Mar del Plata 1960

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Mar del Plata 1960
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The 23rd Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 29th to April 15th. Among the longtime participants of the event and the field of Argentinian masters, four grandmasters were invited to compete. Bobby Fischer was participating on behalf of the United States for the second time, while the Soviet Union sent David Bronstein and Boris Spassky to represent them, and Fridrik Olafsson journeyed from Iceland. While neither player was new to international chess, the 17 year old Fischer and the 23 year old Spassky drew a great deal of attention to themselves by dominating the event, both of them tying for first place with 13½/15. Spassky had defeated Fischer in their individual encounter and gone undefeated, but Fischer's results were not lost on the Soviets who perceived him as a potential challenger to their long reign in international chess.

The final standings and crosstable:

=1st Spassky 13½/15 * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1

=1st Fischer 13½/15 0 * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

3rd Bronstein 11½/15 ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1

4th Olafsson 10½/15 0 0 ½ * 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1

5th Bazan 9/15 0 0 0 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1

6th Wexler 8½/15 ½ 0 0 0 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1

7th Letelier Martner 8/15 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ 1 0 1 1 1 0 ½ 1

=8th Incutto 6½/15 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½

=8th Redolfi 6½/15 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1

=8th Foguelman 6½/15 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 ½

=11th Bielicki 6/15 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1

=11th Eliskases 6/15 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1

=13th Marini 4/15 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 1

=13th Alvarez del Monte 4/15 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1

=13th Gadia 4/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 1 1 * 0

16th Saadi 2/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 *

Round One, March 29th
J L Alvarez del Monte vs Eliskases, 1960
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
C Bielicki vs Spassky, 1960
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Foguelman, 1960
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
C Incutto vs F Olafsson, 1960
(E97) King's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Letelier vs J Saadi, 1960
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 22 moves, 1-0
L Marini vs O Gadia, 1960
(A10) English, 28 moves, 0-1
R A Redolfi vs O Bazan, 1960
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1
B Wexler vs Fischer, 1960
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Two, March 30th
O Bazan vs C Incutto, 1960
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
C Bielicki vs R A Redolfi, 1960
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 62 moves, 0-1
Eliskases vs Letelier, 1960
(A12) English with b3, 34 moves, 0-1
Foguelman vs J L Alvarez del Monte, 1960
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
O Gadia vs B Wexler, 1960
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 44 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs Bronstein, 1960
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Saadi vs L Marini, 1960
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 30 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Fischer, 1960
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Round Three, March 31st
J L Alvarez del Monte vs F Olafsson, 1960
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs O Bazan, 1960
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs O Gadia, 1960
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
C Incutto vs C Bielicki, 1960
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Letelier vs Foguelman, 1960
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 53 moves, 0-1
L Marini vs Eliskases, 1960
(A16) English, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
R A Redolfi vs Spassky, 1960
(B53) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1
B Wexler vs J Saadi, 1960
(A14) English, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Four, April 2nd
O Bazan vs J L Alvarez del Monte, 1960
(E92) King's Indian, 59 moves, 1-0
C Bielicki vs Bronstein, 1960
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Eliskases vs B Wexler, 1960
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 54 moves, 0-1
Foguelman vs L Marini, 1960
(B56) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0
F Olafsson vs Letelier, 1960
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 66 moves, 0-1
R A Redolfi vs C Incutto, 1960
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 1-0
J Saadi vs Fischer, 1960
(A16) English, 34 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs O Gadia, 1960
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Five, April 3rd
J L Alvarez del Monte vs C Bielicki, 1960
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs R A Redolfi, 1960
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs Eliskases, 1960
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
O Gadia vs J Saadi, 1960
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
C Incutto vs Spassky, 1960
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Letelier vs O Bazan, 1960
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
L Marini vs F Olafsson, 1960
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 0-1
B Wexler vs Foguelman, 1960
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, April 4th
O Bazan vs L Marini, 1960
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 41 moves, 1-0
C Bielicki vs Letelier, 1960
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Eliskases vs O Gadia, 1960
(B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0
Foguelman vs Fischer, 1960
(B54) Sicilian, 71 moves, 0-1
C Incutto vs Bronstein, 1960
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs B Wexler, 1960
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 1-0
R A Redolfi vs J L Alvarez del Monte, 1960
(C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs J Saadi, 1960
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 40 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, April 5th
J L Alvarez del Monte vs C Incutto, 1960
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Spassky, 1960
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs F Olafsson, 1960
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
O Gadia vs Foguelman, 1960
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
Letelier vs R A Redolfi, 1960
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0
L Marini vs C Bielicki, 1960
(A16) English, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Saadi vs Eliskases, 1960
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 0-1
B Wexler vs O Bazan, 1960
(A15) English, 25 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, April 7th
O Bazan vs Fischer, 1960
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 0-1
C Bielicki vs B Wexler, 1960
(E12) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs J L Alvarez del Monte, 1960
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0
Foguelman vs J Saadi, 1960
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
C Incutto vs Letelier, 1960
(A21) English, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs O Gadia, 1960
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 51 moves, 1-0
R A Redolfi vs L Marini, 1960
(B30) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Eliskases, 1960
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, April 8th
J L Alvarez del Monte vs Spassky, 1960
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 24 moves, 0-1
Eliskases vs Foguelman, 1960
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 41 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs C Bielicki, 1960
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0
O Gadia vs O Bazan, 1960
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Letelier vs Bronstein, 1960
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
L Marini vs C Incutto, 1960
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Saadi vs F Olafsson, 1960
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 0-1
B Wexler vs R A Redolfi, 1960
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, April 9th
J L Alvarez del Monte vs Letelier, 1960
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
O Bazan vs J Saadi, 1960
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 1-0
C Bielicki vs O Gadia, 1960
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 51 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs L Marini, 1960
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
C Incutto vs B Wexler, 1960
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs Eliskases, 1960
(B10) Caro-Kann, 35 moves, 1-0
R A Redolfi vs Fischer, 1960
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Foguelman, 1960
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, April 10th
Eliskases vs O Bazan, 1960
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs C Incutto, 1960
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 52 moves, 1-0
Foguelman vs F Olafsson, 1960
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 46 moves, 0-1
O Gadia vs R A Redolfi, 1960
(B32) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0
Letelier vs Spassky, 1960
(B50) Sicilian, 49 moves, 0-1
L Marini vs J L Alvarez del Monte, 1960
(A16) English, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Saadi vs C Bielicki, 1960
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 51 moves, 0-1
B Wexler vs Bronstein, 1960
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 32 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve, April 12th
J L Alvarez del Monte vs B Wexler, 1960
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
O Bazan vs Foguelman, 1960
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
C Bielicki vs Eliskases, 1960
(E61) King's Indian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs Fischer, 1960
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
C Incutto vs O Gadia, 1960
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Letelier vs L Marini, 1960
(A61) Benoni, 70 moves, 1-0
R A Redolfi vs J Saadi, 1960
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs F Olafsson, 1960
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen, April 13th
Eliskases vs R A Redolfi, 1960
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs J L Alvarez del Monte, 1960
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 37 moves, 1-0
Foguelman vs C Bielicki, 1960
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 41 moves, 0-1
O Gadia vs Bronstein, 1960
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
L Marini vs Spassky, 1960
(A10) English, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs O Bazan, 1960
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
J Saadi vs C Incutto, 1960
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
B Wexler vs Letelier, 1960
(A21) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Fourteen, April 14th
J L Alvarez del Monte vs O Gadia, 1960
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
C Bielicki vs F Olafsson, 1960
(E12) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs J Saadi, 1960
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 26 moves, 1-0
C Incutto vs Eliskases, 1960
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
L Marini vs B Wexler, 1960
(A21) English, 38 moves, 0-1
R A Redolfi vs Foguelman, 1960
(B53) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs O Bazan, 1960
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0
Round Fifteen, April 15th
O Bazan vs C Bielicki, 1960
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Eliskases vs Bronstein, 1960
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 58 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs L Marini, 1960
(B56) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Foguelman vs C Incutto, 1960
(C11) French, 45 moves, 0-1
O Gadia vs Letelier, 1960
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs R A Redolfi, 1960
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Saadi vs J L Alvarez del Monte, 1960
(A16) English, 42 moves, 0-1
B Wexler vs Spassky, 1960
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
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