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Havana (1965)

The 4th Capablanca Memorial International Chess Tournament was held in the capital city of Havana in Cuba. Eighteen grandmasters and six masters participated in the round-robin event at the Habana Libre hotel from August 25 to September 26, 1965. It was one of the best-funded tournaments at the time, due to Ché Guevara's patronage. As the director of the Cuban National Bank and Minister of Industry, he guaranteed a $3000 first prize with more than $4500 to be dispersed among the next five finishers. This ed ... [more] Player: Georgi Tringov  page 1 of 1; 21 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tringov vs Kholmov 0-1 32 1965 Havana C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 2. F J Perez Perez vs Tringov   ½-½ 25 1965 Havana B08 Pirc, Classical 3. Tringov vs H Lehmann   1-0 31 1965 Havana B27 Sicilian 4. V Ciocaltea vs Tringov   ½-½ 23 1965 Havana E70 King's Indian 5. Tringov vs Fischer 0-1 22 1965 Havana B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Tringov vs Parma   ½-½ 27 1965 Havana C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 7. G Garcia vs Tringov   0-1 49 1965 Havana A56 Benoni Defense 8. Tringov vs Robatsch ½-½ 38 1965 Havana C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 9. Pachman vs Tringov   ½-½ 41 1965 Havana D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 10. Tringov vs E Jimenez Zerquera   0-1 58 1965 Havana C55 Two Knights Defense 11. Geller vs Tringov ½-½ 41 1965 Havana D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted 12. Tringov vs Doda   1-0 45 1965 Havana A04 Reti Opening 13. W Pietzsch vs Tringov   1-0 42 1965 Havana C77 Ruy Lopez 14. Tringov vs Smyslov 0-1 38 1965 Havana B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation 15. O'Kelly vs Tringov   ½-½ 34 1965 Havana E60 King's Indian Defense 16. Tringov vs Wade 1-0 30 1965 Havana B01 Scandinavian 17. Szabo vs Tringov   ½-½ 45 1965 Havana E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System 18. Tringov vs Ivkov 0-1 31 1965 Havana B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 19. I Bilek vs Tringov   ½-½ 17 1965 Havana D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 20. Tringov vs E Cobo Arteaga   1-0 44 1965 Havana B72 Sicilian, Dragon 21. J H Donner vs Tringov   ½-½ 16 1965 Havana D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch  page 1 of 1; 21 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Tringov wins | Tringov loses     Oct-26-13    ughaibu: Professor! Shouldn't it be 'three years before', rather than "three years ago"? Feb-05-15    suenteus po 147: <ughaibu> Yes. Yes it should. And it looks like someone already heard you since it's corrected now. Feb-05-15    swordfish: Wow - 21 rounds! That's what I call a chess tournament! Feb-05-15    suenteus po 147: <swordfish> This was back in the days of adjournments. Once the two players made the time control they were done for the day and could have dinner, smoke, and maybe play some tennis or go bowling (not necessarily with each other). So it was possible to have longer tournaments without substantial 'fatigue' creeping into the player performance (though even then there are still certain of examples of that from tournaments at this time). And, too, we mustn't forget that less money bought more grandmasters and more of their time back then. It's an expensive proposition to put together a lot of GMs in one event, or to have double rounds with a smaller field that's still strong. Feb-06-15    mojonera: Solo 2 de los participantes viven , Parma e Ivkov Feb-06-15    suenteus po 147: <mojonera> It has been 50 years since this event took place. It's impressive, in a way, that Ivkov and Parma are still around. I wonder, were they the youngest participants? Or Fischer must have been because he was always the youngest. Feb-06-15    perfidious: Fischer over Parma, by a bit more than a year. Aug-23-16    ughaibu: Taking the results of just the top eight finishers, we get a tournament won by Kholmov. Jan-24-17    jerseybob: The Marshall, not the Manhattan, was Fischer's home base in this tourney, and the back room where he played looks much the same today as it did in the CR photos from '65. Apr-13-17    TheFocus: Bobby Fischer plays by teletype in Havana 1965: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w0UJ5... Jun-22-17    machuelo: From the Cuban side nobody is alive. The Garcia in the cross table is Gilberto García who died more that 15 years ago, not Silvino or Guillermo García, Cuban Grand Masters. The organizer of the event, José Luis Barrera passed away, as well the main arbiters, José Raúl Capablanca Jr., and Alberto García. But some other people like Francisco Acosta is still alive. Acosta was the young man who received in Havana Fischer's move and took it to the board of his rival, where Capa Jr., executed it as 'Ficher representive'. Acosta wrote several years ago an interesting article with the tittle "I Was Fischer's Messenger", with the story of the event. Also is alive the person in charge of play the moves in the wall board, Orlando Peraza. Both of them live in Havana. Later, Peraza join the Cuban Army and retired with the grade or Lieutenant Colonel.Acosta rose as engineer to Adjunct Dean of the Faculty of Science of Havana University. NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. 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