Stiff battle
Spassky vs Portisch, 1968 (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Brazilian star!
Mecking vs Unzicker, 1968  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
Dangerous threats by White
J Penrose vs Ujtumen, 1968 (C21) Center Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Kingside attack
D Keller vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1968  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
1.d4 g6 doesn't scare Hort
Hort vs Larsen, 1968  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 28 moves, 1-0
Putting any piece at best square is close to magic.
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
Gligorić strangled black pieces in highly respectable way
Gligoric vs Portisch, 1968  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 32 moves, 1-0
Najdorf's only win in Olympiad
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Y Porat, 1968  (C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Fighting Chess
V Ciocaltea vs G Tringov, 1968  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Here take my Queen and I'll destroy you
Szabo vs Korchnoi, 1968  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Draws that are memorable. Yeah, right?
I Bilek vs W Heidenfeld, 1968  (C00) French Defense, 128 moves, 1/2-1/2
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J Adamski vs Geller, 1968  (E73) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
Endgame mastery
M Janata vs Smyslov, 1968  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Burkhard's horrible endgame knowledge
Matulovic vs B Malich, 1968 (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 66 moves, 1-0
Real German beats fake German
K Darga vs E German, 1968 (A21) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Olympiad mini
G Gibbs vs L Schmid, 1968  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
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