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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979.02.21 |
Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
vs
Veingold, Aleksandr
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.02.21 |
Lechtynsky, Jiri
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.02.21 |
Vooremaa, Andres M
vs
Ivanovic, Bozidar
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.02.21 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Christiansen, Larry Mark
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Modern Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.02.21 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1-0 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.02.21 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.02.21 |
Rytov, Boris
vs
Rantanen, Yrjo A
|
1-0 | 34 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.02.21 |
Knaak, Rainer
vs
Hartston, William R
|
1-0 | 35 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1979.02.22 |
Rantanen, Yrjo A
vs
Knaak, Rainer
|
0-1 | 46 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.02.22 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 40 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.02.22 |
Veingold, Aleksandr
vs
Lechtynsky, Jiri
|
1-0 | 65 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.02.22 |
Hartston, William R
vs
Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
|
1-0 | 31 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.02.22 |
Zilberstein, Valery I
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.02.22 |
Ivanovic, Bozidar
vs
Rytov, Boris
|
0-1 | 43 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.02.22 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Vooremaa, Andres M
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Orthodox Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.02.22 |
Nei, Iivo
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1979.02.23 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Veingold, Aleksandr
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.02.23 |
Rytov, Boris
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 34 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.02.23 |
Christiansen, Larry Mark
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.02.23 |
Knaak, Rainer
vs
Ivanovic, Bozidar
|
1-0 | 22 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.02.23 |
Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
vs
Rantanen, Yrjo A
|
1-0 | 28 | English Opening | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.02.23 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.02.23 |
Lechtynsky, Jiri
vs
Hartston, William R
|
1-0 | 50 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.02.23 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1979.02.25 |
Zilberstein, Valery I
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Bogo-Indian Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.02.25 |
Vooremaa, Andres M
vs
Rytov, Boris
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.02.25 |
Rantanen, Yrjo A
vs
Lechtynsky, Jiri
|
0-1 | 35 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.02.25 |
Ivanovic, Bozidar
vs
Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
|
1-0 | 31 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.02.25 |
Hartston, William R
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 32 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.02.25 |
Veingold, Aleksandr
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.02.25 |
Nei, Iivo
vs
Christiansen, Larry Mark
|
0-1 | 32 | Slav Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.02.25 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Knaak, Rainer
|
1-0 | 58 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1979.02.26 |
Lechtynsky, Jiri
vs
Ivanovic, Bozidar
|
1-0 | 34 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.02.26 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Hartston, William R
|
1-0 | 46 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.02.26 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.02.26 |
Sax, Gyula
vs
Rantanen, Yrjo A
|
1-0 | 62 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.02.26 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Veingold, Aleksandr
|
1-0 | 25 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.02.26 |
Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.02.26 |
Christiansen, Larry Mark
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.02.26 |
Knaak, Rainer
vs
Vooremaa, Andres M
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1979.02.28 |
Veingold, Aleksandr
vs
Christiansen, Larry Mark
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.02.28 |
Hartston, William R
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
0-1 | 38 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.02.28 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Lechtynsky, Jiri
|
1-0 | 36 | Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.02.28 |
Rantanen, Yrjo A
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 45 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.02.28 |
Vooremaa, Andres M
vs
Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
|
1/2-1/2 | 113 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.02.28 |
Rytov, Boris
vs
Knaak, Rainer
|
0-1 | 34 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.02.28 |
Zilberstein, Valery I
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.02.28 |
Ivanovic, Bozidar
vs
Sax, Gyula
|
1-0 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | ROUND 6 |
| 1979.03.01 |
Vilela de Acuna, Jose Luis
vs
Rytov, Boris
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1979.03.01 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Veingold, Aleksandr
|
1-0 | 45 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 7 |