1977 Candidates Matches
TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER
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| Round Order | Players | Result | Moves | Opening | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
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1/2-1/2 | 22 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1977 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1977 |
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1977 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1977 |
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 71 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1977 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 37 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1977 |
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1977 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 57 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1977 |
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 9 |
| 1977 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1977 |
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 11 |
| 1977 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.02.26 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.02.28 |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 63 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.03 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.03 |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.03 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.03 |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 52 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.03 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.03 |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.03 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.03 |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.03 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Mecking, Henrique
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1977.03 |
Mecking, Henrique
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.03.01 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 66 | Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with f4 | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.03 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 86 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 80 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.03 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Italian Game | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 51 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.03 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 54 | English Opening: King's English Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.03 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.02 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Italian Game | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.02 |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.03.01 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1-0 | 40 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.03 |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Petrov's Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.03 |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.03 |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.03 |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 34 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian | ROUND 11 |
| 1977.03 |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.03 |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1977.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1977.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Hort, Vlastimil
|
1-0 | 35 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 15 |
| 1977.03 |
Hort, Vlastimil
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 16 |