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Yerevan (1965) The USSR organized an international chess tournament in the city of Yerevan in 1965. Fourteen grandmasters and masters, including the world champion, were invited to compete in the round robin event. Eight participants represented the Soviet Union, including Tigran Petrosian, Yuri Averbakh, Viktor Korchnoi, Vladimir Liberzon, Eduard Mnatsakanian, Iivo Nei, Boris Shashin, and Leonid Stein. The remaining six seats went to non-Soviet players including Miroslav Filip from Czechoslovakia, Reinhart Fuchs from East Germany, Aleksander Matanovic from Yugoslavia, Lajos Portisch from Hungary, Lothar Schmid from West Germany, and Gideon Stahlberg from Sweden. Despite finishing undefeated with +4, Petrosian only managed shared second with Stein, while Korchnoi took clear first, a full point ahead, with +6 at the finish. Yerevan, Soviet Union (Armenia), 17 September - 6 October 1965 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Korchnoi * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½ =2 Petrosian ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8½ =2 Stein ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8½ 4 Liberzon ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 5 Portisch ½ ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 7 6 Nei ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ =7 Stahlberg ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 6 =7 Matanovic ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 =7 Averbakh 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 =7 Filip 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 6 =7 Fuchs 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 6 12 Schmid 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 5½ 13 Mnatsakanian 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 4½ 14 Shashin 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 3 Original collection: Game Collection: Yerevan 1965, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. L Schmid vs R Fuchs   ½-½ 52 1965 Yerevan C11 French 27. A Matanovic vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 26 1965 Yerevan B06 Robatsch 28. B Shashin vs I Nei   0-1 38 1965 Yerevan D80 Grunfeld 29. Filip vs B Shashin   1-0 27 1965 Yerevan A04 Reti Opening 30. I Nei vs Averbakh   1-0 43 1965 Yerevan E14 Queen's Indian 31. R Fuchs vs Stein   0-1 28 1965 Yerevan B27 Sicilian 32. Stahlberg vs E Mnatsakanian   1-0 42 1965 Yerevan E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 33. Korchnoi vs L Schmid 1-0 36 1965 Yerevan A57 Benko Gambit 34. Portisch vs A Matanovic 0-1 38 1965 Yerevan A17 English 35. V Liberzon vs Petrosian   ½-½ 16 1965 Yerevan E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 36. B Shashin vs Stahlberg 1-0 44 1965 Yerevan A65 Benoni, 6.e4 37. L Schmid vs Portisch   0-1 56 1965 Yerevan C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 38. I Nei vs Filip   ½-½ 13 1965 Yerevan C78 Ruy Lopez 39. E Mnatsakanian vs V Liberzon   0-1 40 1965 Yerevan B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 40. Averbakh vs A Matanovic 1-0 40 1965 Yerevan C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 41. Stein vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 15 1965 Yerevan C77 Ruy Lopez 42. Petrosian vs R Fuchs   ½-½ 22 1965 Yerevan D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 43. R Fuchs vs E Mnatsakanian 1-0 29 1965 Yerevan B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 44. Filip vs Averbakh   ½-½ 26 1965 Yerevan E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 45. V Liberzon vs B Shashin   1-0 57 1965 Yerevan C11 French 46. A Matanovic vs L Schmid   ½-½ 21 1965 Yerevan C07 French, Tarrasch 47. Stahlberg vs I Nei   ½-½ 36 1965 Yerevan A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 48. Korchnoi vs Petrosian ½-½ 42 1965 Yerevan E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 49. Portisch vs Stein 1-0 60 1965 Yerevan E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov 50. Filip vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 21 1965 Yerevan A15 English  page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jul-20-13    notyetagm: Yerevan (1965) The famous <NOVOTNY INTERFERENCE> game: R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965 Jul-20-13    notyetagm: R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965 25 ... ? click for larger view 25 ... ♗c2-d3!! <novotny> click for larger view NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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