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 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
0-1 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates 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 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1-0 | 38 | King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 48 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1-0 | 39 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Indian Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 44 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
0-1 | 39 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
0-1 | 54 | Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | Modern Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 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 |