Teesside International 1972
Larsen wins a complete sixteen-player international in Teesside
Bent Larsen scored 11/15 to win the Teesside International by a full point over Ljubomir Ljubojević.
The field
The sixteen players met once each, 120 games in all. All 120 are here, and the rounds and scores match the published record.
Larsen by a point
Larsen finished on eleven points. Ljubojević took second with 10, and Lajos Portisch was third on 9½.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larsen, Bent | 11/15 | +8 -1 =6 | games |
| 2 | Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 10/15 | +7 -2 =6 | games |
| 3 | Portisch, Lajos | 9½/15 | +5 -1 =9 | games |
| =4 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 9/15 | +5 -2 =8 | games |
| =4 | Tringov, Georgi Petrov | 9/15 | +5 -2 =8 | games |
| =6 | Andersson, Ulf | 8½/15 | +4 -2 =9 | games |
| =6 | Parma, Bruno | 8½/15 | +3 -1 =11 | games |
| 8 | Gheorghiu, Florin | 8/15 | +3 -2 =10 | games |
| =9 | Sax, Gyula | 7/15 | +5 -6 =4 | games |
| =9 | Keene, Raymond | 7/15 | +3 -4 =8 | games |
| =11 | Wade, Robert Graham | 6½/15 | +3 -5 =7 | games |
| =11 | Bilek, Istvan | 6½/15 | +2 -4 =9 | games |
| =11 | Hecht, Hans Joachim | 6½/15 | +2 -4 =9 | games |
| 14 | Ree, Hans | 6/15 | +2 -5 =8 | games |
| 15 | Bellin, Robert | 4/15 | +0 -7 =8 | games |
| 16 | Cafferty, Bernard | 3/15 | +0 -9 =6 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larsen, Bent | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Portisch, Lajos | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Gligoric, Svetozar | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Tringov, Georgi Petrov | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Andersson, Ulf | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Parma, Bruno | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Gheorghiu, Florin | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Sax, Gyula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Keene, Raymond | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Wade, Robert Graham | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 12 | Bilek, Istvan | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 13 | Hecht, Hans Joachim | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 14 | Ree, Hans | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 15 | Bellin, Robert | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 16 | Cafferty, Bernard | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.