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Palma de Mallorca (1966) Also known as the II Torneo Internacional de Palma de Mallorca, the tournament was sponsored by Hotel Jaime I and the Palma tourist industry, the publishing corporation Asociación de la Prensa and the Spanish Chess Federation. (1) The budget was larger than for the modest Palma de Mallorca (1965), and attracted several strong GMs, including ex-world champion Tal. Half of the players were on their way home after the Olympiad in Havana (Cuba), which had ended 20th November. (2) Tournament Director was Jorge Puig Laborda, and chief arbiter was Harry de Graaf. (3) The event got a thumbs-up, and was continued with Palma de Mallorca (1967). Hotel Jaime I, Palma, Spain, 27 November - 16 December 1966 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts Prizes (4) 1 GM Tal * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 12 12000 2 GM Pomar ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 11 10000 3 GM Portisch ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 9000 4 GM Ivkov ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 9½ 5 GM Matanovic ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 9 6 IM Pfleger 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 =7 GM Shamkovich ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 7½ =7 GM O'Kelly 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7½ =9 GM Trifunovic 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 =9 IM Lehmann 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 7 11 Menvielle 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 1 ½ ½ 6½ =12 GM Robatsch 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ =12 IM Torán ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 5½ 14 IM Wade 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 5 =15 IM Medina 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 4½ =15 Visier 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 4½ First Beauty Prize went to Lehmann for H Lehmann vs Shamkovich, 1966. (1) Tournament book: IIº Torneo Internacional Ajedrez Palma de Mallorca 1966 by Jorge Puig Laborda (Aries, Palma 1968. 160 pp. (not seen). Round dates are from Román Torán's detailed reports in La Vanguardia (available at http://www.lavanguardia.com/hemerot...). 1) El Mundo Deportivo, 18 December 1966, p. 4 (http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.co...). 2) Olimpbase (http://www.olimpbase.org/1966/1966i...). 3) El Mundo Deportivo, 28 November 1966, p. 8 (http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.co...). 4) Tidskrift för Schack, vol. 73 (1967), p. 12 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1967...), top prizes in pesetas. Original collection: Game Collection: Palma de Mallorca 1966 by User: Tabanus. Previous: Palma de Mallorca (1965). Next: Palma de Mallorca (1967)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Pfleger vs A Medina Garcia   1-0 36 1966 Palma de Mallorca E72 King's Indian 2. Tal vs R G Wade 1-0 25 1966 Palma de Mallorca B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 3. A Pomar vs Shamkovich   1-0 66 1966 Palma de Mallorca E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 4. Portisch vs F Visier Segovia   1-0 41 1966 Palma de Mallorca E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line 5. A Matanovic vs R G Wade   1-0 38 1966 Palma de Mallorca C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 6. Tal vs H Lehmann   1-0 44 1966 Palma de Mallorca E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 7. R Toran vs F Visier Segovia   1-0 77 1966 Palma de Mallorca D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 8. A Pomar vs H Pfleger   1-0 45 1966 Palma de Mallorca A65 Benoni, 6.e4 9. Portisch vs A Medina Garcia   1-0 32 1966 Palma de Mallorca D54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation 10. H Pfleger vs R Toran   1-0 43 1966 Palma de Mallorca A15 English 11. Tal vs P Trifunovic 1-0 57 1966 Palma de Mallorca E17 Queen's Indian 12. H Lehmann vs Shamkovich 1-0 33 1966 Palma de Mallorca A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 13. Tal vs A Menvielle Laccourreye   1-0 42 1966 Palma de Mallorca C41 Philidor Defense 14. Shamkovich vs O'Kelly 1-0 39 1966 Palma de Mallorca C94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense 15. H Pfleger vs Robatsch   1-0 42 1966 Palma de Mallorca D68 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical 16. Ivkov vs R Toran   1-0 28 1966 Palma de Mallorca E61 King's Indian 17. A Pomar vs R Toran   1-0 40 1966 Palma de Mallorca A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line 18. Portisch vs R G Wade 1-0 28 1966 Palma de Mallorca B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 19. A Medina Garcia vs H Lehmann   1-0 45 1966 Palma de Mallorca C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 20. Shamkovich vs A Menvielle Laccourreye   1-0 31 1966 Palma de Mallorca C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line 21. Ivkov vs Robatsch   1-0 29 1966 Palma de Mallorca C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 22. Tal vs H Pfleger 1-0 31 1966 Palma de Mallorca B10 Caro-Kann 23. O'Kelly vs A Medina Garcia   1-0 45 1966 Palma de Mallorca A26 English 24. H Lehmann vs Ivkov   1-0 58 1966 Palma de Mallorca B08 Pirc, Classical 25. A Pomar vs Robatsch 1-0 25 1966 Palma de Mallorca D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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