(Etj718) wrote in message ...
Winning the Interzonals by 3.5 points is very impressive and then he pitched
2 shutouts vs World Title contenders

Yes, winning matches by the scores of 6-0 against GM Mark Taimanov and
GM Bent Larsen in 1971 was quite impressive, even though Bobby Fischer
needed good luck in a few games to be able to complete the 'shutouts'.

With all due respect to GM Taimanov, however, he was not regarded as a
probable contender to qualify for the 1972 world championship match.

--Nick