Table of Contents

Foreword Eugene Salomon 1

Preface and Acknowledgments 3

1 1944: The Victory of a Lesser God 7

2 1945: The Victory of a Great Amateur 32

3 1946: Portuguese Versus Spaniards 50

4 1947: Many Surprises 63

5 1948: A New Dawn for Rico 81

6 Avilés Emulated Gijón: Avilés International Tournaments, 1947 and 1948 90

7 1949: The Parisian Cab Driver 103

8 1950: Cherchez la Femme 117

9 1951: A Lot of Very Good Chess 133

10 1954: Román Torán, a Prophet in His Own Land 146

11 1955: The Spanish Variation Comes Onto the Scene 157

12 1956: Masterful Chess Came In from the Cold 171

13 1965: Twenty-One Years Later 189

14 Special Personages 201

Appendix I Players Participation Table 213

Appendix II Biographical Summaries 215

Bibliography 227

Index of Opponents 231

Index of Openings-ECO Codes 233

Index of Openings-Traditional Names 235

General Index 236