Herceg-Novi 1970

Submitted by RookHouse on Fri, 05/09/2008 at 8:56am.

The Herceg Novi Blitz Tournament of 1970 was the greatest speed tournament of the 20th century. Four world champions competed in the tournament and Bobby Fischer finished 4 ½ points ahead of the second place finisher, Mikhail Tal.

Fischer also dominated the Soviet players, 8 ½ - 1 ½, soundly defeating Tal, Tigran Petrosian and Vasily Smyslov, 6-0; breaking even with Viktor Korchnoi; and defeating David Bronstein with a win and draw. According to one report, Fischer spent no more than 2 ½ minutes on any game.

Herceg Novi Blitz Tournament (5-Minute Chess)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Totals
1. Fischer	x	2	1	2	1½	1½	2	2	1½	1½	2	2	19
2. Tal	0	x	2	1	0	2	1½	½	2	1½	2	2	14½
3. Korchnoi	1	0	x	½	0	2	2	2	1	1½	2	2	14
4. Petrosian	0	1	1½	x	1	1	1½	1	1	1½	2	2	13½
5. Bronstein	½	2	2	1	x	½	½	1	½	1½	1½	2	13
6. Hort	½	0	0	1	1½	x	1	2	2	1	1	2	12
7. Matulovic	0	½	0	½	1½	1	x	½	2	2	1½	1	10½
8. Smyslov	0	1½	0	1	1	0	1½	x	½	1	1	2	9½
9. Reshevsky	½	0	1	1	1½	0	0	1½	x	½	1½	1	8½
10. Uhlmann	½	½	½	½	½	1	0	1	1½	x	0	2	8
11. Ivkov	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	1	½	2	x	2	7½
12. Ostojic	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	x	2