Bent Larsen won the 1969 Anderssen Memorial at Büsum with 11/15. Lev Polugaevsky stayed within half a point, while Mathias Gerusel finished third on 9½.
Larsen by half a point
Larsen's 11 earned sole first place over Polugaevsky's 10½. Gerusel took third on 9½, with Svetozar Gligorić next on 9.
A close international contest
The leading scores remained compressed through the first four places, but Larsen alone crossed the eleven-point mark in the sixteen-player field.
Fifteen rounds preserved
The complete collection contains 120 games — one for every pairing — and verified round tags cover the entire schedule.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larsen, Bent | 11/15 | +8 -1 =6 | games |
| 2 | Polugaevsky, Lev | 10½/15 | +7 -1 =7 | games |
| 3 | Gerusel, Mathias | 9½/15 | +7 -3 =5 | games |
| 4 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 9/15 | +4 -1 =10 | games |
| =5 | Zaitsev, Alexander N | 8½/15 | +4 -2 =9 | games |
| =5 | Ivkov, Borislav | 8½/15 | +2 -0 =13 | games |
| 7 | Bobotsov, Milko Georgiev | 8/15 | +2 -1 =12 | games |
| =8 | Huebner, Robert | 7½/15 | +4 -4 =7 | games |
| =8 | Bilek, Istvan | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =8 | Hecht, Hans Joachim | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =8 | Mohrlok, Dieter A | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =8 | Szily, Jozsef | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| 13 | Ghitescu, Theodor | 7/15 | +2 -3 =10 | games |
| 14 | Szabo, Laszlo | 6/15 | +2 -5 =8 | games |
| 15 | Kestler, Hans Guenter | 4½/15 | +1 -7 =7 | games |
| 16 | Saemisch, Friedrich | 0/15 | +0 -15 =0 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larsen, Bent | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Polugaevsky, Lev | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Gerusel, Mathias | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Gligoric, Svetozar | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Zaitsev, Alexander N | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Ivkov, Borislav | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Bobotsov, Milko Georgiev | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Huebner, Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Bilek, Istvan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Hecht, Hans Joachim | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Mohrlok, Dieter A | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Szily, Jozsef | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Ghitescu, Theodor | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 14 | Szabo, Laszlo | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 15 | Kestler, Hans Guenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 16 | Saemisch, Friedrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.