Author: Skalicka, Carlos (born Karel) [1896-1979]
Year: 1960
Publisher: Federation Argentina de Ajedrez
Place: Mar de Plata
Description:
40 unnumbered pages of the bulletins with diagrams, tables and photographs. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6 1/4") housed in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition.
The 23rd Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 29th to April 15th. Among the longtime participants of the event and the field of Argentinian masters, four grandmasters were invited to compete. Bobby Fischer was participating on behalf of the United States for the second time, while the Soviet Union sent David Bronstein and Boris Spassky to represent them, and Fridrik Olafsson journeyed from Iceland. While neither player was new to international chess, the 17 year old Fischer and the 23 year old Spassky drew a great deal of attention to themselves by dominating the event, both of them tying for first place with 13.5/15. Spassky had defeated Fischer in their individual encounter and gone undefeated, but Fischer's results were not lost on the Soviets who perceived him as a potential challenger to their long reign in international chess. Bronstein was a distant third two points behind the leaders, followed by Olafsson in fourth.
Condition:
Corners and and spine ends bumped, some light edge wear else a very good copy.
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