AThe Guardian London, Greater London, England Tuesday, October 26, 1971 - Page 4
Fischer Poised To Win
Bobby Fischer, of the United States, virtually clinched his final world chess championship eliminator against former champion, Tigran Petrosian, when he won for the third game in a row to establish a 5½-2½ lead in the match. He now requires only the formality of two draws or one win from the last four games to guarantee a title match against Boris Spassky, of Russia, next spring.
Fischer has added yet another page to the chess record books, for Petrosian has built his entire playing career on his ability to avoid defeats while squeezing out the odd win.
Fischer won by launching a late middle game attack with Queen and Rooks, which opened up Petrosian's King. At the end, Petrosian would have had to sacrifice his Queen, and checkmate was only a matter of time. The ninth game will be played today.
