Lubomír Kaválek took first in the Netanya 1971 Grandmaster Tournament after he and unbeaten Bruno Parma tied on 10/15. Samuel Reshevsky finished half a point behind them in a complete sixteen-player round robin.
The grandmaster crown group
Netanya's invited grandmaster tournament formed the crown group of the city's Schach-Kait festival tradition. Sixteen players met once apiece across fifteen rounds, producing all 120 possible pairings.
The field joined established visitors Reshevsky, Pál Benkő, Arthur Bisguier and Parma with Kaválek, Walter Browne and leading Israeli players. A separately labeled Open ran as another festival competition and is not part of this collection.
A tied score and a recognized winner
Kaválek and Parma both scored ten, but the contemporary report listed Kaválek first and called him the tournament winner. Kaválek won eight games to Parma's five; Reshevsky was third on 9½ and Benkő followed on nine.
Benkő described a key moment in the thirteenth round: he was a rook up against Kaválek but lost on time after writing down one move twice. That result helped Kaválek reach the tie for first.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Kavalek, Lubomir | 10/15 | +8 -3 =4 | games |
| =1 | Parma, Bruno | 10/15 | +5 -0 =10 | games |
| 3 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 9½/15 | +5 -1 =9 | games |
| 4 | Benko, Pal C | 9/15 | +4 -1 =10 | games |
| 5 | Browne, Walter Shawn | 8½/15 | +5 -3 =7 | games |
| 6 | Kraidman, Yair | 8/15 | +4 -3 =8 | games |
| =7 | Bleiman, Yaacov | 7½/15 | +5 -5 =5 | games |
| =7 | Damjanovic, Mato | 7½/15 | +2 -2 =11 | games |
| =9 | Kagan, Shimon | 6½/15 | +4 -6 =5 | games |
| =9 | Westerinen, Heikki MJ | 6½/15 | +4 -6 =5 | games |
| =9 | Peretz, Malkiel | 6½/15 | +2 -4 =9 | games |
| =9 | Zuckerman, Bernard | 6½/15 | +2 -4 =9 | games |
| =9 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 6½/15 | +1 -3 =11 | games |
| =14 | Richter, Yosef | 6/15 | +2 -5 =8 | games |
| =14 | Janosevic, Dragoljub | 6/15 | +1 -4 =10 | games |
| 16 | Geller, Uzi | 5½/15 | +1 -5 =9 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kavalek, Lubomir | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Parma, Bruno | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 4 | Benko, Pal C | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Browne, Walter Shawn | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 6 | Kraidman, Yair | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Bleiman, Yaacov | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Damjanovic, Mato | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Kagan, Shimon | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Westerinen, Heikki MJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Peretz, Malkiel | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 12 | Zuckerman, Bernard | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Richter, Yosef | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 15 | Janosevic, Dragoljub | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 16 | Geller, Uzi | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.