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 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
0-1 | 34 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 30 | English Opening: Adorjan Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 68 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 50 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Accepted | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1-0 | 31 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1-0 | 57 | Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
0-1 | 42 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 19 |