AEdmonton 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-played end game highlighted by the sacrifice of a bishop, the U.S. grandmaster took 30 moves and 1½ hours to post his fourth consecutive win in the 10-game match.
At adjournment Tuesday, Fischer and Soviet grandmaster Taimanov were in what appeared to be an equal position.
But Taimanov could not hold his cramped position against Fischer's freewheeling bishop. When Fischer, playing white, did sacrifice the piece, he obtained in compensation two passed pawns on the queen-side.
