AThe Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, April 04, 1971 - Page 104
Fischer, Taimanov Match in Vancouver
The long awaited match between American chess ace Bobby Fischer and Mark Taimanov of the USSR is expected to start on Thursday, May 13 in Vancouver.
This is one of four matches to be played in as many countries, in a series which will eventually determine a challenger for world champion Boris Spassky of the USSR.
The other matches, all to get under way on May 13, are Bent Larsen of Denmark vs. Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany, in Las Palmas, Canary Islands; Tigran Petrosian of the USSR vs. Robert Huebner of West Germany, in Seville, Spain; and two other Russians, Victor Korchnoi vs. Eufim Geller, in Sochi, USSR.
The most difficult match to arrange was between Fischer and Taimanov. Each preferred his own country, which was vetoed by the other. Holland and Spain were early bidders for the match, and later Venezuela expressed interest in staging it.
When it seemed that Dr. Max Euwe of Holland, president of the International Chess Federation, would have to make the decision, a new bid was dispatched in behalf of Vancouver. At this writing, the site has apparently been approved by both players and their federations.
Each match will consist of 10 games, with 5½ points required to win. The losers are eliminated. The winners of the Fischer-Taimanov and Larsen-Uhlmann matches will face each other in the semi-finals in July, as will the winners of the other two matches.
These will also be 10 game matches. The two finalists will then play a 12 game match in September, with the survivor of the grueling series to be the official challenger for the encounter with Spassky next spring.
