Tilburg Interpolis (1980) |
The 4th Interpolis tournament was a Category XV event (Elo average 2619). Twelve GMs including world champion Karpov and former world champion Spassky competed in an all-play-all format. The top five players received 6,000, 4,000, 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 Dutch guilders. In addition there were bonuses of 1,000 guilders for each win, 400 for each draw and 250 for each loss. Total prize fund: 85,000 guilders. Chief arbiter: Constant Orbaan. Tilburg, the Netherlands, 19 September - 2 October 1980 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Karpov 29 2725 • ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 7½
2 Portisch 43 2655 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 7
3 Timman 28 2600 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½
=4 Sosonko 37 2545 ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ + ½ ½ 6
=4 Spassky 43 2615 0 ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 6
6 Tal 43 2705 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½
=7 Hort 36 2595 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5
=7 Larsen 45 2585 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 • ½ 0 1 ½ 5
=9 Andersson 29 2590 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ 4½
=9 Ribli 29 2610 0 ½ ½ - 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ • ½ ½ 4½
=9 Hübner 31 2600 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ • 1 4½
12 Kavalek 37 2600 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 • 4
————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eleven rounds in 14 days, starting on Friday 19 September. Ribli had to forfeit his final round game against Sosonko as his father had just died (66 - 1 = 65 games). Rest days 22, 26 September & 1 October. Karpov won again, with 7.5/11.Photo (Karpov vs Spassky): https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com...
Sources
Game Collection: Tilburg Interpolis 1980 (by User: suenteus po 147)
*FIDE rating list January 1980 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023041...)
Jaque 107, November 1980, pp. 2-4 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 8/1980, pp. 239, 258-260 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1980...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 12/1980, pp. 265-271 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
El Ajedrez, 11/1980, pp. 500-505 (http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...)
Chess Life, 8/1980, pp. 30-33 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Skakbladet, 1/1981, pp. 4-5 (http://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/1...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
26. Sosonko vs Kavalek |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 |
27. Tal vs Andersson |
 | ½-½ | 59 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
28. Hort vs Portisch |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | C45 Scotch Game |
29. Larsen vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 55 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A47 Queen's Indian |
30. Karpov vs Huebner |
  | 1-0 | 58 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | D85 Grunfeld |
31. Kavalek vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
32. Spassky vs Hort |
| ½-½ | 14 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
33. Ribli vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A35 English, Symmetrical |
34. Andersson vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 14 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E12 Queen's Indian |
35. Portisch vs Tal |
  | 1-0 | 33 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst |
36. Huebner vs Larsen |
| 0-1 | 81 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
37. Larsen vs Kavalek |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A48 King's Indian |
38. Karpov vs Andersson |
  | 1-0 | 81 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E14 Queen's Indian |
39. Sosonko vs Portisch |
| ½-½ | 48 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 |
40. Tal vs Spassky |
  | 1-0 | 44 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
41. Timman vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E16 Queen's Indian |
42. Hort vs Ribli |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 |
43. Ribli vs Huebner |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
44. Andersson vs Larsen |
 | ½-½ | 77 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
45. Kavalek vs Timman |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 |
46. Spassky vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
47. Hort vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E15 Queen's Indian |
48. Portisch vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 25 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E17 Queen's Indian |
49. Timman vs Andersson |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) |
50. Larsen vs Portisch |
 | 0-1 | 65 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
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