ADaily News New York, New York Wednesday, October 20, 1971 - Page 219
Fischer Wins Again, Widens Chess Margin
Buenos Aires, Oct. 19 (AP)— U.S. Grand Master Bobby Fischer scored his second victory in a row tonight, winning the seventh game in a 12-game chess tournament against former world's champion Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union.
Petrosian resigned on the 34th move after nearly four hours of play.
The game was in Fischer's favor all the way but not by a large margin. At the end he was able to get both his rooks on the seventh rank and start a mating attack. Petrosian had no defense.
Fischer now has won three games and Petrosian one. The other three ended in draws.
With a win counting one point and a draw ½ point, Fischer now has 4½ points to Petrosian's 2½. To win the tournament, 6½ points are needed. The winner will play world champion Boris Spassky of Russia next spring for the title.
