Replay all 17 chess games from Rio de Janeiro 1979 Interzonal. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about Rio de Janeiro 1979 Interzonal →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.09.23 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
0-1 | 56 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 19 | Modern Defense: Averbakh System | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 32 | French Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 26 | Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
1/2-1/2 | 83 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 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 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
0-1 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 27 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1-0 | 40 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
0-1 | 42 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
0-1 | 83 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation | ROUND 19 |