Timman: Curaçao 1962 - The Battle of Minds that Shook the Chess World the big greek Have there been times during

Have there been times during a game when you have calculated a position for half an hour

paradoxical solutions and brilliant tactical sequences

the click of the music box interrupts the silence in the tournament hall

You know exactly: this position is won

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Timman: Curaçao 1962 - The Battle of Minds that Shook the Chess World the big greek Have there been times duringA fresh look at the games of the legendary Candidates Tournament The 1962 Candidates' Tournament in Curaao was one of the fiercest chess battles of all time . At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested for the right to challenge World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. The format of the tournament was a grueling quadruple round robin. Twenty eight games were to be played on the tropical island, in a contest that lasted two months. The air