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Master Class Vol.1: Bobby Fischer
No other World Champion was more infamous both inside and outside the chess world than Bobby Fischer. On this DVD, a team of experts shows you the winning techniques and strategies employed by the 11th World Champion.
Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenco delves into Fischer’s openings, and retraces the development of his repertoire. What variations did Fischer play, and what sources did he use to arm himself against the best Soviet players? Mihail Marin explains Fischer’s particular style and his special strategic talent in annotated games against Spassky, Taimanov and other greats. Karsten Müller is not just a leading international endgame expert, but also a true Fischer connoisseur.
Viktor Kortschnoi wanted to win against Fischer but though he was better he was never winning and could not overcome Fischer's precise and tenacious defense.
After a slow start into the tournament former World Champion Vassily Smyslov is getting more and more into shape. In round 16 he played a fine game against Wolfgang Uhlmann from East Germany, and with one round to go he still shares second and third place with Vlastimil Hort.
Vassily Smyslov | Photo: Dutch National Archive
The tournament was long and the players get tired and blunder more often. Vlastimil Hort is the only player in the field who has not lost a single game so far and in round 16 he had an easy win after Risto Nicevski blundered.
Vlastimil Hort
Walter Browne also seemed to be tired. Everything was fine in his game against former World Champion Tigran Petrosian but with two blunders in a row Browne threw the game away.
Ivkov ½-½ Gligoric
Browne 0-1 Petrosian
Ghitescu ½-½ Kovacevic
Minic ½-½ Udovcic
Hort 1-0 Nicevski
Parma ½-½ Bertok
Smyslov 1-0 Uhlmann
Fischer ½-½ Kortschnoi
Kurajica ½-½ Marovic
| 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 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 / 16 | ||
| 2 | Vassily V Smyslov | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10.5 / 16 | ||
| 3 | Vlastimil Hort | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10.5 / 16 | ||
| 4 | Tigran V Petrosian | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10.0 / 16 | ||
| 5 | Viktor Lvovich Kortschnoj | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10.0 / 16 | ||
| 6 | Svetozar Gligoric | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 / 16 | ||
| 7 | Dragoljub Minic | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 8.5 / 16 | ||
| 8 | Vlatko Kovacevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8.0 / 16 | ||
| 9 | Borislav Ivkov | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8.0 / 16 | ||
| 10 | Mario Bertok | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8.0 / 16 | ||
| 11 | Wolfgang Uhlmann | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 / 16 | ||
| 12 | Bojan Kurajica | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.5 / 16 | ||
| 13 | Bruno Parma | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.5 / 16 | ||
| 14 | Walter Shawn Browne | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 / 16 | ||
| 15 | Theodor Ghitescu | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6.5 / 16 | ||
| 16 | Drazen Marovic | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5.5 / 16 | ||
| 17 | Mijo Udovcic | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 / 16 | ||
| 18 | Risto Nicevski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3.5 / 16 |
