The event was won by no other than the "Ogre of Baku" Garry Kasparov, second and third place were awarded to Nigel Short and Ivan Morovic respectively. Just by seeing the level of participants we can conclude this was one of the strongest WYCC in history. A couple of years later Kasparov would become the youngest world champion in history meanwhile Short would become the strongest western player since Fischer and later a candidate to the WC.
Taking these facts into account there is no denying this was a nice achievement for Morovic, he drew his game with Kasparov in addition to another draw in 1977, he's one of the few GM in the world with an even score against the former world champion.
Here is the picture: @Kasparov63 @nigelshortchess #Ajedrez #Chile pic.twitter.com/LhnzM6rE59
— Club Ajedrez Linares (@AjedrezLinares) November 20, 2014
It is known the famous Linares city in Spain (host to the greatest elite tournaments from late 80's to mid 00's ) has sister cities around the world, one of them is the little town of Linares in Chile. In the 90's there was a traditional chess tournament in little Linares and the honor guest for the 2000 edition was no other than Nigel Short himself. Unfortunately i missed that tournament and the chance to watch the performance of the former WC candidate.
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