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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.10.01 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1-0 | 25 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
0-1 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
0-1 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
0-1 | 60 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1-0 | 103 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 48 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
1-0 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 50 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1-0 | 73 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
0-1 | 57 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 78 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 32 | French Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1-0 | 39 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1-0 | 73 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Accepted | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 26 | Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
1-0 | 31 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1-0 | 40 | King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
1/2-1/2 | 83 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Modern Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1-0 | 31 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 28 | English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
0-1 | 66 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1/2-1/2 | 71 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
1-0 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 70 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 13 |