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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.09.23 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.25 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1-0 | 62 | Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto 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 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation | 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 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1-0 | 103 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 78 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 26 | Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack | 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 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
1-0 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Bogo-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 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 37 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 42 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line | ROUND 19 |