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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977.??.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.02.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Italian Game | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.02.?? |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.03.01 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1-0 | 40 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Petrov's Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 34 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian | ROUND 11 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1-0 | 35 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 15 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.07.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 67 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 61 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with f4 | ROUND 13 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 53 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Keres Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1977.08.19 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 15 |
| 1977.11.21 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.11.23 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 40 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.11.25 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.11.28 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.11.30 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.12.05 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.12.08 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 48 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.12.12 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 66 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.12.14 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.12.16 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 65 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.12.19 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 36 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1977.12.26 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 38 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.12.28 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 33 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1978.01.02 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 59 | Vienna Game: Mieses Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1978.01.04 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 15 |
| 1978.01.06 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 16 |