark Taimanov, says he is confident he'll go on to win the world chess title. Fischer will play Bent Larsen of Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 06, 1971 - Page 130 — Fischer, Korchnoi, Larsen Win Matches — Mark Taimanov of the USSR is a well known concert pianist. He is also a grandmaster at chess who earned the right to compete in the series of matches to determine a challenger for the world chess Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, June 06, 1971 - Page 46 — The Chessboard - Favorite Line Gains Point — Grandmaster Bobby Fischer of the United States, employed one of his favorite defenses in defeating Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in the first game of their candidates match at Vancouver. On Read More

  • Permanent Link El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Sunday, June 06, 1971 - Page 78 — Chats on Chess - The Hel Seherin — by George Koltanowksi — From the start of the XIX Olympics at Siegen, West Germany, I noticed her standing as near as possible to Robert Fischer's table. Being co-captain of the U.S. team, I watched the public closely, looking for Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, June 06, 1971 - Page 188 — Chess - While the Challengers Battle by Al Horowitz — While the eight Candidates are struggling fiercely in matches to determine who will be his next challenger, world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union waits calmly in the wings. His Read More

June 08, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, June 08, 1971 - Page 8 — By Champ - Fischer Seen Top Chess Rival — Moscow (AP) — Boris Spassky, world chess champion, said today that Bobby Fischer, United States grandmaster, has the best chance to challenge him for the crown. Spassky also Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, June 08, 1971 - Page 5 — Letters To The Editor - CheckmateEditor, The Sun, Sir — In a letter May 31, John McPhail is critical of my refusal, on behalf of the University of British Columbia, to make available the library of the Graduate Student Centre to Read More

June 10, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio Thursday, June 10, 1971 - Page 13 — Yank Chess Leader — Denver (AP)—American grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeated Bent Larsen of Denmark Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their 10-game chess match in the semifinals of the World Chess Championships. The third Read More

June 11, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, June 11, 1971 - Page 55 — Chess - Loser Never Had Chance by Duncan Suttles — Duncan Suttles, 25, of Vancouver, Canadian chess champion, analyzes the world quarter-final match played here between American Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona Friday, June 11, 1971 - Page 7 — Game of Chess 'Last Resort of Logic' — It is strange that in Communist countries, chess is so revered. In Mother Russia, millions play the most logical game of all under an illogical system. For many years, the Russians have dominated chess. The current Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, June 11, 1971 - Page 7 — Chess - How Fischer Won by Leonard Barden — Fischer's crushing 6-0 victory over Taimanov in their world title quarter-final eliminator makes the young American favorite to win the championship from Spassky next year. Fischer still has to play Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, June 11, 1971 - Page 55 — World Champ Confirms Visit Here by Paul Raugust — World chess champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union has confirmed he will play in the Canadian open championship in Vancouver this summer. About 100 players are expected to Read More

June 12, 1971

  • Permanent Link Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Saturday, June 12, 1971 - Page 11 — Chess - Korchnoi's Game Analyzed by Harry Mather — With the quarter finals over and the remaining four contenders taking a month's rest, more detailed results are coming in from the various chess analysts — along with some of the more Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, June 12, 1971 - Page 5 — Chess Coverage — Editor, The Sun, Sir — I would like to commend The Sun and staff concerned for the fine coverage of the world chess championship quarter final games between B. Fischer and M. Taimanov, concluded recently at Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, June 12, 1971 - Page 50 — Quartet Advance in World Series — Bobby Fischer, USA, Bent Larsen, Denmark, Viktor Korchnoi, USSR, and Tigran Petrosian, USSR, advance to the next round of the Challengers K.O. Match Tourney of the world series, having defeated their Read More

  • Permanent Link The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, June 12, 1971 - Page 17 — Survivors Advance — In the Challengers Knockout Match Tourney of the world series, Bobby Fischer, USA, has defeated Mark Taimanov, USSR, 6-0, to clinch the 10-game series at Vancouver, and will now meet Bent Larsen, Denmark, who Read More

June 13, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sunday, June 13, 1971 - Page 77 — Big Chess - Fischer To Fore By G. Koshnitsky — THERE were no surprises in the first round of the Candidates' chess matches, all favorites winning. The most closely contested match was between the youthful Robert Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 13, 1971 - Page 112 — Spassky Interview — World chess champion Boris Spassky, in an interview in Moscow last Tuesday, stated that Bobby Fischer had the best chance to take his crown, but “I am not afraid of any chess player. I am only afraid of not being in Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, June 13, 1971 - Page 160 — Chess - No Upsets, But Fischer Phenomenal by Harold Dondis — The first round of the candidates' matches is over, without upsets. The Elo ratings were fully vindicated. Fischer absolutely blotted out Taimanov with a 6-0 score. Read More

  • Permanent Link Asbury Park Press Asbury Park, New Jersey Sunday, June 13, 1971 - Page 36 — The Chessboard — Catechism for Chessplayers — Sicilian Defense, Velimirovich (white) vs. Sofrevski (black) Fischer has employed this move with considerable success on White's sixth turn against the Najdorf Sicilian.

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Sunday, June 13, 1971 - Page 13 — The King's Men - Fischer-Reshevsky Match Always Stirs Wide Interest By Merrill Dowden — A game between American grandmaster and arch-rivals Samuel Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer always stirs wide interest. And today's was surely no Read More

June 18, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Guardian London, Greater London, England Friday, June 18, 1971 - Page 6 — Chess - Russians Plan A Comeback by Leonard Barden — It may sound odd to suggest that the Soviet Union, which holds both the individual and team world championships, should be planning a chess comeback: but it is now widely recognized Read More

June 19, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, June 19, 1971 - Page 18 — Robert James Fischer vs William G Addison — Analysis by George Koltanowski. Notes gathered at the kibitzer's room from the masters at Palma. Played in the third round in the inter-zonal.

  • Star-Phoenix Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Saturday, June 19, 1971 - Page 21 — Chess - Provincial Tournament Set — With the world quarter finals completed and a brief interlude before the important semi-finals early in July, some readers might be interested in a recent game won by U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer at the interzonal Read More

June 20, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 20, 1971 - Page 98 — Chess - Los Angeles, Denver Likely For Fischer-Larsen — The match between American ace Bobby Fischer and Bent Larsen of Denmark, one of the semi-finals in the series to determine a challenger for the world chess championship, is Read More

  • The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, June 20, 1971 - Page 128 — Chess by Harold Dondis — Korchnoi and Taimanov each played B-Q2 in the King's Indian—Korchnoi with success, Taimanov without. Taimanov-Fischer started later because both players disliked the room. [Correction: Fischer agreed to the arrangements. It was Read More

June 21, 1971

  • New York Times, New York, New York, Monday, June 21, 1971 - Page 26 — Chess: Hubner Resignation in Play Against Petrosian a Puzzler by Al Horowitz — The quarter-final candidates' match played in Seville, Spain, between Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union, a former world champion, and Robert Huebner of West Germany, a relative newcomer, Read More

June 24, 1971

  • New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, June 24, 1971 - Page 36 — Chess: Form Prevails in Openers Of Elimination Tournament by Al Horowitz — In a way, all four quarter-final matches in the eliminations to find a challenger for the world chess title held by Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union were perfectly explicable: all the favorites won. Read More

June 26, 1971

  • Permanent Link Times Colonist Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, June 26, 1971 — Bobby, The Formidable — Played in the second round in the Inter-Zonal at Palma de Mallorca. Notes from the Kibitzers' Room. Vasily Smyslov vs Robert James Fischer. Analysis by George Koltanowski.

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Saturday, June 26, 1971 - Page 42 — Barbarous Conditions at Seville — While officials at Vancouver were having their troubles in the world series match between Fischer and Taimanov, they were at least able to see it through to completion. Also in those matches between Larsen and Read More

June 27, 1971

  • Permanent Link The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, June 27, 1971 - Page 168 — Three From Candidates' Matches — From the fourth game between Taimanov-Fischer, Taimanov once again accepts the Sicilian as black. In games 2 and 6, Taimanov plays P-K3 early, allowing N-N5 by Fischer. This time he plays an early Q-B2 before P-K3 leading Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Sunday, June 27, 1971 - Page 24 — He Is One Man Who Will Not Quit by Al Horowitz — Perhaps the most important attribute exhibited by Bobby Fischer in his recent 6-0 match victory over Soviet grandmaster Mark Taimanov is his incredible will to win, a quality in which he is doubtless Read More

June 29, 1971

  • Chronological Permanent Link The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Tuesday, June 29, 1971 - Page 27 — World Chess Semifinals to Be July 6 by Isaac Kashdan Times Chess Writer — U.S. chess ace Bobby Fischer and Bent Larsen of Denmark will start a 10-game match July 6 at Temple Buell College in Denver. The match is part of the semifinals in a Read More

  • Chronological Permanent Link New York Times, New York, New York, Tuesday, June 29, 1971 - Page 34 — Fischer to Play July 6 — Bobby Fischer of the United States will play Bent Larsen of Denmark at Temple Buell College in Denver in the opener of their 10-game semifinal chess match to determine a challenger for the title now held by Boris Spassky Read More

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'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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