Replay all 1846 chess games from 23rd Chess Olympiad — Buenos Aires 1978. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 23rd Chess Olympiad — Buenos Aires 1978 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978.10.25 |
Ligterink, Gert
vs
Silva Nazzari, Roberto
|
1-0 | 32 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Adorjan, Andras
vs
Jamieson, Peter Michael
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
vs
Batres, Francisco
|
1-0 | 18 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Fernandez, Antonio
vs
Radhy Sol, Mohamed
|
1-0 | 20 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Ahed, Al Saqqa
vs
Braga, Fernando Alberto
|
0-1 | 33 | King's Pawn Game | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Liang, Chin Jung
vs
Arnason, Jon Loftur
|
1-0 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Biringanine, Mugaruka
vs
Kileng, Benny
|
0-1 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Tabbane, Noureddine
vs
Matanovic, Aleksandar
|
0-1 | 59 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Hook, William
vs
Trois, Francisco R Torres
|
0-1 | 61 | Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Andersson, Ulf
vs
Jhunjhnuwala, Krishan
|
1-0 | 52 | English Opening | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Rodriguez, Daniel Mauricio
vs
Abdul Rahman, Abdullah
|
1-0 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Schepel, Kaarlo
vs
Kaiszauri, Konstanty
|
1-0 | 40 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Biyiasas, Peter
vs
El Ageli Kamel, Mohamed
|
1-0 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Williams, Arthur Howard
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Kan, Wai Shui
vs
Ornstein, Axel
|
0-1 | 42 | Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Pritchett, Craig William
|
1-0 | 72 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Dienavorian Lacherian, Manuel
vs
Ree, Hans
|
0-1 | 43 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Mollekens, Roeland
vs
Huss, Andreas
|
0-1 | 30 | French Defense: Advance Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Suradiradja, Herman
vs
De Vries, Gerit Jan
|
1-0 | 40 | Alekhine Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Arafih, Imad
vs
Haik, Aldo
|
0-1 | 52 | Amar Opening | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Parakrama, Arjuna
vs
Scholz Solis, Guillermo
|
0-1 | 41 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Schneider, Lars Ake
vs
Jhunjhnuwala, Ramesh
|
1-0 | 58 | Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Schumacher, Helmut
vs
Hug, Werner
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Roos, Louis
vs
Khatib, Ahmed
|
1-0 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Tawengi, Ahmed Ali
vs
Day, Lawrence A
|
0-1 | 44 | Sicilian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
vs
Freile Martin, Javier
|
1-0 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Small, Vernon A
vs
Hecht, Hans Joachim
|
0-1 | 42 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Petursson, Margeir
vs
Liu, Wenzhe
|
0-1 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Unzicker, Wolfgang
vs
Chandler, Murray G
|
1-0 | 36 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Hoelzl, Franz
vs
Broomes, Gordon
|
0-1 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Ciocaltea, Victor
vs
Freyre Forest, Jorge
|
1-0 | 63 | French Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Delgado, Alberto
vs
Hartston, William R
|
0-1 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Kirsch, Gerard
vs
Tringov, Georgi Petrov
|
0-1 | 29 | Modern Defense: Averbakh System | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Ermenkov, Evgenij
vs
Schammo, Jean
|
1-0 | 38 | Modern Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Gonzalez Acosta, Bernal Manuel
vs
Hernandez Onna, Roman
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Shaw, Terrey Ian
vs
Hoyt, Walter
|
1-0 | 31 | Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Kchouk, Bechir
|
1-0 | 37 | Slav Defense: Modern Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Pelaez, Jorge
vs
Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
|
0-1 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Takemoto, Hiroshi
vs
Hamann, Svend
|
1/2-1/2 | 70 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Woodhams, Michael V
vs
Chiu, Yum San
|
1-0 | 32 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Zainal, Abdul
vs
Zapata, Alonso
|
0-1 | 41 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo
vs
Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes
|
0-1 | 40 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Hon Kah Seng, Christie
vs
Sznapik, Aleksander
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Mestel, A Jonathan
vs
Alvarez, Franklin
|
1-0 | 36 | Scotch Game | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Sakurai, Takayuki
vs
Kristiansen, Jens
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Wittmann, Walter
vs
Warsali, Edan
|
1-0 | 31 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Yerbury, Paul
vs
Wibe, Terje Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Alborta Tito, Eduardo
vs
Szmetan, Jorge
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Villarreal, Jose Felix
vs
Lee, Courtney
|
1-0 | 34 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.10.25 |
Giardelli, Sergio Carlos
vs
Arafat, Abdel Malik
|
1-0 | 26 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 1 |