Baden 1980

Beliavsky and Spassky share first at Baden
1980 · Baden, Austria
Alexander Beliavsky and Boris Spassky shared first with 10½/15.

Alexander Beliavsky and Boris Spassky shared first with 10½/15. All 120 games of the 16-player single round robin are here, and they match the published final scores.

The complete field

The tournament brought 16 players together in a single round robin. Every pair met once, 120 games in all.

All 16 final scores match the published crosstable.

The result

Alexander Beliavsky and Boris Spassky shared first with 10½/15. John Nunn finished third on 10, just half a point behind the co-winners; Rafael Vaganian and Robert Byrne followed on 9.

Beliavsky reached 10½ with +7 =7 −1, while Spassky remained unbeaten at +6 =9 −0. The historical outcome remains shared first despite their different win totals, and the archive headline names both men.

The games

All 120 games are here: 53 decisive and 67 drawn. Games are listed by round. The standings worked out from these games match the historical table.

Final standings

10½/15
Alexander Beliavsky and Boris Spassky shared first with 10½/15.
# Player Score Record Games
=1 Beliavsky, Alexander G 10½/15 +7 -1 =7
=1 Spassky, Boris Vasilievich 10½/15 +6 -0 =9
3 Nunn, John DM 10/15 +5 -0 =10
=4 Byrne, Robert Eugene 9/15 +4 -1 =10
=4 Vaganian, Rafael A 9/15 +4 -1 =10
6 Smejkal, Jan 8½/15 +3 -1 =11
=7 Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovich 8/15 +4 -3 =8
=7 Seirawan, Yasser 8/15 +4 -3 =8
9 Gheorghiu, Florin 7½/15 +2 -2 =11
=10 Miles, Anthony John 7/15 +3 -4 =8
=10 Stean, Michael F 7/15 +2 -3 =10
=10 Adorjan, Andras 7/15 +1 -2 =12
13 Gligoric, Svetozar 6½/15 +2 -4 =9
14 Van der Wiel, John 6/15 +3 -6 =6
15 Hoelzl, Franz 3½/15 +2 -10 =3
16 Janetschek, Karl 2/15 +1 -12 =2

Cross Table

Rank Player 12345678910111213141516
1 Beliavsky, Alexander G 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1
2 Spassky, Boris Vasilievich 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1
3 Nunn, John DM ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1
4 Byrne, Robert Eugene 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
5 Vaganian, Rafael A ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1
6 Smejkal, Jan ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1
7 Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovich 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1
8 Seirawan, Yasser 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1
9 Gheorghiu, Florin 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1
10 Miles, Anthony John ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1
11 Stean, Michael F ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1
12 Adorjan, Andras 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½
13 Gligoric, Svetozar ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½
14 Van der Wiel, John ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1
15 Hoelzl, Franz 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 0
16 Janetschek, Karl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.