Preface 11
1. Sherwin, New Jersey Open 1957: Too little, too late 13
2. Larsen, Portoroz 1958: Slaying the dragon 18
3. Petrosian, Portoroz 1958: Bear hug 23
4. Pilnik, Mar del Plata 1959: Tact and tactics 32
5. Rossetto, Mar del Plata 1959: The unpleasant obligation 38
6. Shocron, Mar del Plata 1959: A small oversigt 43
7. Olafsson, Zurich 1959: Pride goeth 49
8. Keres, Zurich 1959: Meat and potatoes 54
9. Walther, Zurich 1959: Betwixt the cup and lip 62
10. Unzicker, Zurich 1959: Milking the cow 68
11. Benko, Candidates' 1959: Unheard melodies 74
12. Gligorich, Candidates' 1959: Castling into it 78
13. Gligorich, Candidates' 1959: Something new 87
14. Keres, Candidates' 1959: Too many cooks 92
15. Smyslov, Candidates' 1959: A whopper 100
16. Petrosian, Candidates' 1959: Four queens 106
17. Tal, Candidates' 1959: A very near miss 116
18. Spassky, Mar del Plata 1960: Old wine in a new bottle 123
19. Gudmundsson, Reykjavik 1960: A long voyage home 128
20. Euwe, Leipzig Olympic 1960: Theoretical scuffle 133
21. Letelier, Leipzig Olympic 1960: A queen for the king 137
22. Szabo, Leipzig Olympic 1960: Bad judgement 141
23. Tal, Leipzig Olympic 1960: No holds barred 145
24. Darga, West Berlin 1960: Asking for trouble 150
25. Lombardy, USA Championship 1960-61: When the Maroczy didn't bind 156
26. Reshevsky, 2nd match game 1961: Time will tell 161
27. Reshevsky, 5th match game 1961: Sheer pyrotechnics 167
28. Reshevsky, 11th match game 1961: A peccable draw 175
29. Geller, Bled 1961: Hoist with his own petard 182
30. Gligorich, Bled 1961: A lyrical performanace 187
31. Petrosian, Bled 1961: The sincerest form of flattery 191
32. Tal, Bled 1961: The moral victor 196
33. Trifunovich, Bled 1961: The drawing master 201
34. Bertok, Stockholm 1962: Hanging pawns unhung 207
35. Bolbochan, Stockholm 1962: A brilliant cadenza 212
36. Korchnoi, Stockholm 1962: Gaston and Alphonse 218
37. Keres, Curaçao 1962: Only a draw 225
38. Keres, Curaçao 1962: Detective story 234
39. Botvinnik, Varna Olympic 1962: The confrontation 240
40. Najdorf, Varna Olympic 1962: The Najdorf Variation 254
41. Robatsch, Varna Olympic 1962: A bright cameo 260
42. Unzicker, Varna Olympic 1962: Playing by ear 265
43. Reshevsky, USA Championship 1962-3: The missing link 269
44. Fine, Skittles Game 1963: Shock treatment 276
45. Bisguier, New York State Open 1963: Ghosts 280
46. Benko, USA Championship 1963-4: Romp 286
47. Bisguier, USA Championship 1963-4: The Indian sign? 291
48. R. Byrne, USA Championship 1963-4: The brilliancy prize 297
49. Steinmeyer, USA Championship 1963-4: A complex trap 302
50. Celle, Exhibition Tour 1964: Tour de force 306
51. Smyslov, Havana (Capablanca Memorial) 1965: Squeeze play 311
52. Rossolimo, USA Championship 1965-6: Peekaboo strategy 318
53. Portisch, Santa Monica 1966: Black magic 324
54. Najdorf, Santa Monica 1966: Najdorf's night off from the Najdorf 331
55. Bednarsky, Havana Olympic 1966: The price of incaution 338
56. Gligorich, Havana Olympic 1966: The Fischer continuation 343
57. Larsen, Monaco 1967: Change of pace 350
58. Geller, Skopje 1967: Flawed masterpiece 359
59. Kholmov, Skopje 1967: The erring bishop 366
60. Stein, Sousse 1967: When champions meet 371
Bobby Fischer's tournament and match record 381
Index to openings 383
List of opponents 383
