Wijk aan Zee 1972 Chess Tournament

For sale is the book The Wijk aan Zee 1972 Chess Tournament was held in the Dutch seaside town of Wijk aan Zee. The tournament was part of the Hoogovens Chess Tournament series, which was later renamed the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. The tournament was held in January 1972 and was a round-robin tournament with 14 players. The tournament was won by Hungarian Grandmaster Lajos Portisch, who scored 10 points out of 13 games. The tournament was significant because it marked the end of the Soviet Union’s dominance in international chess tournaments. The tournament featured several notable players, including former world champions Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky. The tournament was also notable for the absence of American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer, who was the reigning world champion at the time.

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