FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1969-1972

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Candidates' matches :: quarterfinals

 





Las Palmas (Spain), 13th - 30th May 1971
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⇑ GM Larsen, Bent DEN 5½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1
GM Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR 3½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0



Moscow (Soviet Union), 13th - 31st May 1971
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⇑ GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS 5½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1
GM Geller, Efim URS 2½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0



Vancouver (Canada), 16th May - 1st June 1971
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GM Taimanov, Mark URS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
⇑ GM Fischer, Robert James USA 6 1 1 1 1 1 1



Seville (Spain), 13th - 23rd May 1971
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GM Hübner, Robert GER 3 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0
⇑ GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 4 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1






Information

Candidates' matches :: quarterfinals
Dates: May - June 1971
Players participating: 8 (incl. 8 GMs)
Eligible: Loser of 1969 World Championship match (1): Petrosian
Loser of Moscow 1968 candidates' final (1): Korchnoi
From Palma de Mallorca 1970 interzonal (6): Fischer, Larsen, Geller, Hübner, Taimanov, Uhlmann
Games played: 30
Competition format: Best of 10. Player to score 5½ points is a winner. Note: Hübner forfeited after 7th game.
Tie-breaks: none
Other websites: Larsen-Uhlmann
Korchnoi-Geller
Fischer-Taimanov
Petrosian-Hübner
PGN game file: wc1972-candqf.pgn