AThe Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, May 08, 1971 - Page 4
Fischer-Taimanov Chess Dates Set
The quarter-final world championship chess match between Robert Fischer of the U.S. and Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union will begin next Thursday at the University of B.C. graduate center.
Games will be played May 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30, June 2 and 4. Games will start at 4 p.m. with the exception of May 30 and June 4, when they will begin at 2:30 p.m.
Spectators will be admitted to a separate room to view a demonstration board. Admission is $1 per game, or $5 for all games.
First player to score points wins the match. Others in the quarter-final series are Bent Larsen of Denmark and Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany; Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union and Robert Huebner of West Germany; Viktor Korchnoi and Yefim Geller, both of the U.S.S.R.
Eventual winner of the series will meet world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for the title.
