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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.09.23 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
0-1 | 34 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
0-1 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 41 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 73 | Modern Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 61 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
0-1 | 83 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 37 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1-0 | 62 | Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
0-1 | 40 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
0-1 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1-0 | 31 | Slav Defense: Smyslov Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
1-0 | 68 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
1-0 | 42 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
0-1 | 56 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1-0 | 38 | King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1/2-1/2 | 76 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 30 | English Opening: Adorjan Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 19 | Modern Defense: Averbakh System | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1-0 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 68 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
0-1 | 47 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 38 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | ROUND 7 |