The Leader-Post Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Saturday, May 22, 1971 - Page 25
Vancouver (CP) — Bobby Fischer of the United States took a 3-0 lead Friday against Mark Taimanov of the Soviet Union in their quarter-final elimination round to determine a challenger for the world chess champion.
The U.S. grand master's first of two victories Friday came in the twice-adjourned second game of their 10-game match.
Then he posted victory No. 2 when the Russian grandmaster resigned the third game, adjourned from Thursday on the 42nd move, without further play.
Fischer, who won the open game of the round, now needs only two wins and a draw from the remaining seven to advance to the elimination semi-finals.
The eventual winner of the eliminations will meet world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in 1972 for the world title.
Tigran Petrosian of Russia and Wolfgang Huebner of West Germany played to their sixth consecutive draw at Seville, Spain, Friday in a 10-game elimination quarter-final leading to the world chess championship.
At Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Bent Larsen of Denmark and Wolfgang Uhlmann of West Germany drew in their fifth-round game. Larsen holds a 3-2 lead by virtue of two victories to the West German's one in previous games. The remaining game was also drawn.
The eventual survivor of the eliminations will challenge Boris Spassky of Russia for the world title in Moscow next year.