Word: taimanov
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...better at the interzonal tournament in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to qualify for the next round of the world championship, he not only won by a wide margin but swept his last seven games in a row. That advanced him to a match against veteran Soviet Grand Master Mark Taimanov in Vancouver last year. Fischer defeated him in six straight games. Then, last July in Denver, Fischer took on Denmark's Bent Larsen, ranked second only to Bobby in the West, and stunned him by again winning six straight games. The 19 straight victories were without parallel in grand-master...
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