Man! I could have beat a WC.
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1964  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Proud Defeat
Gligoric vs F Kuijpers, 1964 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
....But a draw
Pachman vs Unzicker, 1964 (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Excellent harmony of white pieces.
Portisch vs Eliskases, 1964  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Olympiad Mini
Uhlmann vs B Andersen, 1964  (E12) Queen's Indian, 9 moves, 1-0
Careful planning rewarded Gligoric a win vs Botvinnik
Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1964  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 78 moves, 0-1
76. Rxf5+ is even more cunning
L Schmid vs Keres, 1964  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 88 moves, 1-0
Strange and unusual draw
J Mora Corbera vs Suttles, 1964  (B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Botvinnik's sacrifice piece
Yoel Aloni vs Botvinnik, 1964  (A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
Gigantic and multi-plotted combat.
R Garcia vs Szabo, 1964 (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 95 moves, 1-0
7...d5??
Szabo vs K Langeweg, 1964 (A33) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0
Sliwa vs Botvinnik, 1964 (A37) English, Symmetrical, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Black neglected in their duty of develompent.
Stein vs C Zuidema, 1964 (C70) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0
Catastrophe for Ivkov
Ivkov vs R Garcia, 1964  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 43 moves, 0-1
Benko's turn something "eh" to Whoa!
Benko vs K Darga, 1964  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0
White tempted for a pawn but this took too much time.
S Schweber vs Keres, 1964 (E13) Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line, 41 moves, 0-1
Very subtle tactical idea, far from brute force attacks.
Keres vs E Walther, 1964  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 36 moves, 1-0
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