Replay all 18 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 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 37 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 2 |
| 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 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
1-0 | 68 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1-0 | 25 | Queen's Indian Defense | 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 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Modern Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1-0 | 28 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 16 |
| 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 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 19 |