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Chess 29 Oct 1959, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Chess
The Guardian, Chess, Thursday, October 29, 1959, Greater London, England Problem No. 548 By P. A. Petkow...
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Problem No. 548 By P. A. Petkow (Bulgaria).
Black (8)
White (7)
White mates in two moves.
FEN 8/7p/1p2N2K/3p4/R1bBkN2/R1b4Q/3p4/3n4 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nd3 Bxd4 2. Ng5#
The genius of Tal
The first of the games from the candidates' tournament given below illustrates the combinative genius of Tal at his best; the second shows how the strain of a vital encounter can affect even the greatest masters. At the time of the game Keres was trying hard to keep up with Tal, and this accounts for his uncharacteristic capture of a pawn in the opening at the expense of development.
Fischer played the counter-attack well, but he should not have won but for White's blunder on move 24, Instead 24. B-B3, followed by K-N2, would at least draw.
Mikhail Tal vs Robert James Fischer
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 20, Oct-11
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation. Normal Defense (E93) 1-0
Paul Keres vs Robert James Fischer
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 15, Oct-03
Indian Game: London System (A48) 0-1
Tal Beats Fischer Again 29 Oct 1959, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
TAL BEATS FISCHER AGAIN
From a Chess Correspondent
Belgrade, October 28.
Tal beat Fischer in the adjourned 27th round game of the candidates' tournament for the world chess championship. Keres beat Gligoric, Smyslov beat Olafsson, and Benko drew with Petrosian.
The scores with one round to play are
Tal (U.S.S.R.) 19½,
Keres (U.S.S.R.) 18½,
Smyslov (U.S.S.R.) 15,
Petrosian (U.S.S.R.) 14½,
Gligoric (Yugoslavia) 12½,
Fischer (U.S.A.) 11½,
Olafsson (Iceland) 9,
and Benko (Stateless) 7½.
Tal Wins Right To Compete For World Chess Title 30 Oct 1959, Fri The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Tal wins right to compete for world chess title
From a Chess Correspondent
Belgrade, October 29.
Mikhail Tal, aged 22, is to challenge Mikhail Botvinnik for the world chess championship, which will be held, probably in Moscow, in March next year.
By drawing with Benko in the twenty-eighth and final round to-day Tal won the candidates' tournament, in which eight grandmasters have been fighting it out for the past couple of months. Keres was second and qualifies automatically for a place in the next candidates' tournament in three years' time.
It has seemed from early on in the tournament, when it became clear that the former world champion Smyslov had lost his form, that Tal was the most likely winner, though at one stage in the final quarter Keres ran close on his heels. Tal has certainly played superbly and has had the mastery of nearly all his opponents.
Two players have greatly disappointed in the tournament Smyslov and Gligoric, the latter on his home ground. Many Yugoslav chess supporters had placed high hopes in Gligoric and he has had some successes, but even his win against Smyslov (White) in eighteen moves was due mainly to the blunders the Russian made.
Of the non-Russians only Fischer, of the United States, looks as if one day he will be a serious contender for the world title. He played very well against Tal in his twenty-seventh round game and should have won. At 16 he has been both the youngest competitor and the most promising. It is not impossible that the day will come when the Soviet Union has to give up the title to an American.
