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Play-off Series: Fischer Favored Over Soviet in Adjourned Sixth Chess Game
Buenos Aires (AP) — Chess grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union resume their adjourned sixth game this afternoon, still tied in their 12-game series.
When the game adjourned at 10 p.m. Sunday night, Fischer had completed his 41st move with the black pieces. When play resumes today he will win a pawn but it was not clear if he could win the game.
Fischer and Petrosian played five hours Sunday night before adjourning.
A small sulfuric acid stink bomb was thrown into the crowded San Martin Theater after the game had been underway for about an hour. Fischer and Petrosian apparently did not know anything had happend and continued to play. The bomber escaped and his motive was unknown.
Fischer and Petrosian are battling to determine who will challenge the present world's champion, Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union. They are even so far with two and one-half points each.
Fischer, 28, is believed to have the best chance in years to take the championship from the Russians who have held it for 23 years. He won the first game but Petrosian, 42, took the second. The last three ended in draws.
The remaining games will be played Tuesday, Thursday and Sundays through Oct. 31 with six and one-half points required for victory. If they are tied 6-6 at the end of the regulation matches, they will go into sudden death single games in groups of four with a new draw for colors before each group.
