8 Gran Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de Palma de Mallorca, 1972

Author: Puig Laborda, Jorge (1928- )Year: 1973Publisher: Tipografia EmporiumPlace: BarcelonaDescription:211 pages with diagrams, tables and photographs and errata laid in. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 3/4") bound in original pictorial wrappers. First edition.The memorable event in 1972 had been the Fischer - Spassky World Championship Match (1972) in Iceland, in July-September. Then followed the olympiad in Skopje, which had ended 13 October. When Jorge Puig Laborda and the enthusiasts in Palma prepared for their event in November, they knew that it would compete with an equally strong affair in San Antonio (1972). It also concurred with the USSR Championship (1972), but Polugaevsky, Korchnoi, and Averbakh were able to come. According to Chessmetrics2 the highest ranked of the 16 players were Polugaevsky (#5), Korchnoi (#7), Smejkal (#16), Panno (#22), Ivkov (#24), and Ljubojevic (#25). As in previous years, Jorge Puig was tournament director. Panno again showed his class, and also won