An International Chess tournament presented by Jeremy James
The first of 13 top quality games between eight of the world's leading masters.
At stake The Master Game Trophy and a first prize of £2,500.
Svetozar Gligoric (Yugoslavia) v Nigel Short (Great Britain)
A battle between youth and experience. Short is Britain's most exciting chess discovery. A 15-year-old schoolboy, he is widely tipped as a future world title contender.
His Grandmaster opponent fought as a partisan under Tito in the Yugoslav mountains, and after the war went on to win every chess honour but the world title.
William Hartston provides expert analysis, and the commentary is the spoken thoughts of the players themselves.
Puzzle: White to play looks ready to get a new Queen. Would that be right, or should he do something else?
Full list of moves on Ceefax page 259 and in The Listener this week