AThe Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida Wednesday, July 19, 1972 - Page 6
Experts Seesaw With Ebb and Flow of Game by Sentinel Services
Running comments of world chess experts and reporters during the fourth game draw Tuesday at Reykjavik, Iceland, reflected the tenseness of the seesaw struggle:
After Move 7
Dmitri Bjelica, Yugoslav commentator: Fischer is playing the Sozin attack to the Sicilian Defense and he knows more about it than anyone else in the world.
After Move 17
U.S. Grandmaster Robert Byrne: If Spassky wants a draw he can do it by swapping queens. But perhaps he wants to make up for the psychological setback he suffered Sunday.
After Move 18
Byrne: Spassky took 30 minutes to make his move and he is rejecting the queen swap. He is playing for a win.
Dragelub Janosevic: It is a dangerous situation for Fischer perhaps.
After Move 26
Reuters: It is too dangerous for Spassky to take off the QN pawn since white would then be able to break through black's defenses with NxP.
After Move 27
Isaac Kashdan, U.S. Grand master and analyst for the Associated Press: Spassky definitely has the upper hand.
Kashdan: Spassky may have slipped on his last move.
After Move 33
Reuters: Fischer has emerged safe and sound from the melee and the game now looks likely to end in a draw.
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Experts Seesaw With Ebb and Flow of Game 19 Jul 1972, Wed The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) Newspapers.com
