AColorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph Colorado Springs, Colorado Tuesday, July 06, 1971 - Page 25
Fischer in Challenge Match
Denver (AP) — American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer and Danish champion Bent Larsen begin a 10-game match here Tuesday afternoon as part of a series to determine a challenger for the World Chess championship, now held by Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union.
The toss of a coin to determine who will play “white” was won by Fischer, and he will make the opening move in the first game. Colors will alternate each game.
A similar semifinal match is underway in Moscow between two Russians, former world champion Tigran Petrosian and Victor Korchnoi. Their first game, played Sunday, resulted in a draw.
Games in the Fischer-Larsen match will be started each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday and, if not finished in the first five-hour session, will be resumed the following day. The competition is expected to take up to three weeks to complete.
