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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980.03.30 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 1 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 52 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 49 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 11 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 12 |
| 1980.04.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1980.05.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 14 |
| 1980.08.02 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1980.08.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1980.08.05 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1980.08.09 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 4 |
| 1980.08.10 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1980.08.12 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1980.08.13 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 7 |
| 1980.08.16 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1980.08.19 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1980.08.21 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
0-1 | 49 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1980.08.24 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 11 |