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Behind the scenes with Bobby Fischer and Pal Benko. Original snapshot by Beth Cassidy, circa 1966.

January 1966

1. (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, January 01, 1966 - Page 2, “Bobby Wins”

March 1966

1. (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (★) (★) (Image) (Image) The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tennessee, Sunday, March 13, 1966 - Page 3, “Chess Problem” & “Is The U.S. Chess King Really A Prima Donna?”

July 01 1966

Jacqueline Piatigorsky stands near as Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky take a break following their drawn game in the Penultimate Round of the Piatigorsky Cup tourney, 1966. Original photo by Phil Bath. World Chess Hall of Fame collection.

Group photo of challengers featured in the 1966 Piatigorsky Cup Tournament. Samuel Reshevsky is missing. Jacqueline Piatigorsky stands at center. Initially, there were difficulties securing participation of Soviet players, Boris Spassky and Tigran Petrosian, so invitations were dispatched to competitors from other countries. Ultimately, the Soviet participants were permitted to compete. Beginning at left, Lajos Portisch (Hungary), Bobby Fischer (USA), Boris Spassky (USSR), Jan Hein Donner (Netherlands), Jacqueline Piatigorsky, Bent Larsen (Denmark), Miguel Najdorf (Argentina), Borislav Ivkov (Yugoslavia), Tigran Petrosian (USSR), and Wolfgang Unzicker (Germany). Original photo, Phil Bath, World Chess Hall of Fame.

At the pretournament garden party for the Piatigorsky Cup 1966, Fischer plays a skittles game with Ivkov as (left to right) Najdorf, Portisch, Larsen, and Unzicker watch.

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, November 15, 2019

At the pretournament garden party for the Piatigorsky Cup 1966, Fischer plays a skittles game with Ivkov as (left to right) Najdorf, Portisch, Larsen, and Unzicker watch. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1966/piatigorsky-cup-1966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target=_blank><img alt="Piatigorsky Cup 1966" title="Bobby Fischer, Chess News Articles: 1966" border="0" src="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1966/piatigorsky-cup-1966-600.jpg" width="600" height="589" /></a></div>

Miguel Najdorf v. Bobby Fischer at Santa Monica 1966. Source: Donaldson.

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, December 29, 2019

Miguel Najdorf v. Bobby Fischer at Santa Monica 1966. Source: Donaldson. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1966/1966-najdorf-fischer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target=_blank><img alt="Miguel Najdorf v. Bobby Fischer at Santa Monica 1966." title="Bobby Fischer, Chess News Articles: 1966" border="0" src="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1966/1966-najdorf-fischer-600.jpg" width="600" height="327" /></a></div>

Robert Fischer vs. Tigran Petrosian, Santa Monica, 1966. https://bobby-fischer-1966.blogspot.com/

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, December 29, 2019

Robert Fischer vs. Tigran Petrosian, Santa Monica, 1966. Source: Donaldson <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1966/1966-fischer-petrosian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target=_blank><img alt="Robert Fischer vs. Tigran Petrosian, Santa Monica, 1966." title="Bobby Fischer, Chess News Articles: 1966" border="0" src="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1966/1966-fischer-petrosian-600.jpg" width="600" height="290" /></a></div>

• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia Saturday, July 02, 1966 - Page 49, “Koltanowski on Chess—Dark Victory”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, July 03, 1966 - Page 25, “Grandmaster Chess Event On Horizon”

July 16 1966

Gregor and Jacqueline Piatigorsky watching Bent Larsen and Bobby Fischer playing chess, Calif., July 16, 1966 for the Los Angeles Times. Bent Larsen, left, of Denmark, makes move against U.S. champion Bobby Fischer as Mr. and Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky watch action. Players are here for Piatigorsky Cup competition. Original b/w photographer, Mary Frampton. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://bobby-fischer-1966.blogspot.com https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002v959

• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Saturday, July 16, 1966 - Page 33, “Russians to Attend Chess Tourney”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, July 16, 1966 - Page 2, “Chess World Giants Meet For Matches”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, July 17, 1966 - Page 61, “Long Awaited Piatagorsky Championship”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, July 17, 1966 - Page 42, “Piatigorsky Cup Tourney Starting”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Monday, July 18, 1966 - Page 19, “Draw Marks Chess Play Start”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Monday, July 18, 1966 - Page 6, “4 Draws in Sky Cup Chess”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (★) (★) (Image) The Central New Jersey Home News New Brunswick, New Jersey Monday, July 18, 1966 - Page 3, “4 Draws Mark Chess Tourney”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Monday, July 18, 1966 - Page 34, “Grandmaster Chess Draws”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Tuesday, July 19, 1966 - Page 34, “Argentine Takes Lead in Chess Tournament”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) The Courier-News Bridgewater, New Jersey Tuesday, July 19, 1966 - Page 21, “Najdorf Nabs Lead In Chess Tourney”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Wednesday, July 20, 1966 - Page 27, “Argentine and Soviet Players Lead in Chess”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio Wednesday, July 20, 1966 - Page 62, “Sports In Brief: Winning in 26 Moves”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Thursday, July 21, 1966 - Page 10, “Russ Chess Champ Is 9th Down”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Thursday, July 21, 1966 - Page 16, “Word Chess Champion Loses Game In Tourney”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Friday, July 22, 1966 - Page 29, “Chess Champ Loses Match To Hungarian”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio Thursday, July 21, 1966 - Page 11, “Fischer Ties For Lead In Tourney”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Friday, July 22, 1966 - Page 2, “Fischer Gains In Chess Tourney”
  • (Duplicate) (★) St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Friday, July 22, 1966 - Page 6, “Fischer In Tie For Lead Of Chess Tournament”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, July 22, 1966 - Page 11, “U.S. Player Ties For Chess Lead”
  • (Duplicate) (★) Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, New York Friday, July 22, 1966 - Page 26, “Fischer Ties For Chess Lead”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Saturday, July 23, 1966 - Page 18, “Chess Tie Gained By Bobby Fischer”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Friday, July 22, 1966 - Page 44, “U.S. Chess Champion Draws in 4th Round”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Saturday, July 23, 1966 - Page 4, “An 8-Hour Chess Battle To a Draw”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, July 23, 1966 - Page 3, “Chess Draw Holds Russian In Running”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Saturday, July 23, 1966 - Page 60, “Fischer Ties For Lead In World Chess”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Saturday, July 23, 1966 - Page 20, “Russian, Dane Draw in 80 Chess Moves”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) Redlands Daily Facts Redlands, California Saturday, July 23, 1966 - Page 10, “Chess Series Moves Into Three-Way Tie”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, July 24, 1966 - Page 40, “All Fourth Round Cup Games Drawn”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Sunday, July 24, 1966 - Page 23, “Spassky In Draw, Keeps Share In Chess Lead”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Monday, July 25, 1966 - Page 38, “Russian Aces Register Chess Tourney Draws”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Monday, July 25, 1966 - Page 15, “Hungarian, Russian Tie”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Monday, July 25, 1966 - Page 16, “Russian, Hungarian Lead Chess Battle”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Monday, July 25, 1966 - Page 8, “A Bold Draw in Piatigorsky Play”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Tuesday, July 26, 1966 - Page 46, “Ex-U.S. Chess Champ Wins in Tourney”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) Tucson Daily Citizen Tucson, Arizona Tuesday, July 26, 1966 - Page 15, “Reshevsky Conquers His Foe In 36 Moves”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) The Central New Jersey Home News New Brunswick, New Jersey Tuesday, July 26, 1966 - Page 17, “Chess Champs Battle It Out”
  • (Duplicate) (★) Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, New York Tuesday, July 26, 1966 - Page 14, “Reshevsky Scores Chess Victory”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Tuesday, July 26, 1966 - Page 21, “Reshevsky Tops Donner In Chess”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Tuesday, July 26, 1966 - Page 7, “Reshevsky Flashes Old Form”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Wednesday, July 27, 1966 - Page 50, “Three Tied for Lead in Chess Play”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Central New Jersey Home News New Brunswick, New Jersey Wednesday, July 27, 1966 - Page 29, “Fischer Drops 3rd Chess Match”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas Wednesday, July 27, 1966 - Page 18, “Dane Tied for 2nd Place in Chess Tourney”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Wednesday, July 27, 1966 - Page 22, “Larsen Tied for Chess 2d”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Wednesday, July 27, 1966 - Page 9, “Larsen Climbs In Chess Tourney”
  • (Duplicate) (★) Oakland Tribune Oakland, California Wednesday, July 27, 1966 - Page 28, “Dane Beats Fischer in Chess Meet”
  • (Duplicate) (★) Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, New York Wednesday, July 27, 1966 - Page 32, “Larsen Gains Tie for 2nd In Chess Play”
  • (Duplicate) (★) St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Wednesday, July 27, 1966 - Page 19, “Three in Tie For Second In Chess Tournament”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Thursday, July 28, 1966 - Page 24, “Petrosian and Fischer Lose Chess Matches”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Thursday, July 28, 1966 - Page 55, “Dane Defeats Petrosian In Chess Tournament”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Thursday, July 28, 1966 - Page 14, “Great Dane Downs Tigran”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Friday, July 29, 1966 - Page 44, “Pair Draw in Chess Match”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) Des Moines Tribune Des Moines, Iowa Friday, July 29, 1966 - Page 6, “How to Lose Wife or Husband: Introduce Chess”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Friday, July 29, 1966 - Page 49, “Russian, American Resume Chess Play”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, New York Friday, July 29, 1966 - Page 25, “Spassky, Fischer Clash in Chess”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, July 29, 1966 - Page 19, “Chess Cup: Dane Goes Into Lead”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Saturday, July 30, 1966 - Page 34, “2 Russians Win Games in Chess Tournament”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, July 30, 1966 - Page 28, “Piatigorsky Tourney”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California Saturday, July 30, 1966 - Page 14, “Russ Chess Star Tops U.S. Entry”

  

  • (Duplicate) (★) St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Saturday, July 30, 1966 - Page 5, “Russian Takes Lead In Chess Tournament”
  • (Duplicate) (★) The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio Saturday, July 30, 1966 - Page 3, “Spassky Bags Chess Lead”
  • (Duplicate) (★) Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, July 30, 1966 - Page 1, “Boris Spassky of Russia Has Taken the Lead”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, July 31, 1966 - Page 92, “Players Equal In Piatigorsky Cup”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, July 31, 1966 - Page 41, “Spassky Leads Chess Championship Tourney”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, July 31, 1966 - Page 35, “Chess Champ Struggling In Grandmaster Tourney”
• (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) (★) (Image) The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, July 31, 1966 - Page 63, “The Piatigorsky Chess Tournament”

August 01, 1966

The 1966 Piatigorsky Cup tournament, Fischer waits for Reshevsky to make his first move.

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, November 15, 2019

The 1966 Piatigorsky Cup tournament, Fischer waits for Reshevsky to make his first move. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1962/1966-08-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target=_blank><img alt="The 1966 Piatigorsky Cup tournament, Fischer waits for Reshevsky to make his first move." title="Bobby Fischer, Chess News Articles: 1962" border="0" src="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1962/1966-08-01-600.jpg" width="600" height="594" /></a></div>

October 1966

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United States Olympiad team in Havana, 1966. Left to Right: Larry Evans, William Addison, Pal Benko, Bobby Fischer, Nicholas Rossolimo, Robert Byrne, and Team Captain Donald Byrne. Original b/w source unknown.

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Upon arriving at the José Marti International airport in Havana for the 1966 Olympiad, Fischer sips on a Cuban daiquiri...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, November 15, 2019

Upon arriving at the José Marti International airport in Havana for the 1966 Olympiad, Fischer sips on a Cuban daiquiri while relaxing with teammate Pal Benko (at rear) and team captain Donald Byrne, at his left. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1966/1966-olympiad-airport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target=_blank><img alt="Fischer Arrives at Jose Marti International Airport for 1966 Olympiad" title="Bobby Fischer, Chess News Articles: 1966" border="0" src="https://vindication-of-bobby-fischer.co/images/1966/1966-olympiad-airport-600.jpg" width="600" height="380" /></a></div>

American chess champion Bobby Fischer arrives at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana for the XVII...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, January 26, 2021

American chess champion Bobby Fischer arrives at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana for the XVII International Chess Olympics, October 1966. He is drinking an 'enroque', a drink created specially in honour of the contestants. Teammate Pal Benko (at rear) and team captain Donald Byrne, at his left. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/american-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-arrives-at-the-jose-news-photo/51075297

1966 Chess Olympiad Bobby Fischer in Cuba https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1966-chess-olympiad-bobby-fischer-244424694

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, March 16, 2020

1966 Chess Olympiad Bobby Fischer in Cuba https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1966-chess-olympiad-bobby-fischer-244424694

Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Tal at the chess olympiad in Havana, 1966.

November 14, 1966

1966 Robert J. Fischer and Boris Spassky in Cuba

Boris Spassky and Robert Fischer at Havana 1966 Olympiad

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Boris Spassky and Robert Fischer at Havana 1966 Olympiad.

17th Olympiad, Havana November 14, 1966. First board: Robert Fischer vs. Boris Spassky. Second board: Mikhail Tal vs. Robert Byrne. Robert James Fischer vs Boris Spassky Havana Olympiad Final-A (1966), Havana CUB, rd 2, Nov-14 Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Smyslov Defense (C93) 1/2-1/2 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1128704 Mikhail Tal vs Robert Byrne Havana Olympiad Final-A (1966), Havana CUB, rd 2, Nov-14 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation Nezhmetdinov Attack (B69) 1-0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1139756

November 15, 1966

Bobby Fischer during a game at the Chess Olympiad in Havana, Cuba, November 15, 1966. Sven Simon - ullstein bild / Granger, NYC https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0131809

November 16, 1966

Gheorghiu-Fischer (17th Olympiad, Havana 1966). The Romanian scored a win. Florin Gheorghiu vs Robert James Fischer Havana Olympiad Final-A (1966), Havana CUB, rd 12, Nov-16 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20) 1-0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044607

November 18, 1966

Chess players Eleazar Jiménez and Bobby Fischer during the 1966 Chess Olympiad, Havana. Original b/w photographer unknown, via University of Miami Library, Cuban Heritage Collection. For fair use, all credits must be kept intact. Color photo version created by the developer (me, yours truly) of https://bobby-fischer-1966.blogspot.com Robert James Fischer vs Eleazar Jimenez Zerquera Havana Olympiad Final-A (1966), Havana CUB, rd 13, Nov-18 Spanish Game: Exchange. Gligoric Variation (C69) 1-0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044242 https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/cubanphotos/id/4637

Havana Olympiad, Florin Gheorghiu vs Robert James Fischer, 1966. RIA Novosti Florin Gheorghiu vs Robert James Fischer Havana ol (Men) fin-A (1966), Havana CUB, rd 12, Nov 16, 1966 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20) - 1-0 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044607&kpage=1

December 01, 1966

Could this relate to Bobby Fischer's belief that Spassky was not allowed to freely chose his own site, that instead, a...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, December 21, 2020