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October 30, 1971 Chess Ottawa Journal by D.M. LeDain

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ChessChess Sat, Oct 30, 1971 – Page 2 · The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) · Newspapers.com

Adjourned position from the sixth match game between Tigran Petrosian and Robert Fischer, Buenos Aires. B1's last move was 41 . . . K-N4, as in diagram. Continuation of game below.
Solution to last week's quiz (Johannson vs. Platzack): 1. N-N4! R-R1 (if 1. ... QxN; 2. B-B6, Or 1. ... QxR; 2. N-B6ch); 2. N-B6ch, K-R1; 3. Q-K6! QxR; 4. Q-R3ch Resigns.

Fischer Wins Match
By winning the last four games of his match with ex-world champion, Tigran Petrosian, USSR, at Buenos Aires, Bobby Fischer, U.S.A., put the issue beyond doubt, 6½-2½ pts., In the best of 12 games series. He will now meet the current world champion, Boris Spassky, USSR, in a best of 24 games match the title in the spring.

Conclusion of the 6th match game, Buenos Aires, 1971:

Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Robert James Fischer
Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final (1971), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 6, Oct-17
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1106930

44. Rb1(c) Rc7
(c) White's only hope is to keep the K on the R-file, or force exchange of Rooks. Both easily evaded.
57. Ne2 Kb3 (d)
(d) Black has achieved all his objectives and the game is now virtually over.
60. Nxd4+(f) exd4
(f) Nothing else. If 60. N-N3, R-Q8ch; 61. K-K2 K-B7; 62. R-B7ch B-B6.

Robert James Fischer vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final (1971), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 7, Oct-19
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Variation (B42) 1-0
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044351

12. Qa4+ Qd7(a)
(a) Setting a trap, for if 13. B-QN5, PxB; 14. QxR O-O and the White Queen will need time to get back into the main stream of action.
16. Bc5(b) Rfe8
(b) As Horowitz remarks in the NY Times, White could win a P here but declines, i.e., 16. N-N6, R-QN1; 17. BxP N-N5 with ample counter-play.
26. Kf2 h5(c)
(c) Trying to stir something up on the K-side but only creates further weaknesses.
30. Kd2 Nb6(d)
(d) To prevent B-QB4 and R-K6. But now it is the '7th rank absolute' and all is quickly over.
34. Bc4 1-0 (e)
(e) 34. . . N-R4; 35. R-KR7, R-KB3; 36. R-R8ch, R-B1; 37. B-B7ch.

1971 Eastern Ontario Open
The Ottawa RA Club in conjunction with the Carleton University Chess CLub is organizing the 1971 Eastern Ontario Open Championship. This is the Eastern Ontario Chess League's premier event. Time: No. 20-21 (Saturday-Sunday). Place: Carleton University Campus, Loeb Building, Rooms 720 and 742. Five rounds of Swiss pairing, three rounds of Saturday and two on Sunday. Full details next week.

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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