The year 1956 started out with the Federal court stopping former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival group. The FBI arrested 6 members of the Great Brink's Robbery gang 6 days before statute of limitations rans out, And, in January, RCA records releases Elvis Presley's single "Heartbreak Hotel", his first million seller.
In January of 1956, an international chess tournament ended in Krynica, a small town in southeastern Poland near the Slovak border. Although today it is inhabited by only slightly over eleven thousand people, it is the biggest spa town in Poland and is often called the Pearl of Polish Spas. It’s a popular tourist and winter sports destination.
The tournament was won by Borislav Milic (October 20, 1925 – May 28, 1986, 60 years old) , who was a Yugoslav IM (awarded in 1952). He was made an Honorary GM title in 1977. He once served as General Secretary of the Yugoslav Chess Federation and was a prominent chess writer, organizer, promoter, and administrator.
Born in Belgrade, Milic was part of the group of strong Yugoslav players, along with Gligorić, Trifunovic, Pirc, Rabar, Fuderer, Karaklajic and Ivkov, who attained prominence immediately after the end of World War II.
Milic was active in tournament play from 1945 to 1967. Although he played in 14 Yugoslav Championships between 1945 and 1962, he was never able to win one. Haowever, it should be noted that during that time period the Yugoslav Championship tournaments were he second strongest in the world, behind only the Soviet Union. He retired from top level play in 1957.
Milic was one of the group of pioneering originators of the Chess Informant which systematized opening classifications, game information, and analysis. They produced high class volumes of annotated games from major events using symbols that we are all familiar with today.
His opponent in this game was Jozef Gromek (1931-1985, 53 years old)m an FM who was Polish Champion in 1955. He tied for first in 1959, but lost the playoff. He died from a heart attack while playing a game of blitz chess.
Borislav Milic–Jozef Gromek1–0B60Krynica, Poland3Krynica POL01.1956Stockfish 16
B60: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer Attack 1.e4 c5 2.f3 c6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 5.c3 d6 6.g5 g6 This rare move has not worked out well
for black in practice. Therefpre, the usual 6...e6 is better. 7.xf6 exf6 8.c4 g7! 9.db5 0-0 10.xd6 f5 11.0-0-0 xd6 Simplification is the
wrong approach in this position. 11...a5 12.c7 fxe4 13.xa5 xa5 14.d5 g4 15.de1 ad8 16.xe4 f5 17.a4 b6 18.d1 a6 19.d4 d7 20.b4 b5
Black has nearly equalized owing to the awkward position of white's R, but
that's not quite enough compensation for being a P down. Volokitin,A (2662)
-Carlsen,M (2675) Biel 2006 11...b6 12.d5 xf2 13.f6+ h8 14.c7 b8 Surprisingly, this position is evaluated as equal and the game Aroshidze,L
(2568)-Vishnu,P (2435) Figueres ESP 2012 was drawn. 11...g5+ This is
black's least afvorable reply. 12.f4 xg2 13.e5 h6 14.hf1 xh2 White is
better, but soon errer and lost. Solodovnichenko,Y (2521)-Edouard,R (2548) Cap
d'Agde FRA 2022 12.xd6+- xc3 13.bxc3 fxe4 14.xe4 b8 This is not as
pointless as it might appear because he has to defend the b-Pawn anyway.
Thanks to exchanging Qs, black hgas landed in a very difficult position. 14...a5 15.d5 and he has to play ...Rb8 anyway. 14...d8 A miserable
move to have tom play, but it's the ebst he has. 15.he1 g7 15...f5 16.d6 16.d6 g4 17.d2 e6 18.xe6 xe6 and white is clearly better. 15.he1 a5 16.b3 b6 17.f3 g7 18.d6 f6 19.h4 A little tactical finesse
that threatening Ne8+. b7 19...a6 This is a pass to show what happens if
white is allowed to play Ne8+ 20.e8+ f5 Black could avoid mate by
surrentering his R with ...Rxe8, but he would still lose. 21.d5+ f4 22.g5 f5 23.d5 bxe8 24.g3# 19...xb3+ 20.axb3 e6 is a much better defense.
White has what amounts to a decisive advantage, but he still has some work to
do in prder to cash in. 20.d4 c6 21.f4+ g7 The K looks fairly safe,
but it's not. 22.e7 The pressur eon f7 is simply too great; there is
nothing black can do. 22.xf7+ is totally wrong because of xf7 23.xf7 d8 24.d1 xd6 25.xd6 xf7 This is a situation, while theoretically equal,
is one that Arthur Bisguier once claimed he could win from either side...
assuming he was the stronger player. 22...xb3+ 23.cxb3 bd8 24.fxf7+
White is clearly winning. xf7 25.xf7 d7 26.xd7 xd7 27.e5 e6 28.d2 f6 29.c6 Black resigned. Players like Minic make chess look easy. 29.c6 a6 30.e3 c8 31.b4 b7 32.a4 a5 33.d3 d5 34.c4 b7 35.f4 Black is
helpless against white's P-majority on both wings. Here is just a sample of
what could happen... e5 36.d5 xd5 37.cxd5 xd5 38.g4 c5 39.f4 d5 39...b4 40.f5 gxf5 41.gxf5 etc. 40.d3 Taking the opposition and
balck's K must give way. h6 41.e3 h5 42.gxh5 gxh5 43.d3 d6 44.e4 e6 45.f5+ d6 46.d4 The opposition again. White has an elementary win. 1–0
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