Rovinj/Zagreb, Round 12: Fischer wins and wins

by André Schulz
4/21/2020 – After 11 rounds the Tournament of Peace in Rovinj/Zagreb moved from Rovinj to Zagreb but tournament leader Bobby Fischer continues to win. In round 12 he defeated Mijo Udovcic and with 10.0/12 (+9, =2, -1) he is now two points ahead of Svetozar Gligoric and Viktor Kortschnoi.
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Tournament of Peace, Round 12: Fischer increases his lead

The 2. Tournament of Peace left the pretty resort town of Rovinj and moved to the Croatian capital Zagreb where the last six rounds of the tournament will be played. Tournament leader Bobby Fischer survived the move without any problem and won again. His victim in the 12th round of the tournament was Mijo Udovcic. The Croatian is 50 years old and the oldest player in the field, closely followed by former World Champion Vassily Smyslov with 49 years of age.

Udovcic works as a judge in Zagreb but although he is an amateur he became a grandmaster in 1962 – the first Croatian grandmaster ever. At Chess Olympiads and European Team Championships he has played several times in the national team of Yugoslavia.

Udovcic had Black and after Fischer's "Best-by-Test" favourite 1.e4 decided to go for the Yugoslav Defence 1.e4 d6. Fischer reacted aggressively and quickly pushed his kingside pawns ahead.

But after the opening Udovcic seemed to be okay, at least on first sight.

 
Fischer-Udovcic
Position after 12...Qb6

Black attacks the pawn on b2 and White's king seems to be a bit vulnerable. However, after 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Nd5 White had a strong outpost on d5 that shielded him from too much trouble.

A lew moves later Udovcic tried a tactical trick.

 
Position after 16...Be6!?

How did Fischer react? Prosaically! He played 17.Ne3 and the game followed the course of many other games by Fischer – the American reached a better endgame and won without much trouble.

 

White played 26.Nxe5 and on his route Ne5-d3-c5-e6 he grabbed some more pawns.

Viktor Kortschnoi had White against Vlatko Kovacevic and won an exciting King's Indian. White left his king in the center and attacked on the queenside, Black countered on the kingside.

 
Kortschnoj-Kovacevic

Here Black tried the strange 20...Qd7 (After 20...Rf7 Black is OK.) and lost an exchange after 21.Nb6.

Vassily Smyslov won a fine positional game against Walter Browne.

 
Smyslov-Browne

52.g5 was decisive.

A little chat: Mrs. Petrosian, Mrs. Kortschnoi and Mrs. Smyslov

The Yugoslavian duel between Borislav Ivkov and Risto Nicevski ended in Ivkov's favour. Dragoljub Minic won against Drazen Marovic.

Games from Round 1 to 12

 
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1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Be2 0-0 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.0-0 Nc6 10.b3 Bf6 11.Be3 d5 12.c5 Nc8 13.h3 Be6 14.Bb5 N8e7 15.Bg5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 Nf5 17.Nf3 f6 18.Re1 Qd7 19.b4 Nfe7 20.Ba4 a6 21.Rb1 Bf7 22.b5 axb5 23.Bxb5 Ng6 24.Qd2 Rfe8 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Bd3 Na5 27.Rb5 Qd8 28.h4 Ne7 29.Qf4 Qd7 30.Nd2 Bg6 31.Bxg6 hxg6 32.Rb1 Nec6 33.Nb5 Rc8 34.a4 Qf5 35.Qxf5 gxf5 36.f4 Kf7 37.Kf2 Ne7 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Browne,W-Marovic,D-1–01970B05Rovinj/Zagreb1
Ghitescu,T-Udovcic,M-0–11970B06Rovinj/Zagreb1
Hort,V-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970C15Rovinj/Zagreb1
Ivkov,B-Bertok,M-½–½1970D58Rovinj/Zagreb1
Kurajica,B-Kovacevic,V-½–½1970B15Rovinj/Zagreb1
Minic,D-Kortschnoj,V-1–01970C04Rovinj/Zagreb1
Parma,B-Fischer,R-0–11970B97Rovinj/Zagreb1
Petrosian,T-Nicevski,R-1–01970E91Rovinj/Zagreb1
Smyslov,V-Gligoric,S-0–11970E61Rovinj/Zagreb1
Bertok,M-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970C85Rovinj/Zagreb2
Fischer,R-Nicevski,R-1–01970B80Rovinj/Zagreb2
Gligoric,S-Kurajica,B-½–½1970D58Rovinj/Zagreb2
Kortschnoj,V-Ivkov,B-1–01970D34Rovinj/Zagreb2
Kovacevic,V-Hort,V-0–11970E95Rovinj/Zagreb2
Marovic,D-Petrosian,T-½–½1970E41Rovinj/Zagreb2
Parma,B-Minic,D-½–½1970C67Rovinj/Zagreb2
Udovcic,M-Smyslov,V-½–½1970D77Rovinj/Zagreb2
Uhlmann,W-Browne,W-1–01970A35Rovinj/Zagreb2
Browne,W-Kovacevic,V-1–01970B15Rovinj/Zagreb3
Ghitescu,T-Kortschnoj,V-½–½1970D88Rovinj/Zagreb3
Hort,V-Gligoric,S-½–½1970C93Rovinj/Zagreb3
Ivkov,B-Parma,B-1–01970A33Rovinj/Zagreb3
Kurajica,B-Udovcic,M-½–½1970B81Rovinj/Zagreb3
Minic,D-Fischer,R-0–11970B99Rovinj/Zagreb3
Nicevski,R-Marovic,D-½–½1970C19Rovinj/Zagreb3
Petrosian,T-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970E89Rovinj/Zagreb3
Smyslov,V-Bertok,M-½–½1970A38Rovinj/Zagreb3
Bertok,M-Kurajica,B-½–½1970B13Rovinj/Zagreb4
Fischer,R-Marovic,D-1–01970B10Rovinj/Zagreb4
Gligoric,S-Browne,W-½–½1970A59Rovinj/Zagreb4
Kortschnoj,V-Smyslov,V-½–½1970C93Rovinj/Zagreb4
Kovacevic,V-Petrosian,T-0–11970A53Rovinj/Zagreb4
Minic,D-Ivkov,B-½–½1970C98Rovinj/Zagreb4
Parma,B-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970C87Rovinj/Zagreb4
Udovcic,M-Hort,V-0–11970D94Rovinj/Zagreb4
Uhlmann,W-Nicevski,R-0–11970E74Rovinj/Zagreb4
Browne,W-Udovcic,M-1–01970B88Rovinj/Zagreb5
Ghitescu,T-Minic,D-½–½1970A65Rovinj/Zagreb5
Hort,V-Bertok,M-½–½1970A56Rovinj/Zagreb5
Ivkov,B-Fischer,R-½–½1970B14Rovinj/Zagreb5
Kurajica,B-Kortschnoj,V-0–11970B70Rovinj/Zagreb5
Marovic,D-Uhlmann,W-0–11970E62Rovinj/Zagreb5
Nicevski,R-Kovacevic,V-½–½1970B32Rovinj/Zagreb5
Petrosian,T-Gligoric,S-0–11970E97Rovinj/Zagreb5
Smyslov,V-Parma,B-½–½1970E06Rovinj/Zagreb5
Bertok,M-Browne,W-½–½1970D47Rovinj/Zagreb6
Fischer,R-Uhlmann,W-1–01970C15Rovinj/Zagreb6
Gligoric,S-Nicevski,R-1–01970A69Rovinj/Zagreb6
Ivkov,B-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970D38Rovinj/Zagreb6
Kortschnoj,V-Hort,V-½–½1970B10Rovinj/Zagreb6
Kovacevic,V-Marovic,D-½–½1970B06Rovinj/Zagreb6
Minic,D-Smyslov,V-½–½1970C97Rovinj/Zagreb6
Parma,B-Kurajica,B-½–½1970B49Rovinj/Zagreb6
Udovcic,M-Petrosian,T-0–11970A04Rovinj/Zagreb6
Browne,W-Kortschnoj,V-0–11970B44Rovinj/Zagreb7
Ghitescu,T-Fischer,R-0–11970E82Rovinj/Zagreb7
Hort,V-Parma,B-½–½1970E11Rovinj/Zagreb7
Kurajica,B-Minic,D-½–½1970B47Rovinj/Zagreb7
Marovic,D-Gligoric,S-0–11970D78Rovinj/Zagreb7
Nicevski,R-Udovcic,M-0–11970B08Rovinj/Zagreb7
Petrosian,T-Bertok,M-½–½1970E14Rovinj/Zagreb7
Smyslov,V-Ivkov,B-1–01970E61Rovinj/Zagreb7
Uhlmann,W-Kovacevic,V-0–11970D38Rovinj/Zagreb7
Bertok,M-Nicevski,R-1–01970D40Rovinj/Zagreb8
Fischer,R-Kovacevic,V-0–11970C15Rovinj/Zagreb8
Ghitescu,T-Smyslov,V-½–½1970E16Rovinj/Zagreb8
Gligoric,S-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970D90Rovinj/Zagreb8
Ivkov,B-Kurajica,B-½–½1970D37Rovinj/Zagreb8
Kortschnoj,V-Petrosian,T-½–½1970E19Rovinj/Zagreb8
Minic,D-Hort,V-½–½1970B07Rovinj/Zagreb8
Parma,B-Browne,W-½–½1970B99Rovinj/Zagreb8
Udovcic,M-Marovic,D-1–01970C04Rovinj/Zagreb8
Browne,W-Minic,D-½–½1970B92Rovinj/Zagreb9
Hort,V-Ivkov,B-1–01970E46Rovinj/Zagreb9
Kovacevic,V-Gligoric,S-½–½1970B20Rovinj/Zagreb9
Kurajica,B-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970B50Rovinj/Zagreb9
Marovic,D-Bertok,M-½–½1970A94Rovinj/Zagreb9
Nicevski,R-Kortschnoj,V-0–11970B88Rovinj/Zagreb9
Petrosian,T-Parma,B-1–01970E06Rovinj/Zagreb9
Smyslov,V-Fischer,R-½–½1970B26Rovinj/Zagreb9
Uhlmann,W-Udovcic,M-1–01970E74Rovinj/Zagreb9
Bertok,M-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970E74Rovinj/Zagreb10
Fischer,R-Gligoric,S-1–01970C93Rovinj/Zagreb10
Ghitescu,T-Hort,V-½–½1970E12Rovinj/Zagreb10
Ivkov,B-Browne,W-1–01970A58Rovinj/Zagreb10
Kortschnoj,V-Marovic,D-½–½1970E94Rovinj/Zagreb10
Minic,D-Petrosian,T-½–½1970C95Rovinj/Zagreb10
Parma,B-Nicevski,R-½–½1970B28Rovinj/Zagreb10
Smyslov,V-Kurajica,B-1–01970E08Rovinj/Zagreb10
Udovcic,M-Kovacevic,V-0–11970E03Rovinj/Zagreb10
Browne,W-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970B87Rovinj/Zagreb11
Gligoric,S-Udovcic,M-1–01970A59Rovinj/Zagreb11
Hort,V-Smyslov,V-½–½1970D13Rovinj/Zagreb11
Kovacevic,V-Bertok,M-1–01970B08Rovinj/Zagreb11
Kurajica,B-Fischer,R-0–11970B50Rovinj/Zagreb11
Marovic,D-Parma,B-½–½1970E11Rovinj/Zagreb11
Nicevski,R-Minic,D-0–11970B23Rovinj/Zagreb11
Petrosian,T-Ivkov,B-½–½1970E14Rovinj/Zagreb11
Uhlmann,W-Kortschnoj,V-½–½1970D41Rovinj/Zagreb11
Bertok,M-Gligoric,S-½–½1970E75Rovinj/Zagreb12
Fischer,R-Udovcic,M-1–01970B06Rovinj/Zagreb12
Ghitescu,T-Petrosian,T-½–½1970A56Rovinj/Zagreb12
Ivkov,B-Nicevski,R-1–01970A38Rovinj/Zagreb12
Kortschnoj,V-Kovacevic,V-1–01970A25Rovinj/Zagreb12
Kurajica,B-Hort,V-½–½1970B19Rovinj/Zagreb12
Minic,D-Marovic,D-0–11970C07Rovinj/Zagreb12
Parma,B-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970C09Rovinj/Zagreb12
Smyslov,V-Browne,W-1–01970E60Rovinj/Zagreb12

Standings after round 12

Rk. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts.
1 Robert James Fischer     1     ½ 0 ½ 1   1   1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 / 12
2 Viktor Lvovich Kortschnoj       ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½   0 1 ½ 1   ½   1 8.0 / 12
3 Svetozar Gligoric 0     1 ½ 1 ½   ½ ½   ½   ½   1 1 1 8.0 / 12
4 Tigran V Petrosian   ½ 0       1 ½ ½ ½ ½   ½   1 ½ 1 1 7.5 / 12
5 Vlastimil Hort   ½ ½     ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½   ½ ½ ½   1   7.5 / 12
6 Vassily V Smyslov ½ ½ 0   ½     1   ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½   ½   7.0 / 12
7 Vlatko Kovacevic 1 0 ½ 0 0       1 1   0   ½   ½ 1 ½ 6.0 / 12
8 Borislav Ivkov ½ 0   ½ 0 0       ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1     1 6.0 / 12
9 Wolfgang Uhlmann 0 ½ ½ ½ ½   0     ½   1     ½ 1 1 0 6.0 / 12
10 Mario Bertok     ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½     ½ ½ ½   ½   1 6.0 / 12
11 Dragoljub Minic 0 1   ½ ½ ½   ½       ½ ½ ½ ½ 0   1 6.0 / 12
12 Walter Shawn Browne   0 ½     0 1 0 0 ½ ½   ½   ½ 1 1   5.5 / 12
13 Theodor Ghitescu 0 ½   ½ ½ ½   ½   ½ ½ ½   ½ ½   0   5.0 / 12
14 Bojan Kurajica 0 0 ½   ½ 0 ½ ½   ½ ½   ½   ½   ½   4.5 / 12
15 Bruno Parma 0     0 ½ ½   0 ½   ½ ½ ½ ½   ½   ½ 4.5 / 12
16 Drazen Marovic 0 ½ 0 ½     ½   0 ½ 1 0     ½   0 ½ 4.0 / 12
17 Mijo Udovcic 0   0 0 0 ½ 0   0     0 1 ½   1   1 4.0 / 12
18 Risto Nicevski 0 0 0 0     ½ 0 1 0 0       ½ ½ 0   2.5 / 12

Translation from German: Johannes Fischer

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