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Niksic 1983
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Five years after the strong international chess tournament held in Niksic, Montenegro in what was then known as 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.

              Perf  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5   Points 
01 Kasparov   +129  * 1 0 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1  11.0/14
02 Larsen     +134  0 * = = 0 1 = 1 1 = 1 = = 1 1   9.0/14
03 Spassky     +37  1 = * = = = = = 0 = = = 1 = 1   8.0/14  55.75
04 Portisch    +43  0 = = * = = = = 0 = = 1 1 1 1   8.0/14  50.25
05 Miles       +32  = 1 = = * 0 0 = = 1 = = = 1 =   7.5/14  51.75
06 Andersson   -26  = 0 = = 1 * = = = = 0 1 1 = =   7.5/14  50.75
07 Tal         -31  = = = = 1 = * = 0 = = = = = =   7.0/14  49.50
08 Timman      -15  0 0 = = = = = * = 1 1 = = = =   7.0/14  45.25
09 Seirawan    -40  0 0 1 1 = = 1 = * 0 = = 0 0 1   6.5/14  44.50
10 Ljubojevic  -82  0 = = = 0 = = 0 1 * = 0 = 1 1   6.5/14  41.50
11 Gligoric    +40  0 0 = = = 1 = 0 = = * = = = =   6.0/14  39.75
12 Petrosian   -40  0 = = 0 = 0 = = = 1 = * = = =   6.0/14  39.50
13 Nikolic     -24  0 = 0 0 = 0 = = 1 = = = * = =   5.5/14
14 Sax         -83  = 0 = 0 0 = = = 1 0 = = = * 0   5.0/14
15 Ivanovic    -53  0 0 0 0 = = = = 0 0 = = = 1 *   4.5/14

crosstable adapted with acknowledgment to http://www.vistula.linuxpl.eu/f/kas...

Round One
B Ivanovic vs P Nikolic, 1983
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Spassky, 1983
(C26) Vienna, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ljubojevic vs Tal, 1983
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Timman, 1983
(A28) English, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Portisch vs Miles, 1983
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Andersson, 1983
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Seirawan vs Kasparov, 1983
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1
Round Two
Andersson vs Portisch, 1983
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gligoric vs Seirawan, 1983
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1983
(A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 51 moves, 1-0
Miles vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(A04) Reti Opening, 60 moves, 1-0
P Nikolic vs Larsen, 1983
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Sax, 1983
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three
B Ivanovic vs Miles, 1983
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Tal, 1983
(A13) English, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1983
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Portisch vs Timman, 1983
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Kasparov, 1983
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs P Nikolic, 1983
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Round Four
Andersson vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gligoric vs Sax, 1983
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Miles vs Larsen, 1983
(A90) Dutch, 76 moves, 1-0
Seirawan vs Petrosian, 1983
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Spassky, 1983
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 40 moves, 1-0
Round Five
B Ivanovic vs Timman, 1983
(B07) Pirc, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Andersson, 1983
(A15) English, 53 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
P Nikolic vs Tal, 1983
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Portisch vs Gligoric, 1983
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Seirawan, 1983
(C16) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Miles, 1983
(A47) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
Andersson vs Spassky, 1983
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gligoric vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0
Miles vs P Nikolic, 1983
(A28) English, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Sax, 1983
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Seirawan vs Portisch, 1983
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
Timman vs Larsen, 1983
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1
Round Seven
B Ivanovic vs Gligoric, 1983
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Kasparov, 1983
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 0-1
Ljubojevic vs Seirawan, 1983
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
P Nikolic vs Andersson, 1983
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1983
(A22) English, 48 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Timman, 1983
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Miles, 1983
(A10) English, 60 moves, 1-0
Round Eight
Andersson vs Tal, 1983
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gligoric vs Larsen, 1983
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 52 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Spassky, 1983
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 33 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 28 moves, 1-0
Sax vs Portisch, 1983
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1
Seirawan vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(E73) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Timman vs P Nikolic, 1983
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine
B Ivanovic vs Petrosian, 1983
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Seirawan, 1983
(A20) English, 53 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Sax, 1983
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Miles vs Andersson, 1983
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
P Nikolic vs Kasparov, 1983
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 71 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Gligoric, 1983
(D94) Grunfeld, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Timman, 1983
(C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten
Gligoric vs P Nikolic, 1983
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Tal, 1983
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Portisch vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 57 moves, 0-1
Seirawan vs Spassky, 1983
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Timman vs Miles, 1983
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven
Andersson vs Timman, 1983
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
B Ivanovic vs Portisch, 1983
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs Sax, 1983
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 36 moves, 1-0
Miles vs Kasparov, 1983
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
P Nikolic vs Seirawan, 1983
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1983
(C11) French, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Gligoric, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve
Gligoric vs Miles, 1983
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ljubojevic vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs P Nikolic, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Portisch vs Larsen, 1983
(A17) English, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Spassky, 1983
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Seirawan vs Tal, 1983
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen
Andersson vs Gligoric, 1983
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 48 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(A25) English, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Miles vs Seirawan, 1983
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
P Nikolic vs Sax, 1983
(A63) Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Portisch, 1983
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Petrosian, 1983
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Kasparov, 1983
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 0-1
Round Fourteen
Gligoric vs Timman, 1983
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 27 moves, 0-1
B Ivanovic vs Larsen, 1983
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
Ljubojevic vs Spassky, 1983
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Miles, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Portisch vs P Nikolic, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Sax vs Tal, 1983
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Seirawan vs Andersson, 1983
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen
Andersson vs Petrosian, 1983
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 58 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Gligoric, 1983
(E17) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
Miles vs Sax, 1983
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 51 moves, 1-0
P Nikolic vs Ljubojevic, 1983
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs B Ivanovic, 1983
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Portisch, 1983
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Seirawan, 1983
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 102 moves, 1/2-1/2
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