FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1969-1972

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Candidates' matches :: semifinals

 





Denver (United States), 6th - 20th July 1971
name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6
GM Fischer, Robert James 2760 USA 6 1 1 1 1 1 1
GM Larsen, Bent 2660 DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



Moscow (Soviet Union), 4th - 26th July 1971
name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
GM Petrosian, Tigran 2640 URS ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½
GM Korchnoi, Viktor 2670 URS ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½







Information

Candidates' matches :: semifinals
Dates: July 1971
Players participating: 4 (incl. 4 GMs)
Eligible: Four winners of candidates' quarterfinal matches.
Games played: 16
Competition format: Best of 10. Player to score 5½ points is a winner.
Tie-breaks: none
Other websites: Petrosian-Korchnoi
Fischer-Larsen
PGN game file: wc1972-candsf.pgn