[9] The game was an exciting "back and forth" affair, with Pomar outplaying the World Champion in the endgame and reaching a theoretically won position.

Pomar's precocity invited comparison with previous prodigies like Paul Morphy, José Raúl Capablanca and Sammy Reshevsky.

[3][10][11] In his home country, he became quite famous, appearing in radio interviews and on film.,[6] but as his career progressed, he never quite fulfilled his early promise.

He played for Spain at twelve consecutive Chess Olympiads, and won the individual bronze medal at Leipzig.

[11][12] In later life, he was many times a guest of honour, especially at the Chess Olympiad of Calvia, held in 2004 on his birth island.

In 2016, FIDE recognized his contribution to chess history with a special prize, following a proposal of the ACP[4] He died in Barcelona, on 26 May 2016, after a long illness.