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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.09.20 |
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
vs
Rodriguez, Ruben
|
0-1 | 47 | Modern Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.20 |
Adorjan, Andras
vs
Bouaziz, Slim
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.20 |
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 53 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.20 |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.20 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.20 |
Gheorghiu, Florin
vs
Trois, Francisco R Torres
|
0-1 | 44 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.20 |
Tarjan, James Edward
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.20 |
Mednis, Edmar John
vs
Miles, Anthony John
|
0-1 | 67 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 42 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Rodriguez, Ruben
vs
Mednis, Edmar John
|
0-1 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Miles, Anthony John
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
0-1 | 52 | Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gheorghiu, Florin
|
1-0 | 64 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
|
1-0 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
|
1-0 | 23 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Bouaziz, Slim
vs
Tarjan, James Edward
|
1-0 | 49 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Trois, Francisco R Torres
vs
Adorjan, Andras
|
0-1 | 38 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Rodriguez, Ruben
|
1-0 | 55 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Trois, Francisco R Torres
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 44 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Gheorghiu, Florin
vs
Miles, Anthony John
|
1/2-1/2 | 59 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1/2-1/2 | 110 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Bouaziz, Slim
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Mednis, Edmar John
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Adorjan, Andras
vs
Tarjan, James Edward
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
|
1-0 | 27 | King's Knight Opening | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Mednis, Edmar John
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Rodriguez, Ruben
vs
Gheorghiu, Florin
|
0-1 | 40 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Tarjan, James Edward
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 80 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Adorjan, Andras
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Miles, Anthony John
vs
Trois, Francisco R Torres
|
1-0 | 37 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
vs
Tarjan, James Edward
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Gheorghiu, Florin
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 9 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Mednis, Edmar John
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
vs
Bouaziz, Slim
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Trois, Francisco R Torres
vs
Rodriguez, Ruben
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 69 | King's Pawn Game | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Adorjan, Andras
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 29 | English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Miles, Anthony John
|
1-0 | 54 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Bouaziz, Slim
vs
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Rodriguez, Ruben
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 69 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Mednis, Edmar John
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Tarjan, James Edward
vs
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
|
1-0 | 75 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
1-0 | 26 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Trois, Francisco R Torres
|
1-0 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Gheorghiu, Florin
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 17 |