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🏆 Milan (1975)

Since the introduction of the Elo rating system earlier in the decade, the 1970s saw a resurgence of the so-called "super" tournament where the best in the world gathered to compete. 1975 was one of the biggest years of the decade in that regard as a number of international "super tournaments" were held in which top rated masters participated. Milan, Italy in late summer saw the attendance of twelve such top rated grandmasters, including the newly designated world champion Anatoly Karpov (2705). He was join ... [more] Player: Ljubomir Ljubojevic  page 1 of 1; 21 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ljubojevic vs Ulf Andersson 1-0 40 1975 Milan B44 Sicilian 2. Larsen vs Ljubojevic 0-1 27 1975 Milan A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 3. Ljubojevic vs Karpov 0-1 57 1975 Milan C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 4. S Mariotti vs Ljubojevic   0-1 41 1975 Milan A05 Reti Opening 5. Ljubojevic vs Petrosian   ½-½ 28 1975 Milan C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 6. Smejkal vs Ljubojevic ½-½ 81 1975 Milan D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 7. Ljubojevic vs Portisch   ½-½ 24 1975 Milan C44 King's Pawn Game 8. Ljubojevic vs Unzicker 0-1 127 1975 Milan A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 9. Browne vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 57 1975 Milan A33 English, Symmetrical 10. Ljubojevic vs Gligoric   ½-½ 46 1975 Milan C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 11. Tal vs Ljubojevic   0-1 76 1975 Milan D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. Portisch vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 47 1975 Milan D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line 13. Ljubojevic vs Portisch   ½-½ 31 1975 Milan C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 14. Portisch vs Ljubojevic   1-0 66 1975 Milan A04 Reti Opening 15. Ljubojevic vs Portisch   ½-½ 47 1975 Milan C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 16. Petrosian vs Ljubojevic 1-0 30 1975 Milan A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O 17. Ljubojevic vs Petrosian   ½-½ 16 1975 Milan E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Petrosian vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 27 1975 Milan C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line 19. Ljubojevic vs Petrosian 1-0 47 1975 Milan A07 King's Indian Attack 20. Petrosian vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 16 1975 Milan D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. Ljubojevic vs Petrosian   ½-½ 17 1975 Milan A07 King's Indian Attack  page 1 of 1; 21 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Ljubojevic wins | Ljubojevic loses   TIP: You can make the above ads go away by registering a free account! Apr-03-13    suenteus po 147: Okay, so this is something I've been meaning to ask for a while: Were the semi-final and final matches an original part of this event, or were the Soviet grandmasters so irked by Portisch's win that they lobbied for more games? I'm guessing it was part of the program from the beginning (but then, hey, it was the seventies, they might have decided to rob a bank and pay them to play more games! ciao!), but then how much must it have irked Portisch that he fought so hard only to succumb to one crummy loss to Karpov in the final match and be dispatched in the ultimate standings? Apr-04-13    Phony Benoni: No proof at hand, but I'm pretty sure that was the original program. It wouldn't surprise me if some of the Soviet players coasted in the preliminaries, looking merely to qualify. Apr-04-13    suenteus po 147: <Phony Benoni> Coasting, sure: Karpov only has three wins. But how to tell if Petrosian was or not? He always had few wins and no losses :) Sep-07-13    Everett: Isnt this format one of the ideas for deciding the world championship, or at least the candidates? Candidate tournament, then a series of matches until one is left standing. This person would either be the new WC, or be the challenger to the incumbent. Not so bad, in my eyes. Sep-19-13    GrahamClayton: Have any other international tournaments used this format of a round-robin followed by knock-out matches? Aug-05-15    offramp: This tournament, as the intro says, began on August 20th 1975, exactly 75 years ago in a fortnight's time. As a celebration of that anniversary, <and> as a memorial to the late and great master of chess Walter Shawn Browne, Europe Echecs has published a quite SOO-PERB article on this tournament. It can be seen at http://www.europe-echecs.com/art/mi.... Some wonderful photos and reminiscences. Aug-05-15    perfidious: Seventy-five years? Seems more like forty to me. Aug-03-16    Mr. V: I like Mariotti's strategy, draw with black, lose with white. It reminds me of my own play. Aug-03-16    Absentee: <perfidious: Seventy-five years? Seems more like forty to me.> Time flies, doesn't it? NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No posting personal information of members. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. 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