Author: Preinfalk, Anton (1911-2011)
Year: 1962
Publisher: Drzavna Zalozba Slovenije
Place: Ljubljana
Description:
200 pages with diagrams, plates and tables. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's green cloth with black lettering to spine and decorative black and yellow pictorial and lettering to cover. First edition.
The International Jubilee Grandmaster Tournament held at Bled, Yugoslavia became a hotly contested tournament. The remarkable showing of young, but experienced, 18 year old Bobby Fischer, who went through the tournament undefeated! Fischer won from Tal, the latter’s only loss, although first place finisher with a full point ahead of second place Fischer at 13.5. A full place behind Fischer tied for third through fifth were Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, Paul Keres and Svetozar Gligoric. Two points behind them were Efim Geller and Petar Trifunovic. Bruno Parma, of Yugoslavia, current Junior World Champion, distinguished himself by attaining eighth place. Arthur Bisguier, the other American, and Aleksandar Matanovic tied for ninth and tenth. Three tied for eleventh through thirteenth Klaus Viktor Darga, Jan Hein Donner and Miguel Najdorf with nine point each. Fridrik Olafsson captured sole fourteenth. A half point behind was Lajos Portisch and Borislav Ivkov. In descending order were Ludek Pachman, fifteen; Mario Bertok, sixteenth; Milan Germek, seventeenth and Mijo Udovcic in last place. Tal and Fischer were shoulder to shoulder through the 15th round, but in the final four rounds Bobby won only one game and drew three, scoring only 2.5 points; while in reverse, Tal drew one and won three, scoring 3.5. In round 16, Tal won from Germek, but Fischer only drew with Keres. Tal now led with 12 points, followed by Bobby with 11.5; and Gligoric and Petrosian with 11. In round 17, Bisguier beat Geller in excellent style. Tal against Pachman played eight consecutive Pawn moves in the opening, and still won. But Fischer only drew with Najdorf. Now Tal led by a whole point, having 13; Gligoric crept up alongside of Fischer, with 12; then came Petrosian with 11.5, and Keres with 11. In round 18, the next to the last round, Tal quickly drew his own game, expecting Petrosian to make quick work of Bobby, but when the latter defeated the USSR champion, the crowd roared. After round 18, Tal with 13.5, led Bobby by only half a point. If Bobby won his last round game, and Tal drew, they would be co-champions. Gligoric had 12.5; with Keres and Petrosian a point behind. But in the final round, the 19th, Tal won against Najdorf, and Fischer only drew against Ivkov. Tal was first, and Fischer second. In the scramble for third place, Gligoric lost to Petrosian for his only loss in the tournament, and Keres beat Donner, thus bringing about a triple tie for third place between Gligoric, Keres and Petrosian.
Condition:
corners bumped, previous owner's name on front paste down, some light rubbing to cover else a very good copy.
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