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Fischer finished with 13 out of 17 points. Throughout the event, he was unexpectedly defeated by Yugoslavian grandmaster Vlatko Kovacevic — otherwise his lead over the chasing group would have been even larger than just two points. Vlastimil Hort quite rightly made it into this second-placed group: the Czechoslovakian grandmaster was the only player to get through the tournament undefeated! Ex-world champion Vasily Smyslov, Viktor Korchnoi and Svetozar Gligoric shared second place with Hort. Half a point back, Tigran Petrosian, the other former world champion in the field, finished sixth.
Soviet grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, who recently lost to Boris Spassky in the final of the Candidates Tournament, made it to second place with a win against Bruno Parma:
Viktor Korchnoi
Borislav Ivkov was the first player to win a FIDE Junior World Championship in 1951. He is now 36 and is one of the strongest players in Yugoslavia, which he impressively demonstrated yesterday against his compatriot Mijo Udovcic.
Bobby Fischer's compatriot 21-year-old Walter Browne is in the process of establishing himself among the world's best players, which is demonstrated by the fact that FIDE recently awarded him the title of grandmaster. At the Tournament of Peace, however, Browne did not make it into the top half of the table. Even his easy win yesterday against Risto Nicevski could not change that.
Svetozar Gligoric played tournament games against people like Tartakower and Bogoljubow in his youth — at 47, the long-standing Yugoslavian pioneer can almost be considered to be a legend. He once again underlined his outstanding status in the chess world yesterday when, thanks to a fine victory over Romanian champion Theodor Ghitescu, he was able to work his way up to shared second place in the standings table.
Svetozar Gligoric and Bobby Fischer
Wolfgang Uhlmann from Dresden also ended the tournament with a win — his game against Bojan Kurajica lasted an incredible 112 moves.
| 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 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 / 17 | |
| 2 | Viktor Lvovich Kortschnoj | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11.0 / 17 | |
| 3 | Vassily V Smyslov | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11.0 / 17 | |
| 4 | Svetozar Gligoric | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.0 / 17 | |
| 5 | Vlastimil Hort | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11.0 / 17 | |
| 6 | Tigran V Petrosian | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10.5 / 17 | |
| 7 | Borislav Ivkov | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 / 17 | |
| 8 | Dragoljub Minic | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 9.0 / 17 | |
| 9 | Vlatko Kovacevic | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8.5 / 17 | |
| 10 | Wolfgang Uhlmann | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 / 17 | |
| 11 | Mario Bertok | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8.5 / 17 | |
| 12 | Walter Shawn Browne | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 / 17 | |
| 13 | Bojan Kurajica | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.5 / 17 | |
| 14 | Bruno Parma | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.5 / 17 | |
| 15 | Theodor Ghitescu | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6.5 / 17 | |
| 16 | Drazen Marovic | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6.0 / 17 | |
| 17 | Mijo Udovcic | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 / 17 | |
| 18 | Risto Nicevski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3.5 / 17 |
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.
