AThe Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Saturday, May 29, 1971 - Page 21
Five Moves Give Fischer Chess Win
Vancouver, B.C. (Reuter). American grand master Bob Fischer won an adjourned game in only five moves Friday to take a 5-0 lead in his World Chess championship quarter-final match with Soviet grand master Mark Taimanov.
In the game, adjourned Thursday after the 41st move, Taimanov was attacking briskly when he blundered away a rook. He resigned on the 46th move.
FISCHER, playing black, had an extra pawn and a slight edge in position at adjournment. When play opened Friday, Taimanov counter-attacked quickly, regaining the pawn and harassing Fischer's king.
However, Taimanov chose to win another pawn with his rook.
Fischer then made a simple move with his queen to check Taimanov's king and simultaneously attack the rook.
WITH HIS ROOK about to be captured and checkmate imminent, Taimanov resigned.
The victory leaves Fischer needing only half-a-point to win the 10-game match.
He will then advance in the elimination period being held to pick a challenger for world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union.
The sixth game in the match is scheduled here Tuesday.
