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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.09.05 |
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.05 |
Miles, Anthony John
vs
Rodriguez, Ruben
|
1-0 | 38 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.05 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.05 |
Gheorghiu, Florin
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.05 |
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
vs
Adorjan, Andras
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.05 |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.05 |
Trois, Francisco R Torres
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 45 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.05 |
Mednis, Edmar John
vs
Bouaziz, Slim
|
1-0 | 61 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.05 |
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
vs
Tarjan, James Edward
|
1-0 | 65 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
|
1-0 | 23 | Hungarian Opening | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Gheorghiu, Florin
|
0-1 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Tarjan, James Edward
vs
Mednis, Edmar John
|
1-0 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Miles, Anthony John
|
0-1 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Bouaziz, Slim
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
0-1 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 28 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
vs
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
|
0-1 | 37 | Alekhine Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Adorjan, Andras
vs
Rodriguez, Ruben
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Trois, Francisco R Torres
|
1-0 | 46 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Miles, Anthony John
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 77 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Tarjan, James Edward
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Trois, Francisco R Torres
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1-0 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Rodriguez, Ruben
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
vs
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Mednis, Edmar John
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
0-1 | 39 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
vs
Adorjan, Andras
|
0-1 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Gheorghiu, Florin
vs
Bouaziz, Slim
|
1-0 | 59 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Adorjan, Andras
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 66 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
vs
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
|
1-0 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 27 | Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Miles, Anthony John
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
1-0 | 36 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Rodriguez, Ruben
|
1-0 | 42 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Bouaziz, Slim
vs
Trois, Francisco R Torres
|
1-0 | 39 | Modern Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Tarjan, James Edward
vs
Gheorghiu, Florin
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
vs
Mednis, Edmar John
|
1-0 | 36 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Miles, Anthony John
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
0-1 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Trois, Francisco R Torres
vs
Tarjan, James Edward
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
|
1-0 | 56 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
vs
Adorjan, Andras
|
0-1 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Gheorghiu, Florin
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Rodriguez, Ruben
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Mednis, Edmar John
vs
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Bouaziz, Slim
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.11 |
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
0-1 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.11 |
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
vs
Gheorghiu, Florin
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.11 |
Tarjan, James Edward
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.11 |
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
vs
Mednis, Edmar John
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.11 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Rodriguez, Ruben
|
1-0 | 42 | Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 6 |