1971 Candidates Tournament
Petrosian as the loser of the last championship match and Korchnoi as runner-up of the previous Candidates final were seeded directly into the tournament and joined by the top 6 from the Interzonal.
| 1st Round |
Semifinals |
Final |
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| Bobby Fischer | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Taimanov | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Fischer | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Bent Larsen | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bent Larsen | 5½ | ||||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Uhlmann | 3½ | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Fischer | 6½ | ||||||||||||||
| Tigran Petrosian | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| Viktor Korchnoi | 5½ | ||||||||||||||
| Efim Geller | 2½ | ||||||||||||||
| Viktor Korchnoi | 4½ | ||||||||||||||
| Tigran Petrosian | 5½ | ||||||||||||||
| Tigran Petrosian | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Hübner | 3 (forfeit) | ||||||||||||||
Fischer's victory earned him the right to challenge reigning champion Spassky for the title.
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