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 |
Harandi, Khosro
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 61 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line | 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 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Hebert, Jean
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | King's Indian Attack | 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 |
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 38 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
|
1-0 | 73 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Kagan, Shimon
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 32 | French Defense | 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 |
Torre, Eugenio
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Huebner, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.11 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Smejkal, Jan
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Indian Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 35 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 15 |
| 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 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 28 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Sunye Neto, Jaime
|
0-1 | 67 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 19 |