Grondmaster ayme, lefl, explafntnq the qallle 01 d»eu to 80"011, c.nter, and USSR Champion Stein, Byrne later floated SteIn 10 anOfher leuon o"er the board. accountmq tor Sleln's only lou 01 lhe lournamenl, SARAJEVO 1967 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 W L D !: ~~::: :::::::::::::::::::::.:.... .::: :' .' ...: . ~ ~~, ---.-~;.-.::~;--:~;-"~,==~: =~~f. =~"tl =j~~=;~t="ii"'\'----;.~:;:--;"-;-·I - ::- -;:===-;~'----;~'---";:""~=- 10 ~ .4- ~ 3. tknko , If.! Y.i: % 0 I 0 1 1 I ~ I \ _ ;-1 _~'~ ,;--;;-, - \1)-5 x 1h 'h ':-l - '--'' 1 I I 1 'h I 0 I ,';-,,'c-- -:';-_-- 1().5_ °1 '""' 1h x 0 0 n 1 n I ¥, I 1 1 I ,..' .....;:3_ ~ 9Ik.5 ~ h 1 x I,i h ~ 1 n h I I,i 1;.--:1_ _ 5 1 9 9h . ~~ ° "1 h 1 I,i x 0 I 'h 0 1 "':"''-''''7----:-1 t 6" 5'- - 8'7 .6% o o lit liz 1 x 1,1: .., .., 1 "':t I t ¥l -.' , 2 ~ 81.1 f1lh 1 0 0 n 0 If. :< 0 0 1 J I n _ -;-I _ ';--;-6_ ,_ _ ,.. - 11 Duc1n tcin .. .. .... ... n ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ "~'- : : ~ ~ ~ --,~,,-:~:-~ ----.-~ :: ~! 12. Ja.noS('vic .... ... ... ... .. ~_-;";... _~ ~ _Ifl "1 ;;:0'--;,;..0 _ 0,,-:"':-"''7--;;:''--''''' 1 ~"''-.;.I _ _.;:-' _ ;!i 8 f.. 9 13. Pict%.Sch ................................... \o!t Vr 'tit;. _ ";. ,-~O:- 0 n 'fl 0 0 . __1 'h x 0 1:'.1 0 1 6 --;8- - - 5- 10 14. Bogdanuvic .. .................. Y.t 0 0 0 0 lit Yt 0 0 Yt 1 0 I x 0 h 2 8 5 _ _ " "1.100" :~ : ~:~;:~. ~; :: .. :':.'.:::: .... ... ::::.:::::. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ; I: .-=--';_-~l~"--:;'-- " ;: :~~ A lull report on thb important tour nament will appear in July CHESS LIFE. ~ UNITED Volume XXII Numb<.'r 5 June. 1. 6; EDITOR: Burt Hochberg CONTENTS CHESS FEDERATION International Grand Prix af Monoco 1967, by William Lombardy ... ..... 14L. PRESIDENT Marshall Rohland Chess Life, Here and There, compiled by Wm. 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A record ot all ma;or U.S. tourna menlS and reports on inlernational. nalional, slale. a nd local events. Annual rallng lisls and supplements listing all nationally-rated U.S. lournamenl players. 1966 Annuals now available, each $7.00 postpaid. 1961 , 1962, 1963, 1964, I nd 1965 AnnuIll, l ing I. volumes, eOl ch $6.00 postplld. SPECIALl FIVE VOLUMES FOR $22_501 (One for ..ch yeu, five for I given yelr, or Iny ..sortm ent of five volumel.) One 1966 Annual plus Any Five earlier ¥alumes, $29,00 JUNE, 1967 143 International Grand Prix of Monaco 1967 by International Grandmaster William Lombardy "Very early Fischer caused the tension to run high," commented a well·known chess columnist analyzing the Lombardy­ Fischer game, a deadly serious affair in contrast to the other games between nati!! ns. Indeed, it was th ~ first bl ood· letting of the tournament. The first round pairings were forced and so were the results. The French, the Yugoslavs, the Soviets, all played "friendly" draws. Mutual respect, fear of losing, a desire not to hurt the other man's feelings sums up an approach to the game to which }'ischer certainly does not sub· scribe. Both sides began quiet build-ups. But Lombardy, undoubtedly due to the lack of serious international competition, consumed too much time. The critical last hour saw him commit severai faulh which, though minor, resulted in the dissipation of a clear positional advan· t1ge. Adjournment came with Lombardy sealing his move. Lombardy.Fischer next but Fischer soon revealed himself that Friday morning. Imagine Bobby on to be the master chef in this variation the Black side of a Dragon Sicilian! d the King's Indian. Confer the glme Playing lackadaisically, he missed a Reshevsky-Fischer, Piatigorsky Cup 1966.