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.