6th Correspondence World Championship Final (1968) |
The 6th ICCF Correspondence World Championship Final ran from 1968-1971. Horst Robert Rittner won the 6th Correspondence World Championship in a field that included Vladimir Zagorovsky, who was the 4th world champion, and Yakov Estrin, who would become the 7th world champion in the next ICCF cycle. R Z E T S K S H K N D K L S A J
01 DDR Rittner, Horst Robert . ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 12½
02 URS Zagorovsky, Vladimir ½ . ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12
03 URS Estrin, Yacov 0 ½ . 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 10
04 DDR Thiele, Erich 0 0 0 . 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9
05 URS Sanakoev, Grigory ½ ½ ½ 0 . 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 8½
06 AUS Kellner, John Vincent 0 ½ 1 1 0 . ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 8½
07 GER Stern, Dieter 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ . 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½
08 CSR Hybl, Jaroslav ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 . ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 7½
09 FIN Kauranen, Risto ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ . ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 7
10 SVE Nyman, Sture 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ . ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7
11 GER De Carbonnel, Heinz 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ . 0 1 ½ ½ 0 6
12 DEN Karker, Norbert 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 . 0 0 1 ½ 6
13 SVE Ljungdhal, John 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 . ½ 1 ½ 5½
14 CSR Sevecek, Rudolf ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ . ½ 1 5
15 NOR Aarseth, Sverre 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ . 0 4
16 NLD Jansen, Cor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 . 3 Original collection: Game Collection: 6th Correspondence World Championship Final, by User: crawfb5.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. E Thiele vs Sevecek |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | E73 King's Indian |
2. N Karker vs S Aarseth |
 | 1-0 | 36 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B89 Sicilian |
3. E Thiele vs N Karker |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C82 Ruy Lopez, Open |
4. E Thiele vs H De Carbonnel |
| ½-½ | 38 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
5. E Thiele vs C Jansen |
 | 1-0 | 28 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
6. H Rittner vs R Kauranen |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6 |
7. G Sanakoev vs J Ljungdahl |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
8. C Jansen vs V Zagorovsky |
| 0-1 | 29 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line |
9. C Jansen vs Sevecek |
 | 0-1 | 32 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
10. C Jansen vs S Nyman |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | D50 Queen's Gambit Declined |
11. C Jansen vs H Rittner |
 | 0-1 | 28 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
12. Sevecek vs J Kellner |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C10 French |
13. Sevecek vs S Nyman |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack |
14. Sevecek vs H Rittner |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C18 French, Winawer |
15. E Thiele vs G Sanakoev |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
16. E Thiele vs J Ljungdahl |
| 1-0 | 61 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
17. E Thiele vs D Stern |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B20 Sicilian |
18. R Kauranen vs G Sanakoev |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
19. R Kauranen vs J Ljungdahl |
| ½-½ | 52 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C18 French, Winawer |
20. R Kauranen vs C Jansen |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C12 French, McCutcheon |
21. R Kauranen vs Estrin |
| 0-1 | 45 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
22. R Kauranen vs H De Carbonnel |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
23. N Karker vs V Zagorovsky |
 | 0-1 | 38 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B89 Sicilian |
24. N Karker vs H Rittner |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
25. H Rittner vs J Kellner |
 | 1-0 | 50 | 1968 | 6th Correspondence World Championship Final | C03 French, Tarrasch |
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