709:, a full point ahead of the USSR's other leading players. In an effort to re-establish the USSR's supremacy at the top of world chess, their federation officials, led by Viktor Baturinsky, decide to get 'tough' on the players. Those wishing to play abroad next year are ordered to take part in the national championship. Short draws are outlawed and the players encouraged to be more ruthless and serious in their future endeavours. In the context of a previous disagreement between Spassky and Baturinsky, insiders interpret the new doctrine as an ill-fated attempt to expose Spassky as the weakness in the camp.
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Hungary (33/56). Efim Geller scores 90% to be the best individual performer. Despite being
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860:. It results in a three-way tie for first place, between
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1177:(Cafferty & Taimanov - Cadogan, 1998) p. 160
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799:(8½/11) fights off the twin challenge of
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16:Overview of the events of 1973 in chess
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1246:- Vol 39, December 1973, p.81
954:. Pre-tournament favourite,
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901:(10½/17), Semyon Furman,
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1272:Burgess, Graham (1999).
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897:(both 11½/17), ahead of
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583:For the first time, the
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2988:Chess newspaper columns
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2667:Queen and pawn vs queen
1276:. Gambit Publications.
920:takes first (7/9) from
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638:The final stage of the
615:steals the show at the
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891:Roman Dzindzichashvili
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2383:Vienna Game
2373:Scotch Game
2206:Prophylaxis
2122:Zwischenzug
2107:Undermining
2075:Overloading
2035:Combination
1884:descriptive
1579:Chess table
1574:Chess clock
1390:Grandmaster
1313:2009-10-20)
1088:Al Horowitz
940:Bruno Parma
876:Bent Larsen
841:is held in
828:IstvĂĄn Csom
803:(8/11) and
730:Efim Geller
678:(9/15). At
676:Jan Smejkal
664:Mikhail Tal
657:Klaus Darga
621:Efim Geller
560:Bent Larsen
424:Mikhail Tal
391:Top players
321:Rugby union
291:Racquetball
254:Mind sports
214:Flying disc
3123:Categories
3066:joke chess
3019:Chess club
2707:opposition
2169:Middlegame
2157:Initiative
2080:Pawn storm
2045:Deflection
1916:Key square
1906:Fianchetto
1839:Fast chess
1823:En passant
1515:chessboard
1266:References
1161:2008-09-24
1070:Hans Kmoch
968:Following
918:Jan Timman
837:The first
801:Tony Miles
768:Las Palmas
746:Jan Timman
617:Petropolis
585:Interzonal
400:Elo rating
398:top 10 by
383:Events in
373:Volleyball
264:Motorsport
239:Ice sports
234:Ice hockey
224:Gymnastics
132:Basketball
92:Air sports
3049:Stockfish
3039:Deep Blue
3034:AlphaZero
2942:paintings
2734:Tablebase
2698:Strategy
2608:Irregular
2363:Ruy Lopez
2323:Open Game
2090:Sacrifice
2050:Desperado
1953:connected
1926:Open file
1921:King walk
1879:algebraic
1810:Stalemate
1785:Checkmate
1510:Chess set
1502:Equipment
930:John Nunn
878:wins the
776:Amsterdam
722:Hilversum
605:Leningrad
387:in 1973:
368:Triathlon
122:Badminton
112:Athletics
3108:Category
3061:glossary
2722:Zugzwang
2702:fortress
2639:Endgames
2548:Declined
2543:Accepted
2221:Openings
2179:Hedgehog
2145:Exchange
2132:Strategy
2112:Windmill
1963:isolated
1948:backward
1770:Castling
1713:amateurs
1606:Timeline
1480:Variants
1434:Glossary
1417:software
1402:glossary
1307:Archived
1228:Archived
924:(5½/9),
854:Dortmund
813:Teesside
791:Budapest
786:(9½/15).
763:(10/15).
714:2nd AVRO
700:Hastings
633:PortoroĹž
325:Snooker
311:Speedway
284:Shooting
244:Korfball
229:Handball
163:Cricket
147:Climbing
127:Baseball
3009:Arbiter
3002:Related
2859:Solving
2849:Amateur
2431:Najdorf
2013:Battery
2000:Tactics
1975:Swindle
1958:doubled
1938:Outpost
1869:Blunder
1684:Armenia
1598:History
1444:Premove
1412:engines
1407:matches
1372:Outline
887:Tbilisi
818:At the
696:Tallinn
571:Denmark
503:Hungary
334:1973â74
329:1972â73
301:Sailing
204:Esports
184:Cycling
177:1973â74
167:1972â73
2947:poetry
2937:novels
2912:CaĂŻssa
2844:Senior
2834:Junior
2422:Dragon
2417:Alapin
2102:Skewer
1968:passed
1911:Gambit
1718:female
1679:Europe
1662:Africa
1557:Knight
1552:Bishop
1280:
1052:Deaths
985:Births
963:Grenaa
880:Manila
753:Madrid
568:
551:
534:
517:
500:
483:
466:
449:
432:
415:
363:Tennis
353:Squash
306:Skiing
2894:WCSCC
2839:Youth
2829:Blitz
2824:Rapid
2814:Women
2777:Women
2729:Study
2584:Other
2117:X-ray
2040:Decoy
2025:Block
1980:Tempo
1943:Pawns
1861:Terms
1780:Check
1762:Rules
1696:India
1689:Spain
1674:China
1567:Fairy
1542:Queen
1473:norms
1364:Chess
1113:Notes
952:VrĹĄac
889:, IM
688:Dubna
668:Sochi
385:chess
194:Darts
142:Chess
2932:film
2889:WCCC
2884:TCEC
2874:CSVN
2819:Team
2789:List
2065:Fork
1990:Trap
1790:Draw
1562:Pawn
1547:Rook
1537:King
1485:List
1454:list
1429:FIDE
1278:ISBN
946:and
938:and
830:and
718:AVRO
698:and
655:and
644:Bath
627:and
599:and
593:FIDE
573:2620
556:2625
539:2630
522:2640
505:2650
488:2650
471:2655
454:2660
437:2660
420:2780
396:FIDE
219:Golf
172:1973
157:Sumo
68:1976
63:1975
58:1974
52:1973
46:1972
41:1971
36:1970
2869:CCC
2085:Pin
1889:PGN
885:At
811:in
766:At
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864:,
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770:,
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