ANanaimo 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 elimination round to determine a challenger for the world chess championship.
The game had been adjourned Thursday after the 41st move with Fischer a pawn ahead and holding a slight initiative. In only five moves and five minutes of play Friday, Taimanov managed to regain the initiative, then lose a rook and the game.
He opened briskly in the adjournment, regaining a pawn, trading bishops and attacking Fischer's king. But on the 46th move, he snatched up another black pawn. Fischer then checked the white king with a fork that simultaneously attacked the rook.
With his rook lost and mate to follow shortly, Taimanov resigned.
Fischer now needs only a draw in the next five games of the 10-game match to advance in the challengers' playoff series. Eventual winner of the series will meet current world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for the title.
Sixth game here is Tuesday, held over from Sunday because that day is a religious holiday for Fischer.
