AColorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph Colorado Springs, Colorado Wednesday, July 21, 1971 - Page 26
Bobby Fischer Wins Sixth Chess Match
Denver (AP) — American Bobby Fischer again demonstrated his apparent invincibility in chess Tuesday night, rolling to his sixth straight victory over Bent Larsen of Denmark in their chess match here.
Fischer thus clinched the semifinal challenge match in the minimum number of games. It had been scheduled for the best in 10 games.
The next step for Fischer is a match tentatively set for late in September against one of two Russians, Tigran Petrosian or Victor Korchnoi, whose series is still in progress.
The winner of that final challenge encounter goes against the world's chess champion, Boris Spassky of Russia.
Larsen put up perhaps his strongest game of the series. Starting with the old fashioned Bird's opening, he gained space in the center and king side.
Larsen sacrificed first one and then a second pawn to pen his line and keep his attack rolling.
Fischer held fast, however, finding adequate rejoinders at every point.
Larsen might have shifted tactics and played to a draw, but this also would have eliminated him, since Fischer needed only 5½ points total to win the match.
Trying hard for the victory, the Dane went further than the position warranted, and his attack was soon rebuffed.
Fischer forced the exchange of queens to simplify the game, while retaining his two-pawn advantage.
On the 40th move, Larsen realized the hopelessness of his game and resigned the game and the match.
