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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974.??.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 49 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 80 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | Réti Opening | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1-0 | 43 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1-0 | 63 | Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 99 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 11 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1-0 | 42 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Slav Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | French Defense: Paulsen Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 27 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | ROUND 9 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 33 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Henneberger Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 66 | Slav Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1974.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 13 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Byrne, Robert Eugene
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Byrne, Robert Eugene
|
1/2-1/2 | 72 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Byrne, Robert Eugene
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 56 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Byrne, Robert Eugene
|
1-0 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Byrne, Robert Eugene
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Byrne, Robert Eugene
|
1-0 | 59 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.04.12 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 63 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.04.15 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.04.17 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 55 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.04.19 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.04.22 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.04.24 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 55 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.04.26 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.05.01 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.05.03 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1974.05.08 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 10 |