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Rudolf Teschner did not fear playing against the Yugoslavian Ivkov, who was placed comfortably ahead of him in the — unwritten — hierarchy of chess players. Teschner was not impressed when Ivkov and his dangerous-looking pawn duo made a final attempt to win in the centre of the board. On the contrary: Teschner bothered Ivkov’s increasingly vulnerable king with mate threats and got himself a nice passed pawn. When Ivkov was finally overtaken tactically, Teschner single-mindedly secured the full point:
How to combat rare lines as Black
A complete repertoire for Black is set out to be used against moves such as 1.Nf3, 1.f4, 1.g3, 1.Nc3, 1.b3, 1.b4 and 1.g4. The author uses content from his own notebooks to provide a full explanation of how to proceed.
Borislav Ivkov has suffered two successive defeats
The sole leader Paul Keres drew against Wolfgang Unzicker — the game lasted just 14 moves. World Champion Petrosian used this opportunity to reduce the gap with Keres to just one point. In his game against the Bulgarian Bobotsov, Petrosian obtained a clean, smooth victory:
In third place, Bamberg’s grandmaster Lothar Schmid is half a point behind the world champion. Schmid also gained a full point yesterday as he coolly rejected Jürgen Teufel’s attacking attempts:
This DVD offers Black a complete repertoire against all weapons White may employ on move six. The recommended repertoire is not as risky as other Sicilians but still offers Black plenty of counter-play.
Another half point behind, Rudolf Teschner is sharing fourth place with Wolfgang Unzicker and the Finnish Heikki Westerinen.
Great interest of spectators at the playing hall
| Board | Name | Result | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Guenter Kestler | ½ - ½ | Jan Hein Donner |
| 2 | Klaus Klundt | ½ - ½ | Heikki MJ Westerinen |
| 3 | Paul Keres | ½ - ½ | Wolfgang Unzicker |
| 4 | Juergen Teufel | 0 - 1 | Lothar Schmid |
| 5 | Andreas Dueckstein | 1 - 0 | Roman Toran Albero |
| 6 | Laszlo Szabo | ½ - ½ | Helmut Pfleger |
| 7 | Tigran V Petrosian | 1 - 0 | Milko Georgiev Bobotsov |
| 8 | Borislav Ivkov | 0 - 1 | Rudolf Teschner |
| Rg. | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. |
| 1 | Paul Keres | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | ||||
| 2 | Tigran V Petrosian | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.5 | ||||
| 3 | Lothar Schmid | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | ||||
| 4 | Wolfgang Unzicker | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | ||||
| 5 | Rudolf Teschner | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.5 | ||||
| 6 | Heikki MJ Westerinen | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7.5 | ||||
| 7 | Helmut Pfleger | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | ||||
| 8 | Borislav Ivkov | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | ||||
| 9 | Jan Hein Donner | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | ||||
| 10 | Milko Georgiev Bobotsov | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | ||||
| 11 | Laszlo Szabo | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | ||||
| 12 | Hans Guenter Kestler | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | ||||
| 13 | Juergen Teufel | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 14 | Andreas Dueckstein | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 15 | Klaus Klundt | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | ||||
| 16 | Roman Toran Albero | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2.5 |
