AThe Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland Wednesday, July 19, 1972 - Page 3
Chess Kings Tie In Fourth Game
Ready For Battle—Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess player, arrives at hall in Reykjavik, Iceland. The fifth match in the 24-game series will take place Thursday.
Reykjavik, Iceland (AP)— Boris Spassky was stony-faced and Bobby Fischer smiled and waved after their fourth game in the world chess championship ended in a draw Tuesday night.
The standoff came after 5 hours of what many in the crowd of about 1,200 felt was the most exciting match thus far.
At the 45th move Fischer extended his hand to Spassky and the Russian accepted.
With each player picking up half a point on the draw, the score is 2½-1½ in the Russian's favor. The fifth match in the 24-game series is Thursday at 1 P.M.
Sozin Attack
Fischer had the white pieces Tuesday and with them the first move and led off with his favorite Sozin attack, p-K4.
The Russian pulled a surprise by counter-attacking aggressively and sacrificing a pawn to open up useful lines of attack.
“Spassky's got a lot of guts,” said U.S. grandmaster Robert Byrne. “He may be going for a win.”
After quickly making the first few moves, the two settled down to a dogged pace and the neon “silence” sign flashed repeatedly as the audience fidgeted.
