Incomplete record. This archive holds 107 of the 109 games played; 2 are missing. All 105 main-event scores and playoff games 2 and 3 survive. The two draws in playoff games 1 and 4 are missing from the approved archives.
István Csom won the fifteen-player zonal with 9½ points from fourteen games. Ulf Andersson and Nikola Padevsky shared second on 9. Their later four-game match in Arboga sent Andersson to the Interzonal.
The Pula tournament
Each participant met fourteen opponents and had one bye over fifteen rounds. Csom finished half a point ahead of Andersson and Padevsky. Janez Barle, Josef Augustin and Rainer Knaak shared the next places with 8.
All 105 main-event scores survive. Their results agree with the complete contemporary matrix and with every final total printed in Tidskrift för Schack. The standings shown here cover this main tournament.
Qualification decided in Arboga
Andersson and Padevsky played four games for the remaining Interzonal place in Arboga in 1976. The first two games were drawn, Andersson won the third, and the fourth was drawn, giving Andersson a 2½–1½ victory. The Swedish federation magazine reports the match and prints all four scores.
The archive holds games 2 and 3. The two other played draws are missing from the approved game sources. Both surviving playoff scores are included in the game list and kept separate from the main-event matrix.
Pritchett’s second norm
Craig Pritchett’s 7½ points earned his second International Master norm. Chess Scotland’s historian records that he initially believed he needed 8 and pursued a win in his penultimate game against Augustin for more than 100 moves before agreeing a draw. The requirement was later clarified, and the norm was awarded in 1976.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Csom, Istvan | 9.5/14 | +7 -2 =5 | games |
| =2 | Andersson, Ulf | 9/14 | +6 -2 =6 | games |
| =2 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 9/14 | +6 -2 =6 | games |
| =4 | Barle, Janez | 8/14 | +6 -4 =4 | games |
| =4 | Augustin, Josef | 8/14 | +4 -2 =8 | games |
| =4 | Knaak, Rainer | 8/14 | +6 -4 =4 | games |
| =7 | Pritchett, Craig William | 7.5/14 | +3 -2 =9 | games |
| =7 | Bukic, Enver | 7.5/14 | +3 -2 =9 | games |
| =7 | Hazai, Laszlo | 7.5/14 | +4 -3 =7 | games |
| =10 | Hug, Werner | 7/14 | +1 -1 =12 | games |
| =10 | Schmidt, Wlodzimierz | 7/14 | +3 -3 =8 | games |
| 12 | Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel | 6.5/14 | +3 -4 =7 | games |
| 13 | Urzica, Aurel | 5/14 | +4 -8 =2 | games |
| 14 | Borngaesser, Rene | 4.5/14 | +2 -7 =5 | games |
| 15 | Stull, Norbert | 1/14 | +0 -12 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Csom, Istvan | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 2 | Andersson, Ulf | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Barle, Janez | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Augustin, Josef | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Knaak, Rainer | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Pritchett, Craig William | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Bukic, Enver | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Hazai, Laszlo | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 10 | Hug, Werner | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Schmidt, Wlodzimierz | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Urzica, Aurel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Borngaesser, Rene | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Stull, Norbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.