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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972.09.19 |
Beyen, Roland
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 36 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Belliard Alonzo, Luis Manuel
vs
Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari
|
0-1 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Boey, Josef Martin
|
1-0 | 29 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Cornelis, Frans B
|
1-0 | 40 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Saren, Ilkka J
vs
Delgado, Simon
|
1-0 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Holm Pedersen, Sejer
vs
Schammo, Jean
|
1-0 | 43 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Stull, Norbert
vs
Sloth, Jorn
|
0-1 | 26 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Benoni Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Philippe, Georges
vs
Hamann, Svend
|
0-1 | 47 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Jakobsen, Ole
vs
Weber, Raymond
|
1-0 | 34 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Rantanen, Yrjo A
vs
Pena, Gustavo
|
1-0 | 57 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Gonzales, Eliseo
vs
Sorri, Kari Juhani
|
0-1 | 37 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.19 |
Van Seters, Frits
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 41 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Cobo Arteaga, Eldis
vs
Simon, Bernard
|
1-0 | 31 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Alvarez, Franklin
vs
Beyen, Roland
|
0-1 | 50 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Rodriguez Cordoba, Jesus R
vs
Weber, Raymond
|
1-0 | 41 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Gonzales, Eliseo
vs
Van Seters, Frits
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Hamann, Svend
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 40 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Kirsch, Gerard
vs
Hernandez Onna, Roman
|
0-1 | 67 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Jakobsen, Ole
|
1-0 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Sloth, Jorn
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Schammo, Jean
vs
Garcia Martinez, Silvino
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Holm Pedersen, Sejer
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Cornelis, Frans B
vs
Malagon, Alberto
|
1-0 | 46 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.20 |
Boey, Josef Martin
vs
Delgado, Simon
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Verstraeten, Roland
vs
Sorri, Kari Juhani
|
1-0 | 42 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Cobo Arteaga, Eldis
|
1-0 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Estevez Morales, Guillermo
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Garcia Martinez, Silvino
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 60 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Westerinen, Heikki MJ
vs
Boey, Josef Martin
|
0-1 | 46 | King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Pedersen, Eigil
vs
Malagon, Alberto
|
1-0 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Pena, Gustavo
vs
Sloth, Jorn
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Saren, Ilkka J
vs
Beyen, Roland
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Cornelis, Frans B
vs
Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Belliard Alonzo, Luis Manuel
vs
Hamann, Svend
|
0-1 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Rodriguez Cordoba, Jesus R
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.21 |
Jakobsen, Ole
vs
Gonzales, Eliseo
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Kanko, Ilkka
vs
Holm Pedersen, Sejer
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Sloth, Jorn
vs
Saren, Ilkka J
|
1-0 | 74 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari
vs
Jakobsen, Ole
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Pena, Gustavo
vs
Diaz Diaz, Joaquin Carlos
|
0-1 | 45 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Argentine Counterattack | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Rodriguez Cordoba, Jesus R
vs
Belliard Alonzo, Luis Manuel
|
0-1 | 60 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Philippe, Georges
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 17 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Stull, Norbert
|
1-0 | 20 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Kirsch, Gerard
|
1-0 | 33 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Hamann, Svend
vs
Westerinen, Heikki MJ
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Slav Defense: Modern Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Simon, Bernard
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 19 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Estevez Morales, Guillermo
vs
Gonzales, Eliseo
|
1/2-1/2 | 80 | Petrov's Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.22 |
Delgado, Simon
vs
Hernandez Onna, Roman
|
0-1 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.09.23 |
Pena, Gustavo
vs
Stull, Norbert
|
0-1 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1972.09.23 |
Weber, Raymond
vs
Delgado, Simon
|
0-1 | 41 | Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation | ROUND 5 |