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 of the Soviet Union nevertheless did it again Tuesday night in their world championship quarter-final match.
On the 45th move and after five hours of play, the adjourned the second straight game of the 10-game-match in the Student Union Building movie theater at the University of B.C.
This time, Taimanov as black sealed his 45th move in a position that had him a pawn down, with Fischer maneuvering for a win.
Fischer's king pawn opening prompted Taimanov to dive into an unusual variation of the Sicilian defense. However, Fischer was just as prepared as he, and the first 12 moves were played rapidly.
With the queens off the board and Fischer obtaining a strong attack position in compensation for the loss of a pawn, Taimanov spent 47 minutes on his 13th move.
Then, with his king uncastled and a weak queen pawn, Taimanov had to employ all his resources for a defense.
Eventually he managed some counter-play, giving up a pawn of his own in an attempt to reach a draw.
However, a blunder with his rook on the 38th move while in time trouble enabled Fischer to snatch up a pawn and regain the initiative.
Required to make 40 moves in the first 2½ hours, Taimanov played his 40th move just seconds before his time expired.
Taimanov's questionable 38t move rendered helpless a passed pawn he had shepherded down to the seventh rank. Fischer's capture left him with a pawn majority on the queenside, where both kings were located.
The end-game position thus reached is one which Fischer seldom fails to turn into a victory.
And Taimanov, had he noticed, was deprived of the moral support of the three Russian analysts accompanying him. They spent most of the game watching the Stanley Cup hockey final on television in another part of the SUB.
A crowd of close to 100 watched the chess game. For the second time Fischer started late, allowing five minutes to elapse on his clock before making the first move.
The game will be continued today. Fischer leads the match 1-0 after Taimanov resigned without further play in Sunday's adjourned game.
Third game is Thursday at 4 p.m.
