Riga 1979 Interzonal

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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Round Order Players Result Moves Opening Round
1979.09.20
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius vs Rodriguez, Ruben
0-1 47 Modern Defense ROUND 12
1979.09.20
Adorjan, Andras vs Bouaziz, Slim
1/2-1/2 54 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 12
1979.09.20
Gruenfeld, Yehuda vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 53 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation, Simagin Line ROUND 12
1979.09.20
Ribli, Zoltan vs Tal, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 21 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 12
1979.09.20
Larsen, Bent vs Romanishin, Oleg M
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 12
1979.09.20
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Trois, Francisco R Torres
0-1 44 Tarrasch Defense ROUND 12
1979.09.20
Tarjan, James Edward vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2 41 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System ROUND 12
1979.09.20
Mednis, Edmar John vs Miles, Anthony John
0-1 67 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 12
1979.09.23
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 42 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 13
1979.09.23
Rodriguez, Ruben vs Mednis, Edmar John
0-1 41 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto ROUND 13
1979.09.23
Miles, Anthony John vs Ribli, Zoltan
0-1 52 Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 13
1979.09.23
Tal, Mikhail vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0 64 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order Accepted ROUND 13
1979.09.23
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
1-0 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System ROUND 13
1979.09.23
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Gruenfeld, Yehuda
1-0 23 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation ROUND 13
1979.09.23
Bouaziz, Slim vs Tarjan, James Edward
1-0 49 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 13
1979.09.23
Trois, Francisco R Torres vs Adorjan, Andras
0-1 38 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 13
1979.09.23
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2 31 Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation ROUND 13
1979.09.24
Gruenfeld, Yehuda vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2 61 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack ROUND 14
1979.09.24
Ribli, Zoltan vs Rodriguez, Ruben
1-0 55 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line ROUND 14
1979.09.24
Trois, Francisco R Torres vs Tal, Mikhail
0-1 44 Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian ROUND 14
1979.09.24
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Miles, Anthony John
1/2-1/2 59 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 14
1979.09.24
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1/2-1/2 110 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 14
1979.09.24
Larsen, Bent vs Bouaziz, Slim
1-0 42 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line ROUND 14
1979.09.24
Mednis, Edmar John vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line ROUND 14
1979.09.24
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 23 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 14
1979.09.24
Adorjan, Andras vs Tarjan, James Edward
1/2-1/2 25 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 14
1979.09.26
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
1-0 27 King's Knight Opening ROUND 15
1979.09.26
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Mednis, Edmar John
1/2-1/2 41 Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation ROUND 15
1979.09.26
Rodriguez, Ruben vs Gheorghiu, Florin
0-1 40 Benoni Defense ROUND 15
1979.09.26
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2 25 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 15
1979.09.26
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2 17 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation ROUND 15
1979.09.26
Tarjan, James Edward vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2 80 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 15
1979.09.26
Tal, Mikhail vs Adorjan, Andras
1/2-1/2 18 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation ROUND 15
1979.09.26
Miles, Anthony John vs Trois, Francisco R Torres
1-0 37 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation ROUND 15
1979.09.27
Gruenfeld, Yehuda vs Tarjan, James Edward
1-0 40 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line ROUND 16
1979.09.27
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2 44 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 16
1979.09.27
Ribli, Zoltan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 9 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 16
1979.09.27
Mednis, Edmar John vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1/2-1/2 65 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation ROUND 16
1979.09.27
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Bouaziz, Slim
1/2-1/2 41 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 16
1979.09.27
Trois, Francisco R Torres vs Rodriguez, Ruben
1/2-1/2 63 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation ROUND 16
1979.09.27
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2 69 King's Pawn Game ROUND 16
1979.09.27
Adorjan, Andras vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 29 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian ROUND 16
1979.09.27
Tal, Mikhail vs Miles, Anthony John
1-0 54 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line ROUND 16
1979.09.29
Bouaziz, Slim vs Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
1/2-1/2 12 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation ROUND 17
1979.09.29
Rodriguez, Ruben vs Tal, Mikhail
0-1 69 Sicilian Defense: French Variation ROUND 17
1979.09.29
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Mednis, Edmar John
1/2-1/2 20 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 17
1979.09.29
Tarjan, James Edward vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0 75 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation ROUND 17
1979.09.29
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Ribli, Zoltan
1-0 26 Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 17
1979.09.29
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Trois, Francisco R Torres
1-0 35 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 17
1979.09.29
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2 48 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 17