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Fantastic photos.
He looks older than 14 there.
The MERALCO sponsored “Beat Bobby Fischer Series” was held during the month of April, 1967.
It showcased Fischer playing the 10 best Philippine players during the period, headed by the then reigning Philippine Open Chess Champion NM Rosendo Balinas. The rest were NMs Ruben Rodriguez, Roumel Reyes, Renato Naranja, Glicerio Badilles, Ramon Lontoc, the Bandal brothers Ricardo and Rosendo. Am not sure if Rodolfo Tan Cardoso played, and others.
Only Rosendo Balinas, Jr. gave Fischer a good fight, with a 7th rank dual rook mating attack against Bobby’s Sicilian. You can actually see the position at the end of their game. They agreed to draw going into the time control.
You can see Bobby’s squirming body posture and Balinas’ dominating posture, smiling at the end of their game.
The Filipino audience, held back by security, were swarming over Fischer and Balinas’ table in disbelief and delight, as the two players were signing their score sheets.
Bobby of course beat the rest of the top Filipino players.
Towards the end of the film, in the dinner table, you can see Rosendo Balinas, to the right of Manolo Lopez, the CEO of Meralco who bankrolled the series, and Bobby Fischer to the left eating.
Priceless pictures that Bobby Fischer held on for over 40 years. He so loved the Filipinos, as they him, and the Philippines. Bobby had some of his best happy years of his life there.
We still miss the young lonely Bobby then, and cherish seeing his pictures again.
RIP Bobby Fischer and Rosendo Balinas.
He was 24 in 1967 Mr jMac.
Is there any way that i can see these videos again, they are all private now. 🙁
I love the one with the song Viva la Vida with it.