Preface
H t was in the spring of 2002, during preparations V for the 40th anniversary Commemoration Tour- nament organized by the Cura ao 1962-2002 Chess Foundation, that Ger Jan Meijer first came up with the idea for a book about the 1962 Candidates' Tournament. To be sure there was a well documented tournament bulletin and a relatively unknown book in Spanish Curazao 1962, subtitled 'Ocho aspirantes al Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez', but the impact that the 1962 Tournament had and still has on chess...
ROUND Pft
The bulletin opens with the observation that Tal is following the tournament from his hospital bed with the aid of a magnetic chess board. This enabled him to witness how Geller's hope of victory went up in smoke after his dramatic defeat at the hands of Fischer. Petrosian exploited Geller s slip-up by beating Kortchnoi with striking ease. This game has become the most famous one of all the games in this tournament. This is somewhat puzzling, as any good grandmaster would have been able to play...
ROUND Eop
Filip - Geller Ya-Ya Fischer - Tal Keres and Petrosian remain in first place after concluding a draw that caused a great deal of controversy. The other two games are adjourned When play is resumed, Geller, who had to win to stay in the race, barely managed to save his skin in a rook ending. Filip plays on until the second time-control, but then resigns himself to the draw. Benko adjourns in a superior position against Kortchnoi and in a lengthy second sitting converts his advantage to a win....
Tigran Petrosian Viktor Kortchnoi
After his stroke of good luck in the previous round, Petrosian again takes it easy as White. He may briefly have striven for an advantage, but he soon acquiesces in a draw. I.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3. f3 4.Wa4 c6 5. C3 g4 6. e5 67 7.Wxc4 e6 8.Ag5 Ae7 9. xf6 lxf6 10. xd7 Wxd7 II.e3 Ae7 12.a3 0-0 13.Ae2 a5 14.Wa2 c5 15.dxc5 Wc6 16.0-0 Wxc5 17.Sac1 We5 18.b4 c6 19. a4 Hfc8 20.g3 Ad6 21. b2 U8 22. C4 Wf5 23.3fd1 e5 24. xe5 Wxe5 25.U3 Ic726.Wd2a5 V2-V2 I.e4 c5 2. f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4. xd4 c6 5. C3 Wc7 6Ae3 a6...