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1967 documentary - Spassky, Larsen et al
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 8:46 pm
by Paul Macklin
Rare & pretty slick Canadian documentary - "Nine days to win" - covering the strong Winnipeg 1967 tournament. Although YouTube titles it "Boris Spassky..." he finished 2nd to Larsen, at or nearing his peak, who was joint 1st with Darga. Interviews with Keres & others.
https://youtu.be/Yk-x5XCrBew?si=uLA77E1a9C-icfQ8
Re: 1967 documentary - Spassky, Larsen et al
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 10:31 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
Thanks for posting this!
The clock settings were unusual - more recently, analogue clocks were set so time control was at 6.00.
Gheorghiu's English improved!
Re: 1967 documentary - Spassky, Larsen et al
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 10:44 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
Darga and Gheorghiu are the only two of the ten players still alive.
Re: 1967 documentary - Spassky, Larsen et al
Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 1:35 am
by Leonard Barden
An evocative film for me. I played Keres, Szabo, Darga, Matanovic and Yanofsky in international tournaments (though with the sub-optimal result of 0.5/6) and had conversations with Benko, Larsen, Gheorghiu and Spassky. I never knew Kagan.