Palma de Mallorca 1969

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Palma de Mallorca 1969
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This was the strongest tournament in 1969. It was organized by FIDE and the Federación Balear de Ajedrez, and sponsored by the city of Palma and the Spanish press, with journalist and Chess Oscar founder Jorge Puig Laborda as technical director. Both the new world champion Spassky and the ex-world champion Petrosian had been invited, and this was the first time the two met in a tournament after the Petrosian - Spassky World Championship Match (1969). The five highest ranked of the 18 players were according to Chessmetrics* Korchnoi (#2), Spassky (#3), Larsen (#5), Petrosian (#6), and Hort (#13). Among the others were Najdorf (#28) from Argentina, and the 17-year-old Mecking (#48) from Brazil. However, Vasily Smyslov (#4) and Bobby Fischer (#1) did not attend. The opening ceremony took place on 21 November in the Palma town hall, and play started the next day at Hotel Jaime I#.

Picture of participants: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Larsen started with two losses and had only two points after the first five rounds. However, after a dramatic win against Korchnoi in round 7 (when the crazy ones met, according to Panno), Larsen vs Korchnoi, 1969 - a real Larsen game! - he managed to turn the tables.

Hotel Jaime I, 22 November - 13 December 1969, final standings and crosstable:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 1 GM Larsen * ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 GM Petrosian ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 11½ 3 GM Korchnoi 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 10½ 4 GM Hort 1 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 10½ 5 GM Spassky 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 10 6 IM Corral 0 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9½ 7 IM Mecking 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 9 8 GM Panno 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 9 9 GM Parma ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8½ 10 GM Najdorf 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 8½ 11 GM Szabó ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 8 12 GM Unzicker 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8 13 GM Pomar ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 7½ 14 GM Bobotsov 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 0 6½ 15 GM Damjanovic 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 6½ 16 IM Penrose 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 6½ 17 IM Torán 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 6 18 IM Medina 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * 5

First Brilliancy Prize went to Diez del Corral for J Diez del Corral vs A Pomar, 1969. The prize for highest quality game was divided between Larsen and Spassky for their victories against Penrose. At the closing ceremony, speeches were held by Najdorf, Juan Casals from Hotel Jaime I, and FIDE Vice President Jaroslav Sajtar. Chess Oscar for 1969 was awarded to Spassky. Finally, a 'dream team' for the USSR vs. Rest of the World (1970) match was suggested, with 1) Fischer, 2) Larsen, 3) Hort, 4) Lajos Portisch and 5) Svetozar Gligoric on the top tables. Larsen disagreed.

Tournament books: V Gran Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez: Palma de Mallorca 21 noviembre a 14 diciembre 1969 (Aries, Palma 1969. 168 pp.); Palma de Mallorca, 1969 by Robert Wade (The Chess Player, Nottingham 1970. 64 pp.) (arranged by openings); Palma de Mallorca 69: Mit den stärksten Grossmeistern by Edwin Bhend (Kräuchi, Basel 1970. 98 pp.). Round dates are from Román Torán's daily reports in the newspaper La Vanguardia (online at http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/...).

Original collection: Game Collection: Palma de Mallorca 1969 by User: Tabanus. *http://www.chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/... #Hotel Jaime I: http://pictures2.todocoleccion.net/....

Round 1 Nov 22
J Diez del Corral vs Spassky, 1969
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Hort, 1969
(E77) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Mecking, 1969
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Najdorf vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(A26) English, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panno vs J Penrose, 1969
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 52 moves, 0-1
A Pomar vs Bobotsov, 1969
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Szabo vs Parma, 1969
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Toran vs Petrosian, 1969
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1
Unzicker vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2 Nov 23
Bobotsov vs R Toran, 1969
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
M Damjanovic vs Panno, 1969
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs Unzicker, 1969
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 59 moves, 0-1
Mecking vs Najdorf, 1969
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0
A Medina Garcia vs A Pomar, 1969
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs Petrosian, 1969
(C10) French, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Penrose vs J Diez del Corral, 1969
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Larsen, 1969
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0
Szabo vs Korchnoi, 1969
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 3 Nov 24
Korchnoi vs Parma, 1969
(B07) Pirc, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Diez del Corral vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 35 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs J Penrose, 1969
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs Spassky, 1969
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panno vs Hort, 1969
(A25) English, 38 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Bobotsov, 1969
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Pomar vs Mecking, 1969
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Toran vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unzicker vs Szabo, 1969
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4 Nov 25
M Damjanovic vs Larsen, 1969
(B57) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
Hort vs J Diez del Corral, 1969
(E92) King's Indian, 73 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Unzicker, 1969
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
Mecking vs R Toran, 1969
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Medina Garcia vs Petrosian, 1969
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs Bobotsov, 1969
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Penrose vs Najdorf, 1969
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 40 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs A Pomar, 1969
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Szabo vs Panno, 1969
(E61) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5 Nov 27
J Diez del Corral vs Szabo, 1969
(E91) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
Bobotsov vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs Hort, 1969
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 56 moves, 0-1
Najdorf vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panno vs Korchnoi, 1969
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Mecking, 1969
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0
A Pomar vs J Penrose, 1969
(E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Toran vs Spassky, 1969
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unzicker vs Parma, 1969
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6 Nov 28
Hort vs Najdorf, 1969
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Damjanovic vs A Pomar, 1969
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 41 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs J Diez del Corral, 1969
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0
Mecking vs Bobotsov, 1969
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
J Penrose vs R Toran, 1969
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Szabo vs Larsen, 1969
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unzicker vs Panno, 1969
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 37 moves, 0-1
Round 7 Nov 29
Bobotsov vs Spassky, 1969
(E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Diez del Corral vs Unzicker, 1969
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Korchnoi, 1969
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 55 moves, 1-0
A Medina Garcia vs Mecking, 1969
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
Najdorf vs Szabo, 1969
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panno vs Parma, 1969
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 55 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs J Penrose, 1969
(E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 38 moves, 1-0
A Pomar vs Hort, 1969
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 43 moves, 0-1
R Toran vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(E14) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8 Dec 1
M Damjanovic vs Petrosian, 1969
(C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs R Toran, 1969
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Najdorf, 1969
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panno vs J Diez del Corral, 1969
(E73) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Parma vs Mecking, 1969
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Penrose vs Bobotsov, 1969
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 27 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Szabo vs A Pomar, 1969
(A12) English with b3, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unzicker vs Larsen, 1969
(B83) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
Round 9 Dec 2
Bobotsov vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(E12) Queen's Indian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Diez del Corral vs Parma, 1969
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Panno, 1969
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
Mecking vs Spassky, 1969
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Medina Garcia vs J Penrose, 1969
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Najdorf vs Unzicker, 1969
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Hort, 1969
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 60 moves, 1-0
A Pomar vs Korchnoi, 1969
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Toran vs Szabo, 1969
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10 Dec 3
J Diez del Corral vs Larsen, 1969
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 55 moves, 0-1
M Damjanovic vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs Bobotsov, 1969
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs R Toran, 1969
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 0-1
Panno vs Najdorf, 1969
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs Spassky, 1969
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Penrose vs Mecking, 1969
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Szabo vs Petrosian, 1969
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unzicker vs A Pomar, 1969
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Round 11 Dec 5
Bobotsov vs Szabo, 1969
(E16) Queen's Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs Parma, 1969
(A14) English, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mecking vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
A Medina Garcia vs Hort, 1969
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 0-1
Najdorf vs J Diez del Corral, 1969
(E73) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1969
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Pomar vs Panno, 1969
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs J Penrose, 1969
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 49 moves, 1-0
R Toran vs Unzicker, 1969
(D90) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 12 Dec 6
M Damjanovic vs Spassky, 1969
(B53) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Diez del Corral vs A Pomar, 1969
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 59 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Mecking, 1969
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Bobotsov, 1969
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1969
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 35 moves, 1-0
Panno vs R Toran, 1969
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
Parma vs J Penrose, 1969
(B83) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Szabo vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1
Unzicker vs Petrosian, 1969
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 13 Dec 7
Bobotsov vs Unzicker, 1969
(A17) English, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mecking vs Szabo, 1969
(B06) Robatsch, 51 moves, 1-0
A Medina Garcia vs Korchnoi, 1969
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
Najdorf vs Parma, 1969
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Penrose vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Panno, 1969
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Pomar vs Larsen, 1969
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Hort, 1969
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Toran vs J Diez del Corral, 1969
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 42 moves, 0-1
Round 14 Dec 9
J Diez del Corral vs Petrosian, 1969
(C18) French, Winawer, 54 moves, 0-1
Hort vs J Penrose, 1969
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 41 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Mecking, 1969
(E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 32 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs R Toran, 1969
(E90) King's Indian, 69 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs A Pomar, 1969
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panno vs Bobotsov, 1969
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(B83) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Szabo vs Spassky, 1969
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unzicker vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Round 15 Dec 10
Bobotsov vs J Diez del Corral, 1969
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 25 moves, 0-1
M Damjanovic vs Hort, 1969
(A48) King's Indian, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mecking vs Unzicker, 1969
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Medina Garcia vs Panno, 1969
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 58 moves, 0-1
J Penrose vs Szabo, 1969
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 57 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1969
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Pomar vs Parma, 1969
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1969
(A36) English, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Toran vs Najdorf, 1969
(A25) English, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 16 Dec 11
Korchnoi vs J Penrose, 1969
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 37 moves, 1-0
J Diez del Corral vs A Medina Garcia, 1969
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Bobotsov, 1969
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 62 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs Petrosian, 1969
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 57 moves, 0-1
Panno vs Mecking, 1969
(B06) Robatsch, 42 moves, 1-0
Parma vs Hort, 1969
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Pomar vs R Toran, 1969
(E92) King's Indian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Szabo vs M Damjanovic, 1969
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unzicker vs Spassky, 1969
(E97) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 17 Dec 13
Bobotsov vs Najdorf, 1969
(A56) Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Damjanovic vs Korchnoi, 1969
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs Szabo, 1969
(D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mecking vs J Diez del Corral, 1969
(A56) Benoni Defense, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Medina Garcia vs Larsen, 1969
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
J Penrose vs Unzicker, 1969
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs A Pomar, 1969
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Panno, 1969
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Toran vs Parma, 1969
(A14) English, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
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