Yugoslav Team Cup, First Final Group, Pula 1971
Incomplete record. This archive holds 7 games of this event; the others are missing, and the number played is not established. Seven scores are represented. Contemporary reports prove further played games, including three Polish-team boards in round two, whose scores are absent. The complete number of actually played boards is not established.
The first final group of the 14th international team chess festival in Pula contested the President’s Cup. Twelve teams played five four-board rounds. Mladost finished first with 14 points, ahead of Novi Beograd on 12½. This collection covers that title group; other festival groups are outside its boundary.
The title group
Borba reported the opening on 19 May and the fifth and final round on 24 May. All twelve final team totals are preserved in the official standings, including tied places. The complete thirty-match ledger reconciles 120 nominal board slots; the source material does not establish how many boards were actually played.
The competition followed the national team league in Pula. Their formats and board assignments differ, and repeated player pairings are distinguished using the published round/board context and the separate native scores.
Surviving scores and source limits
Seven scores are represented. Contemporary reports prove further played games, including three Polish-team boards in round two, whose scores are absent. The complete number of actually played boards is not established.
The published final standings accompany the seven surviving scores. Game records retain year-only dates, unknown rounds and their recorded player names. The sources do not establish complete team rosters.
Final standings
Seven scores are represented. Contemporary reports prove further played games, including three Polish-team boards in round two, whose scores are absent. The complete number of actually played boards is not established. The twelve-team five-round four-board format provides 120 nominal board slots; a full default census is unavailable.
| # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mladost, Zagreb | 14 |
| 2 | Novi Beograd | 12½ |
| =3 | Partizan, Belgrade | 11½ |
| =3 | PTT Zagreb | 11½ |
| 5 | Crvena zvezda, Belgrade | 11 |
| =6 | Maribor | 9½ |
| =6 | Zmaj, Ljubljana | 9½ |
| =8 | Željezničar, Zenica | 8½ |
| =8 | Radnički, Kragujevac | 8½ |
| =10 | Łączność, Poland | 8 |
| =10 | Novosadski šahovski klub | 8 |
| 12 | Student, Skopje | 7½ |