AThe Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California Friday, July 23, 1971 - Page 10
Former Chess Champ Wins Ninth Match
Moscow (AP) — Soviet Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian defeated fellow countryman Viktor Korchnoi Thursday night in the ninth match in the semifinal round of the World Chess Challengers Tournament.
The former world champion's victory, which came on the 42nd move, puts him in the lead in the best-of-ten series with five points to Korchnoi's four.
If Petrosian wins the next match he will face American Bobby Fischer for the chance to battle with world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union next spring. Fischer defeated Bent Larsen of Denmark 6-0 in their semifinal round in Denver, Colorado.
