Replay all 17 chess games from Rio de Janeiro 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 Rio de Janeiro 1979 Interzonal →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.09.23 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 41 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.09.24 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 37 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.09.27 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Hebert, Jean
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.09.28 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 30 | English Opening: Adorjan Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.09.29 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Velimirovic, Dragoljub
|
1-0 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.10.01 |
Bronstein, Luis Marcos
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
0-1 | 47 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.10.02 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Kagan, Shimon
|
1-0 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1979.10.03 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1979.10.06 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Torre, Eugenio
|
1-0 | 31 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | ROUND 10 |
| 1979.10.07 |
Huebner, Robert
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 11 |
| 1979.10.08 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 12 |
| 1979.10.10 |
Smejkal, Jan
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1979.10.12 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 35 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 15 |
| 1979.10.14 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 37 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1979.10.16 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
|
0-1 | 44 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1979.10.17 |
Sunye Neto, Jaime
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System | ROUND 18 |
| 1979.10.20 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Harandi, Khosro
|
0-1 | 47 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 19 |