The New York Times New York, New York Thursday, February 11, 1971 - Page 42
Larsen Caps a Good Year With Victory in Yugoslavia
Grandmaster Bent Larsen of Denmark topped a brilliant succession of tournament victories during 1970 by winning first place in the Vinkovic, Yugoslavia international event. Larsen scored 10½-4½ in the 16-man round robin. The significance of this triumph was evident from the partial list of grandmasters who competed:
David Bronstein, Soviet Union; Vlastimil Hort, Czechoslovakia; Svetozar Gligoric, Yugoslavia; Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet Union, a former world champion; Mark Taimanov Soviet Union; Laszlo Szabo, Hungary, and Dragoljub Minic, Yugoslavia.
The Queen's Fianchetto, Larsen against Grandmaster Bruno Parma of Yugoslavia was characteristic. The Dane's adoption of 1. P-QN3, an opening frowned upon by modern players and employed by Bobby Fischer during his Palma, Majorca victory, presented tactical schemes for White's advantage after 21. B-R3. This pin of the black knight turned out to be the winning move.
White's consequent 25. QxP forced Black to divert his queen from the critical scene of action. In the final phase, White's king was able to cooperate in the liquidation. And Black had no chance to recover material.
In the same event, the Sicilian Defense, Szabo against Larsen, was the only outright loss by the Dane. White obtained the Maroczy bind after 7. N-QB3, while Black experimented with the dubious 7. … N-R3.
Black also received a setback when White completed his strong pawn front by 11. P-B4. Then, 14. N-Q5 was the initial play of a winning game that reached a climax with 18. NxP. Had Black varied with 18. … RxN; 19. P-B6 would follow. As the game went, 19. P-B6 settled the argument in favor of the Hungarian star.
Larsen was the only player at the Palma tournament who defeated Fischer. In that event, Larsen scored 15-8 and tied for second with 22-year-old Robert Huebner of West Germany and Grandmaster Yefim Geller of the Soviet Union.
In the first round of the forthcoming elimination matches for the world challenge match, Larsen is paired with Grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany. If the Dane wins, he will then compete against the winner of the first-round match, Fischer against Taimanov.
If both Fischer and Larsen triumph, these superstars will face each other during the second round in New York.
Bent Larsen vs Bruno Parma
Vinkovci (1970), Vinkovci CRO, rd 8, Oct-13
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (A01) 1-0
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