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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.09.23 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 73 | Modern Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
0-1 | 83 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
1-0 | 42 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
0-1 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 48 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 28 | English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen 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 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Modern Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 19 |