AThe Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, October 14, 1971 - Page 21
Fischer Draws in 4th Match
Buenos Aires (AP) — Chess grand masters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union battled to a draw Tuesday night in their fourth and briefest encounter of a 12-game tournament match.
The game in the jam-packed San Martin Theatre ended in 20 moves after little more than an hour. There was no advantage for either player at any time.
Fischer, 28-year-old New Yorker, and his 43-year-old opponent now have two points each in the series scheduled to end Oct. 31. They have won one game apiece and struck two draws in the match that will determine who will challenge world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union.
A total of 6½ points is required to win, with a victory counting one point and a draw a half-point.
For this game Petrosian had the white pieces and used the English opening.
