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50 Years Ago: 1959 Candidates Tournament

Tal vs Smyslov, Bled 1959

Paul Keres in play against Bobby Fischer. Pal Benkö looks on.

Remembering the Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates Tournament on its 50th anniversary. This saw the astonishing emergence of Mikhail Tal as the challenger to Mikhail Botvinnik's World Championship title. It saw a new universal-style Keres play as never before. This is also where it all started for Robert James Fischer.

Remember the 1959 Candidates Tournament.

Flash Forward: Episode 2

Black to Move

A homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey, this position is visible briefly in episode 2 of Flash Forward. The game is actually Roesch - Schlage, Hamburg 1910.

Tal - Gligorić, Bled 1959 (17)

White to move

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