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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.10.10 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
0-1 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Indian Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 27 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Bogo-Indian Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1-0 | 28 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Szabo Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 44 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
1-0 | 34 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 35 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1-0 | 61 | Amar Opening | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1-0 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 69 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
0-1 | 39 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1-0 | 57 | Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
0-1 | 32 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 37 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1-0 | 40 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
0-1 | 54 | Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 42 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
0-1 | 44 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Modern Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1-0 | 57 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 28 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | Modern Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
0-1 | 42 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
0-1 | 47 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 19 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 19 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
0-1 | 67 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 19 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 19 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1-0 | 63 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 19 |