| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1969-1972 |
[ Competition summary || European zonal 1 | European zonal 2 | European zonal 3 | Soviet zonal | US zonal | Canadian zonal | Central American zonal | South American zonal | West Asian zonal | South-East Asian zonal || Interzonal || Candidates QF | Candidates SF | Candidates F || WCh match ]
| Candidates' matches :: final :: Buenos Aires 1971 |
<< [ Match Results | Information ] >>
| name | Elo | Flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | pts | + | = | - |
| ⇑ GM Fischer, Robert James | 2760 | |
1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| GM Petrosian, Tigran | 2640 | |
0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Candidates' matches :: final | |
| Dates: | September - October 1971 |
| City: | Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
| Venue: | Teatro Municipal General San MartÃn |
| Organizers: | Argentinian Chess Federation |
| Chief Arbiter: | GM Lothar Schmid (GER) |
| Competition format: | Best of 10. Player to score 5½ points is a winner. |
| Eligible: | Two winners of candidates' semifinal matches. |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | Fischer-Petrosian |
| PGN game file: | wc1972-candf.pgn |