AThe New York Times New York, New York Sunday, May 02, 1971 - Page 240
Larsen-Uhlman Elimination Match by Al Horowitz
Of the forthcoming matches that will ultimately determine the challenger to world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, the one that has attracted the most attention both here and abroad is that between Bobby Fischer and the Russian Grandmaster Mark Taimanov.
As a result, however, the other matches have been somewhat neglected. To inveterate Fischer-watchers, the meeting between Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany and Bent Larsen of Denmark is, next to the main event, the most important, because the winner of that match will play the winner of Fischer's match with Taimanov in the semi-final round. And, while most prognosticators pick Larsen to win, Uhlmann is allowed much better chances against him than Taimanov is supposed to enjoy against Fischer.
This match is, to some extent, a battle between opposing styles of play. Larsen, usually thought to be, after Fischer, the strongest grandmaster in the West, is a very aggressive, unorthodox player, a fighter to the last move, always looking for an opportunity to complicate the struggle. His methods have earned him what is perhaps the most impressive tournament record of all recent topflight players.
