Photograph of Spassky from the tournament in Palma de Mallorca

Author: Boris Vasilievich Spassky (1937- )  signedYear: 1968Publisher: Palma tourist office and the Spanish chess federationPlace: Palma de Mallorca Original oblong photograph (4 1/4" x 5 3/4") showing Spassky at the reception, dated and signed by him above his picture.Palma de Mallorca (1968) was the strongest tournament in 1968, featuring the World Champion Petrosian, his challenger Spassky, and Korchnoi, who had just lost the Spassky - Korchnoi Candidates Final (1968), Larsen, who had lost the Spassky - Larsen Candidates Semifinal (1968), and Gligoric, who had lost the Tal - Gligoric Candidates Quarterfinal (1968). The tournament continued the tradition of Palma de Mallorca (1965), Palma de Mallorca (1966) and Palma de Mallorca (1967), and went on with Palma de Mallorca (1969). In 1968, it was sponsored by the Council of Palma, the Palma tourist office and the Spanish chess federation. Most of the participants came from the Olympiad in Lugano (Switzerland) which had ended in the beg