| Buenos Aires (Clarin) (1980) |
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The event was sponsored by the newspaper Clarín and is also known as the 3rd Clarin Tournament, after Buenos Aires (Clarin) (1978) and Buenos Aires (Clarin) (1979). About 1,000 people (1) attended the opening ceremony in Teatro Presidente Alvear (1, 2) where the tournament was held. (3) Timman, Larsen, Karpov, Andersson, Hort and Kavalek had all played in Tilburg Interpolis (1980) which ended 2nd October. Category: 13. Prize money pot: 1,850,000 pesetas. (4) Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15 October - 3 November 1980 Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 GM Larsen 2585 * ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 9½
2 GM Timman 2600 ½ * 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 9
3 GM Ljubojevic 2590 1 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8
=4 GM Karpov 2725 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7½
=4 GM Andersson 2590 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7½
=6 GM Najdorf 2510 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7
=6 GM Hort 2595 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7
=8 GM Kavalek 2600 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 0 1 1 6
=8 GM Ólafsson 2545 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6
=8 GM Balashov 2600 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 6
11 GM Quinteros 2515 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 5½
12 GM Panno 2540 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 5
13 GM Browne 2540 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ 4
14 IM Giardelli 2300 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 3
Photos: http://skaksogufelagid.is/1980-iii-...Carlos Enrique Guimard was Tournament Director. (5) During and after the tournament the grandmasters held simultaneous exhibitions. The one held by Karpov after the tournament is mentioned here (try to read it): http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T3uK8_azX... Pairings and round dates are from Clarin (thanks to User: Fusilli). The rounds were also covered in several Dutch newspapers (thanks to Timman), and in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo. 1) El Mundo Deportivo, 17 October 1980, p. 30.
2) Wikipedia article: Teatro Presidente Alvear.
3) El Mundo Deportivo, 26 October 1980, p. 36.
4) El Mundo Deportivo, 29 October 1980, p. 35.
5) Clarín, 31 October 1980, p. 45: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T3uK8_azX... Original collection: Game Collection: Buenos Aires (Clarin) 1980 by User: Tabanus.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. Larsen vs Browne |
 | 1-0 | 49 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A37 English, Symmetrical |
| 27. Andersson vs F Olafsson |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 28. Timman vs Balashov |
 | 1-0 | 63 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
| 29. Hort vs Ljubojevic |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation |
| 30. S Giardelli vs Karpov |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A25 English |
| 31. F Olafsson vs Najdorf |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A15 English |
| 32. Balashov vs Larsen |
| 0-1 | 50 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack |
| 33. Browne vs Kavalek |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line |
| 34. Quinteros vs Andersson |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 35. Panno vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 47 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A04 Reti Opening |
| 36. Ljubojevic vs Browne |
| 1-0 | 49 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 37. Najdorf vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A04 Reti Opening |
| 38. F Olafsson vs Quinteros |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 39. Andersson vs Hort |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 40. Timman vs S Giardelli |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | E16 Queen's Indian |
| 41. Kavalek vs Balashov |
| 1-0 | 52 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 42. Larsen vs Panno |
| 1-0 | 74 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A15 English |
| 43. Quinteros vs Najdorf |
| ½-½ | 105 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A34 English, Symmetrical |
| 44. S Giardelli vs Larsen |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A10 English |
| 45. Browne vs Andersson |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 46. Panno vs Kavalek |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | A10 English |
| 47. Balashov vs Ljubojevic |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 48. Karpov vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 60 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
| 49. Hort vs F Olafsson |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | E17 Queen's Indian |
| 50. Kavalek vs S Giardelli |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1980 | Buenos Aires (Clarin) | E12 Queen's Indian |
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Apr-02-14
 | | offramp: Odd to see three westerners finish so decisively above Karpov. A superb result for Larsen; I wonder what his TPR was? |
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Apr-02-14
 | | perfidious: In those halcyon days of Karpov's reign as titleholder, it was something of a surprise when he lost a tournament game, not to mention when he failed to win an event. |
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Jul-02-15
 | | Fusilli: Kavalek drew only two games! |
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| Apr-12-16 | | Howard: Ljubo was from Yugoslavia, so he wasn't part of the West back then. This was one of Larsen's last great tournament victories. Probably his last one was at Niksic (sp) 1983, in which he finished second in a very strong field. Care to guess who placed first ? |
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| Jun-25-16 | | diagonal: <A superb result for Larsen; I wonder what his TPR was?> According to chessmetrics (historical ELO by Jeff Sonas), Larsen's tournament triumphs at 2nd and 3rd Clarin, played in Buenos Aires in 1979 and 1980 respectively, were indeed the (statistically) best performances by Bent Larsen. Of course, this legendary player, awarded the Grandmaster title in 1956, is spontaneously remembered first for his stunning tournament wins in the late 1960s; afterwards (don't mention Fischer) in the 1970s and early 1980s his results were somehow more volatile, still showing brilliant achievements, ie. winning the strong Interzonal at Biel in 1976 outright (above Portisch, Petrosian, Tal, Smyslov, Hübner, R. Byrne, etc.), or the mentioned Clarin invitation tournaments, sometimes forgotten. Pictures from the 3rd Clarin (1980):
http://skaksogufelagid.is/1980-iii-... |
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| May-27-17 | | siggemannen: Some really nice pictures in the last post, not just the stock "sitting in front of the chessboard pondering your next move while pieces are mirrored in your glasses". Thank you for the link, <diagonal> |
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Jun-13-17
| | offramp: Some Performance ratings. The first figure is his Elo at the start of the tournament, the second one is how much he performed over/under that rating. Larsen's TPR was 2731 (2585+146).
1 Larsen,Bent 2585 +146
2 Timman,Jan H 2600 +97
3 Ljubojevic,Ljubomir 2590 +48
4 Andersson,Ulf 2590 +21
5 Karpov,Anatoly 2725 -124 Harsh!
6 Najdorf,Miguel 2510 +80
7 Hort,Vlastimil 2595 -11
8 Olafsson,Fridrik 2545 -11
9 Balashov,Yuri S 2600 -70
10 Kavalek,Lubomir 2600 -70
11 Quinteros,Miguel Angel 2515 -5
12 Panno,Oscar 2540 -60
13 Browne,Walter S 2540 -119 Rough!
14 Giardelli,Sergio Carlos 2300 +70
Average elo: 2559 <=> Category: 13
gm = 7.28 m = 4.68
From chessbase. |
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Jun-13-17
| | perfidious: Fine set of photos in <diagonal>'s link. As an aside, in an elite event today, a TPR of 2731 would merit notice only as a subpar performance by one of the top players, so much have top FIDE ratings inflated, but it was quite enough to come out winner in this top-class event from 1980. |
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Jun-13-17
| | Fusilli: <offramp> <14 Giardelli,Sergio Carlos 2300 +70> The tournament was a nice opportunity for IM Sergio Giardelli, who passed away two years ago at 60. Even in last place, he performed better than expectations. After all, he was over 200 points below in Elo than everyone else. He was a very nice guy, loved by everyone. |
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Jun-14-17
 | | Tabanus: <Larsen's TPR was 2731> Considering the rating inflation, that's a 2900+ perf. by today's standards, am I right? ;) |
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