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Five years after the strong international chess tournament held in Niksic, Yugoslavia in 1978, another international event was organized by the city that was even stronger than the first. Fifteen of the world's best grandmasters attended the round robin tournament held in August of 1983. The participants were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2690), Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2645), Ulf Andersson (2640), Mikhail Tal (2620), Yasser Seirawan (2605), Boris Spassky (2605), Jan Timman (2605), Lajos Portisch (2600), Anthony Miles (2585), Tigran Petrosian (2580), Gyula Sax (2570), Bent Larsen (2565), Predrag Nikolic (2540), Bozidar Ivanovic (2515), and Svetozar Gligoric (2505). The combined ratings of the players qualified the tournament as a category XIV event. Kasparov, who was on a winning streak following his shared first at the USSR Championship in 1981 and first at the Moscow Interzonal in 1982, had defeated Alexander Beliavsky in the candidates quarter-final match in April of '83. He was the only candidate to participate in the event, and the momentum from his tournament and WC cycle victories propelled him to one of his best ever tournament performances here. He finished the tournament with an astounding 11 points out of 14 games, with former world champion candidate Larsen trailing him as clear second by two whole points. Kasparov would finish the year by defeating Viktor Korchnoi in the candidate semi-finals and go on to challenge the world champion Anatoli Karpov in 1984. The final standings follow:

1 Kasparov 11 points (+9, =4, -1);

2 Larsen 9 points (+6, =6, -2);

3 Spassky 8 points (+3, =10, -1);

4 Portisch 8 points (+4, =8, -2);

5 Andersson 7.5 points (+3, =9, -2);

6 Miles 7.5 points (+3, =9, -2);

7 Tal 7 points (+1, =12, -1);

8 Timman 7 points (+2, =10, -2);

9 Ljubojevic 6.5 points (+3, =7, -4);

10 Seirawan 6.5 points (+4, =5, -5);

11 Petrosian 6 points (+1, =10, -3);

12 Gligoric 6 points (+1, =10, -3);

13 Nikolic 5.5 points (+1, =9, -4);

14 Sax 5 points (+1, =8, -5);

15 Ivanovic 4.5 points (+1, =7, -6).

Round One, Game #1
B Ivanovic vs P Nikolic, 1983
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #2
Larsen vs Spassky, 1983 
(C26) Vienna, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #3
Ljubojevic vs Tal, 1983
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #4
Petrosian vs Timman, 1983
(A28) English, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #5
Portisch vs Miles, 1983
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #6
Sax vs Ulf Andersson, 1983
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #7
Seirawan vs Kasparov, 1983 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1

Round Two, Game #8
Ulf Andersson vs Portisch, 1983
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #9
Gligoric vs Seirawan, 1983
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #10
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1983 
(A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 51 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #11
Miles vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(A04) Reti Opening, 60 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #12
P Nikolic vs Larsen, 1983
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #13
Tal vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #14
Timman vs Sax, 1983
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #15
B Ivanovic vs Miles, 1983
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #16
Larsen vs Tal, 1983
(A13) English, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #17
Ljubojevic vs Ulf Andersson, 1983
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #18
Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #19
Portisch vs Timman, 1983
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #20
Sax vs Kasparov, 1983 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #21
Spassky vs P Nikolic, 1983
(C25) Vienna, 37 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #22
Ulf Andersson vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #23
Gligoric vs Sax, 1983
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #24
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #25
Miles vs Larsen, 1983
(A90) Dutch, 76 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #26
Seirawan vs Petrosian, 1983 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #27
Tal vs Spassky, 1983
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #28
Timman vs Ljubojevic, 1983 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 40 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #29
B Ivanovic vs Timman, 1983
(B07) Pirc, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #30
Larsen vs Ulf Andersson, 1983
(A15) English, 53 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #31
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983 
(B40) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1

Round Five, Game #32
P Nikolic vs Tal, 1983
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #33
Portisch vs Gligoric, 1983
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #34
Sax vs Seirawan, 1983
(C16) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #35
Spassky vs Miles, 1983
(A47) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #36
Ulf Andersson vs Spassky, 1983
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #37
Gligoric vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #38
Kasparov vs B Ivanovic, 1983 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0

Round Six, Game #39
Miles vs P Nikolic, 1983
(A28) English, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #40
Petrosian vs Sax, 1983
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #41
Seirawan vs Portisch, 1983 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 53 moves, 1-0

Round Six, Game #42
Timman vs Larsen, 1983
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1

Round Seven, Game #43
B Ivanovic vs Gligoric, 1983
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #44
Larsen vs Kasparov, 1983 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 0-1

Round Seven, Game #45
Ljubojevic vs Seirawan, 1983 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #46
P Nikolic vs Ulf Andersson, 1983
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

Round Seven, Game #47
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1983
(A22) English, 48 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #48
Spassky vs Timman, 1983
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #49
Tal vs Miles, 1983 
(A10) English, 60 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #50
Ulf Andersson vs Tal, 1983
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #51
Gligoric vs Larsen, 1983
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 52 moves, 0-1

Round Eight, Game #52
Kasparov vs Spassky, 1983 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

Round Eight, Game #53
Petrosian vs Ljubojevic, 1983 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 28 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #54
Sax vs Portisch, 1983
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1

Round Eight, Game #55
Seirawan vs B Ivanovic, 1983 
(E73) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

Round Eight, Game #56
Timman vs P Nikolic, 1983
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #57
B Ivanovic vs Petrosian, 1983 
(B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #58
Larsen vs Seirawan, 1983
(A20) English, 53 moves, 1-0

Round Nine, Game #59
Ljubojevic vs Sax, 1983
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Round Nine, Game #60
Miles vs Ulf Andersson, 1983 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

Round Nine, Game #61
P Nikolic vs Kasparov, 1983 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 71 moves, 0-1

Round Nine, Game #62
Spassky vs Gligoric, 1983
(D94) Grunfeld, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #63
Tal vs Timman, 1983
(C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #64
Gligoric vs P Nikolic, 1983
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #65
Kasparov vs Tal, 1983
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #66
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #67
Portisch vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #68
Sax vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 57 moves, 0-1

Round Ten, Game #69
Seirawan vs Spassky, 1983 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

Round Ten, Game #70
Timman vs Miles, 1983
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #71
Ulf Andersson vs Timman, 1983
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #72
B Ivanovic vs Portisch, 1983 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Round Eleven, Game #73
Larsen vs Sax, 1983
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 36 moves, 1-0

Round Eleven, Game #74
Miles vs Kasparov, 1983
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #75
P Nikolic vs Seirawan, 1983
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0

Round Eleven, Game #76
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1983 
(C11) French, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #77
Tal vs Gligoric, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #78
Gligoric vs Miles, 1983
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #79
Kasparov vs Ulf Andersson, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #80
Ljubojevic vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Round Twelve, Game #81
Petrosian vs P Nikolic, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #82
Portisch vs Larsen, 1983
(A17) English, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #83
Sax vs Spassky, 1983
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve, Game #84
Seirawan vs Tal, 1983 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Round Thirteen, Game #85
Ulf Andersson vs Gligoric, 1983
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 48 moves, 0-1

Round Thirteen, Game #86
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(A25) English, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Thirteen, Game #87
Miles vs Seirawan, 1983
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Thirteen, Game #88
P Nikolic vs Sax, 1983
(A63) Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Thirteen, Game #89
Spassky vs Portisch, 1983
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Thirteen, Game #90
Tal vs Petrosian, 1983 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Thirteen, Game #91
Timman vs Kasparov, 1983 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 0-1

Round Fourteen, Game #92
Gligoric vs Timman, 1983
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 27 moves, 0-1

Round Fourteen, Game #93
B Ivanovic vs Larsen, 1983 
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1

Round Fourteen, Game #94
Ljubojevic vs Spassky, 1983
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Fourteen, Game #95
Petrosian vs Miles, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Fourteen, Game #96
Portisch vs P Nikolic, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Round Fourteen, Game #97
Sax vs Tal, 1983
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Fourteen, Game #98
Seirawan vs Ulf Andersson, 1983 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Fifteen, Game #99
Ulf Andersson vs Petrosian, 1983 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 58 moves, 1-0

Round Fifteen, Game #100
Kasparov vs Gligoric, 1983
(E17) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Round Fifteen, Game #101
Miles vs Sax, 1983
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 51 moves, 1-0

Round Fifteen, Game #102
P Nikolic vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Fifteen, Game #103
Spassky vs B Ivanovic, 1983 
(B26) Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3, 60 moves, 1-0

Round Fifteen, Game #104
Tal vs Portisch, 1983 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Fifteen, Game #105
Timman vs Seirawan, 1983
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 102 moves, 1/2-1/2

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