APacific Daily News Agana Heights, Guam Wednesday, July 14, 1971 - Page 23
Fischer Wins Number Three
Denver, Colorado (UPI)—Robert (Bobby) Fischer captured a pawn on his 16th move Sunday, opening up Bent Larsen's defense and went on to win his third straight game in the semifinal of the World Chess Champion Candidates Tournament.
Fischer, of the United States, was considered virtually certain to defeat Denmark's Larsen after Sunday's victory.
The two men meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) for their fourth game. The first player to win 5.5 points (one point is awarded for a win, ½ point for a draw and none for a loss) wins the match and the right to meet the winner of the Tigran Petrosian and Viktor Korchnoi match currently being played in Moscow.
The winner of that final match will play World Champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for his crown.
Larsen was in poor form for the third game, perhaps affected by his two previous losses at Fischer's hands.
His three victories against Larsen extend his string to nine straight.
Larsen played the black pieces Sunday and chose the Sicilian defense with which he is very familiar. But he selected a backward variation generally considered inferior.
