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World Chess Championship
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| Round 3 : Larsen - Gligoric |
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| after 21...Rf8-f4(xN) |
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| Round 4 : Pachman - Petrosian |
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| after 14...0-0 |
| (15.Nb6 Qxd1+ 16.Kxd1 axb6 with an attack) |
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Tal wrote (p.106) of the following moveI went along to play Filip in the mood 'win or bust'. In a sharp position I decided on a piece sacrifice, which, if declined, would lead to a slightly inferior position for Filip, while its acceptance would have unpredictable consequences. It would appear that the sacrifice is not 100% correct, but before making his move and capturing the piece, Filip offered me a draw. I realized that there was something in the character of the position that my opponent did not like, so I declined the offfer, and in the subsequent confusion somehow outwitted him.
| Round 5 : Tal - Filip |
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| after 28.Bd2-h6(xP) |
| (28...gxh6 29.Qxe5 Be7 30.Rd4 with pressure) |
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From 'Evans On Chess', July 22, 1994, 'ONLY A DRAW':-Even Bobby Fischer, who was famous for fighting every game to a finish, took an occasional grandmaster draw. At Portoroz in 1958, the young American shook hands to split the point with veteran Yuri Averbach in a wild position that could go either way. Years later I asked Bobby why they agreed to a premature draw. "I was afraid of losing to a Russian grandmaster and he was afraid of losing to a kid," he stated candidly.
| Round 7 : Averbakh - Fischer |
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| after 21.Ra1-b1 1/2-1/2 |
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| Round 8 : Fischer - Larsen |
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| after 22.Rh1-h5(xN) |
| (22...gxh5 23.g6 e5 24.gxf7+ Kf8 25.Be3) |
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| Round 9 : Sherwin - Gligoric |
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| after 25.f3-f4 |
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| Round 9 : Tal - Fuster |
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| after 17.Bc4-e6(xP) |
| (17...fxe5 18.dxe5 Be7 19.Rhf1 with an attack) |
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| Round 10 : Rossetto - Tal |
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| after 39...Re8-e3(xB) 0-1 |
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| Round 11 : Petrosian - Rossetto |
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| after 36.g4-g5 |
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| Round 12 : Rossetto - Sherwin |
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| after 44...Ra1-b1 |
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| Round 13 : Petrosian - Fischer |
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| after 56.Ra6-h6(xP) |
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| Round 17 : Tal - Panno |
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| after 42.Qe1-f1+ |
| (sealed) |
| Prize for the Most Interesting Game |
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Fischer, who had already lost two games, needed to win the following game to qualify for the Candidates tournament.
| Round 20 : Fischer - Cardoso |
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| after 44.b3-b4 |
| (threatens Bf1 & Bg2 with zugzwang) |
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In the last round, Bronstein needed only a draw to qualify for the Candidates tournament. His opponent was near the bottom of the cross table.
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| Round 21 : Cardoso - Bronstein |
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| after 26.Be3-d2 |
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(should lose after 26...Ra3 27.Bb1 Bxd3; Black played 27...Rxa4 and lost) |
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