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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 ... [more]

Player: Tigran Petrosian

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Toran vs Petrosian 0-1361969Palma de MallorcaE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
2. Parma vs Petrosian ½-½151969Palma de MallorcaC10 French
3. Petrosian vs Bobotsov  ½-½141969Palma de MallorcaA30 English, Symmetrical
4. A Medina Garcia vs Petrosian  ½-½391969Palma de MallorcaA07 King's Indian Attack
5. Petrosian vs Mecking 1-0411969Palma de MallorcaB06 Robatsch
6. Spassky vs Petrosian  ½-½281969Palma de MallorcaB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
7. Petrosian vs J Penrose 1-0381969Palma de MallorcaE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
8. M Damjanovic vs Petrosian  ½-½391969Palma de MallorcaC16 French, Winawer
9. Petrosian vs Hort 1-0601969Palma de MallorcaE83 King's Indian, Samisch
10. Szabo vs Petrosian  ½-½131969Palma de MallorcaD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
11. Petrosian vs Korchnoi  ½-½121969Palma de MallorcaA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
12. Unzicker vs Petrosian ½-½261969Palma de MallorcaB42 Sicilian, Kan
13. Petrosian vs Panno  ½-½251969Palma de MallorcaA04 Reti Opening
14. J Diez del Corral vs Petrosian 0-1541969Palma de MallorcaC18 French, Winawer
15. Petrosian vs Larsen ½-½321969Palma de MallorcaE12 Queen's Indian
16. Najdorf vs Petrosian 0-1571969Palma de MallorcaD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
17. Petrosian vs A Pomar  ½-½141969Palma de MallorcaD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-14-15  Olavi: The winner Larsen started with two losses. Top tournaments won from that situation include Najdorf, 16,5/21 at the Capablanca Memorial 1962, and Beliavsky, 8,5/14 in Tilburg 1986. Are there others?
Aug-14-15  diagonal: Not an international top tournament - still worth mentioning: Valentina Gunina, losing her two first games, finishing 7-0 at 64th Russian Superfinals women (ch-RUS) in Kazan 2014, winning the round robin tournament outright: Russian Superfinals (Women) (2014)/Valentina Gunina Others? :)
Jun-21-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: For those who would point to Spassky's lacklustre tournament record while champion, the six draws concluded in less than twenty moves contributed a great deal towards his indifferent placing in this event.
Jun-21-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  harrylime: Spassky was the World Chess Champion whilst Bobby got his head together 👍
Jun-21-19  Howard: Petrosian's record during the second three-year period that he was WC, wasn't much better.

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