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USSR: Tigran Petrosian
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Subsequent Lone Pine tournaments would be nine-round events and thus meet FIDE requirements for rated Swiss tournaments. Former World Champion Tigran Petrosian (USSR) won the $8000 first prize, with a 5.5–1.5 score, the lowest winning seven-round score in Lone Pine history. Second place at 5–2 was shared by Larry Christiansen (USA), Vassily Smyslov (U |
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USSR: Tigran Petrosian
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nament], Mark Weeks' Chess Pages The field was largely the same as at the 1959 Candidates Tournament in Yugoslavia, with Mikhail Tal (USSR), Paul Keres (USSR), Tigran Petrosian (USSR), Bobby Fischer (USA), and Pal Benko (USA) as the five returning players. The three new players were Yefim Geller (USSR), Miroslav Filip (Czechoslovakia), and Viktor Korchnoi (USS |
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USSR: Tigran Petrosian
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2]]: ==Events== *'''March 8''' – World Chess Championship 1963#Interzonal|5th Interzonal Tournament at Stockholm won by Bobby Fischer (USA) with 17.5/22. Tigran Petrosian (USSR) and Efim Geller (USSR) tied for 2nd–3rd with 15 points, Victor Korchnoi (USSR) and Miroslav Filip (Czechoslovakia) tied for 4th–5th with 14 points. Pal Benko (USA) won the sixth and |
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USSR: Tigran Petrosian
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a (document)|visa]]s caused a delay while another site was found. *World Chess Championship 1963#Candidates Tournament|5th Candidates Tournament in Curaçao won by Tigran Petrosian (USSR) with 17.5/27, a half point ahead of Paul Keres (USSR) and Efim Geller (USSR) tied for 2nd–3rd. Bobby Fischer (USA) finishes fourth. The victory makes Petrosian the challenger in the [ |