| Herceg Novi blitz (1970) |
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On 8 April 1970, following the USSR vs. Rest of the World 'Match of the Century' hosted in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, a blitz tournament was held in Herceg Novi, featuring many of the same participants from that event, including four world champions. The tournament was a 12-player double round-robin, with no tiebreaks and five minutes per player; former world champion Tigran Petrosian was regarded as the favorite, having long had a reputation as the world's best blitz player. However, Robert James Fischer put an end to this belief when he ran away with the tournament with a stunning 19-3 score, 4.5 points ahead of second place Mikhail Tal. Although the total scores of all players, and between each of the players, are known, no complete crosstable of the tournament exists. A table with all known information can be found at https://www.chesshistory.com/winter... . Final standings:
1. Bobby Fischer (2720) 19-3
2. Mikhail Tal (2590) 14½-7½
3. Viktor Korchnoi (2670) 14-8
4. Tigran Petrosian (2650) 13½-8½
5. David Bronstein (2570) 13-9
6. Vlastimil Hort (2610) 12-10
7. Milan Matulović (2560) 10½-11½
8. Vasily Smyslov (2620) 9½-12½
9. Samuel Reshevsky (2590) 8½-13½
10. Wolfgang Uhlmann (2570) 8-14
11. Borislav Ivkov (2570) 7½-14½
12. Predrag Ostojić (UNR) 2-20
(1) Wikipedia article: World Blitz Chess Championship (2) https://www.chess.com/blog/RookHous... (3) https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-b... (4) https://www.chesshistory.com/winter...
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Tal vs Smyslov |
 | 0-1 | 39 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 2. Hort vs Reshevsky |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 3. Ivkov vs Petrosian |
| 0-1 | 32 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | C15 French, Winawer |
| 4. Ivkov vs Tal |
| 0-1 | 26 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | E92 King's Indian |
| 5. Tal vs Ivkov |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | B06 Robatsch |
| 6. Bronstein vs Reshevsky |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense |
| 7. Bronstein vs Matulovic |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | C30 King's Gambit Declined |
| 8. Korchnoi vs Reshevsky |
 | 1-0 | 59 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 |
| 9. Tal vs Korchnoi |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 10. Reshevsky vs Korchnoi |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 11. Smyslov vs Petrosian |
| 0-1 | 50 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | A33 English, Symmetrical |
| 12. Uhlmann vs Fischer |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | E73 King's Indian |
| 13. Petrosian vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 14. Tal vs Uhlmann |
| 1-0 | 14 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 15. Matulovic vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | B54 Sicilian |
| 16. Tal vs Matulovic |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 |
| 17. Reshevsky vs Tal |
| 0-1 | 34 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | A65 Benoni, 6.e4 |
| 18. Tal vs Reshevsky |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | B40 Sicilian |
| 19. Matulovic vs Reshevsky |
| 1-0 | 39 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 20. Matulovic vs Uhlmann |
| 1-0 | 22 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line |
| 21. Reshevsky vs Bronstein |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | A81 Dutch |
| 22. Petrosian vs Bronstein |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | A80 Dutch |
| 23. Fischer vs Tal |
 | 1-0 | 45 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 24. Bronstein vs Fischer |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 25. Fischer vs Bronstein |
| ½-½ | 47 | 1970 | Herceg Novi blitz | C16 French, Winawer |
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