Replay all 17 chess games from Riga 1979 Interzonal. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about Riga 1979 Interzonal →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.09.05 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.06 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Miles, Anthony John
|
0-1 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.07 |
Rodriguez, Ruben
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.09.09 |
Adorjan, Andras
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 66 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.10 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.11 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 71 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.09.14 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.09.15 |
Bouaziz, Slim
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.09.16 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Tarjan, James Edward
|
0-1 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.09.18 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.09.19 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.09.20 |
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.09.23 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius
|
1-0 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Mednis, Edmar John
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1979.09.26 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 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 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Trois, Francisco R Torres
|
1-0 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 17 |