19th Clare Benedict Cup — Vienna 1972
West Germany won the 19th Clare Benedict Cup at Vienna with 14½ board points, going unbeaten in team matches and finishing 1½ points ahead of the Netherlands.
The tournament
Six national teams played a five-round, four-board single round robin beginning on May 20. Board points decided the standings, followed by match points.
West Germany defeated the Netherlands 3–1, England 2½–1½, Switzerland and Austria 3½–½, and drew Spain 2–2. The Netherlands recovered to take second on 13, with Spain third on 10½.
Players and archive evidence
Robert Hübner produced the event’s outstanding score, 4½/5 on board one. Jan Timman and Wolfgang Unzicker each scored 4/5 on board two, and Robert Hartoch made 3½/5 on board three.
All 60 games survive, and every one matches the official record. They add up to every official board total and match result, so the page shows the full national-team grid.
Final standings
All 60 games are here, and they add up to every official board-point total and match result.
| # | Team | Points | MP | Match record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 14½ | 9 | +4 =1 -0 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 13 | 8 | +4 =0 -1 |
| 3 | Spain | 10½ | 6 | +2 =2 -1 |
| 4 | England | 10 | 4 | +2 =0 -3 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 7 | 1 | +0 =1 -4 |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 2 | +1 =0 -4 |
Cross Table
| Rank | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | England | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | |
| 5 | Switzerland | ½ | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 1½ | |
| 6 | Austria | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2½ |
Each cell shows the row team's board (game) points in its match against the column team, out of the boards played. ● = same team. Ranking is by total board points; match points (2 for a match win, 1 for a draw) are the secondary column.