Palma de Mallorca (1968) |
This was the strongest tournament in 1968, featuring the World Champion Petrosian, his challenger Spassky, Korchnoi, who had just lost the Spassky - Korchnoi Candidates Final (1968), Larsen, who had lost the Spassky - Larsen Candidates Semifinal (1968), and Gligoric, who lost the Tal - Gligoric Candidates Quarterfinal (1968). The tournament continued the tradition of Palma de Mallorca (1965), Palma de Mallorca (1966) and Palma de Mallorca (1967), and went on with Palma de Mallorca (1969). It was sponsored by the Council of Palma, Palma tourist office, and the Spanish Chess Federation. Most of the participants came from the olympiad in Lugano (Switzerland), which had ended in the beginning of November. Korchnoi made one of his best tournaments, as he drew the world champion Petrosian and defeated Spassky, Larsen and Gligoric. In the last round he could grant half a point to Calvo. The five players from the Candidates matches 1968 took the first five places. Hotel Jaime I, Palma, Spain, 24 November - 14 December 1968 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts
1 GM Korchnoi * 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 14
=2 GM Larsen 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
=2 GM Spassky 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
4 GM Petrosian ½ 1 ½ * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 11½
5 GM Gligoric 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 10½
6 GM Ivkov ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 10
7 GM Benkö ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 9½
8 GM Pomar ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 9
9 GM Gheorghiu 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8½
10 GM Matanovic 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8
11 IM Lehmann 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 7
12 IM Medina ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 6½
=13 IM Torán 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 6
=13 IM Byrne 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 * ½ ½ 0 0 6
=15 IM Corral 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 5½
=15 Visier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 5½
17 IM Westerinen 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 1 5
18 Calvo ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 * 4½ Tournament director: Jorge Puig Laborda. Principal arbiter: Harry de Graaf. After the tournament, Chess Oscar for 1968 was awarded to Spassky.Tournament book: IV Gran Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez, Palma de Mallorca, 1968 by Robert Wade, Leslie Stephen Fraser Blackstock and Maxwell Leonard Fuller (Chess Player, Nottingham 1969. 88 pp.). Original collection: Game Collection: Palma de Mallorca 1968 by User: Tabanus.
This page (incl. round numbers, dates, and pairings, but not game scores) is almost entirely based on Román Torán's reports in La Vanguardia, which are available online at http://www.lavanguardia.com/hemerot..., and the report in La Vanguardia 16 November 1968 p. 41 (http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/...).
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
26. R Calvo Minguez vs A Matanovic |
| ½-½ | 48 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange |
27. A Pomar vs J Diez del Corral |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation |
28. Ivkov vs A Pomar |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |
29. A Medina Garcia vs Korchnoi |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | B25 Sicilian, Closed |
30. Gligoric vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
31. F Visier Segovia vs Larsen |
 | 0-1 | 37 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | A44 Old Benoni Defense |
32. Westerinen vs H Lehmann |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
33. D Byrne vs R Toran |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | A16 English |
34. A Matanovic vs Petrosian |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | C07 French, Tarrasch |
35. Gheorghiu vs Benko |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
36. J Diez del Corral vs R Calvo Minguez |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | A56 Benoni Defense |
37. R Calvo Minguez vs Ivkov |
| ½-½ | 45 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | A07 King's Indian Attack |
38. Korchnoi vs D Byrne |
  | 1-0 | 31 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | A16 English |
39. Larsen vs Gheorghiu |
 | 1-0 | 37 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch |
40. A Pomar vs Gligoric |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | E97 King's Indian |
41. H Lehmann vs A Matanovic |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | C45 Scotch Game |
42. R Toran vs Westerinen |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line |
43. Petrosian vs J Diez del Corral |
| ½-½ | 78 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
44. Benko vs A Medina Garcia |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
45. Spassky vs F Visier Segovia |
 | 1-0 | 45 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 |
46. Ivkov vs Petrosian |
  | 1-0 | 33 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | B44 Sicilian |
47. Westerinen vs Korchnoi |
  | 0-1 | 28 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | C16 French, Winawer |
48. Benko vs Larsen |
 | 0-1 | 36 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | A10 English |
49. Gligoric vs R Calvo Minguez |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | A43 Old Benoni |
50. J Diez del Corral vs H Lehmann |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1968 | Palma de Mallorca | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
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