This quarter‐final match played between Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union, a previous title holder, and Robert Hubner of West Germany, a relative rookie in Seville, Spain in 1971.
Tigran Petrosian (2635) playing black defeated Robert Hubner (2585) with opening code Robatsch Modern & Pterodactyl Defence.
Huebner, Robert (2585)
Petrosian, Tigran V (2635)
Result: 0-1
Petrosian, Tigran V (2635)
Result: 0-1