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Mar del Plata Zonal (1969) The Mar del Plata (South American Zonal) tournament took place from 22nd March - 12th April 1969. Najdorf and Panno qualified straight to the Palma de Mallorca Interzonal (1970) The third-place tie for the last interzonal spot was resolved in a match between Mecking and García which Mecking won by 2½—½. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Najdorf,Miguel x 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15.5/18 2. Panno,Oscar 0 x 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 15.5/18 3. Garcia,Raimundo 1 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 13.0/18 4. Mecking,Henrique ½ 0 ½ x 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 13.0/18 5. Rubinetti,Jorge Alberto 0 ½ ½ 1 x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 12.0/18 6. Camara,Helder 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ x 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 11.0/18 7. Rodriguez Vargas,Orestes 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 x 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0/18 8. Quinteros,Miguel Angel 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 x 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 10.5/18 9. Schweber,Samuel ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 x ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 10/18 10. Rossetto,Hector ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ x 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9.5/18 11. Bronstein,Luis Marcos 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 x ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 9.5/18 12. Van Riemsdijk,Herman C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ x 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8.5/18 13. Rocha,Antonio 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7.5/18 14. Canobra,Juvenal 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ x 1 1 0 ½ 0 5.5/18 15. Riego Prieto,Victorio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 x 1 1 1 1 5.5/18 16. Garcia Toledo,Pedro 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 x ½ ½ 1 4.5/18 17. Silva Sanchez,Carlos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ x ½ 1 4.5/18 18. Alvarez del Monte,Jose Luis 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ x ½ 3.0/18 19. Mendivil Salinas,Ismael 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ x 1.5/18 Najdorf did not take up his place at the interzonal.  page 2 of 7; games 26-50 of 171  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. S Schweber vs H van Riemsdijk   ½-½ 54 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 27. J L Alvarez del Monte vs I Mendivil   ½-½ 42 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox 28. J Canobra vs R Garcia   0-1 40 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B23 Sicilian, Closed 29. P Garcia Toledo vs H Camara   ½-½ 93 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E77 King's Indian 30. Mecking vs S Schweber   1-0 40 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 31. O Rodriguez Vargas vs Quinteros   1-0 57 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A56 Benoni Defense 32. H Rossetto vs L Bronstein   0-1 41 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E91 King's Indian 33. J Rubinetti vs A C Rocha   1-0 27 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A08 King's Indian Attack 34. L Bronstein vs P Garcia Toledo   ½-½ 57 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal C77 Ruy Lopez 35. H Camara vs O Rodriguez Vargas   0-1 67 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal C46 Three Knights 36. R Garcia vs J Rubinetti   ½-½ 57 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A15 English 37. Quinteros vs Panno   0-1 43 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E60 King's Indian Defense 38. A C Rocha vs V Riego   ½-½ 66 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 39. S Schweber vs H Rossetto   ½-½ 18 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E77 King's Indian 40. H van Riemsdijk vs Mecking 0-1 19 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B06 Robatsch 41. J L Alvarez del Monte vs A C Rocha   ½-½ 17 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 42. J Canobra vs Quinteros   1-0 47 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 43. P Garcia Toledo vs S Schweber   0-1 26 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E12 Queen's Indian 44. Panno vs H Camara   ½-½ 89 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 45. V Riego vs R Garcia   0-1 60 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 46. O Rodriguez Vargas vs L Bronstein   0-1 37 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 47. H Rossetto vs H van Riemsdijk   ½-½ 42 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B33 Sicilian 48. Mecking vs H Rossetto   ½-½ 46 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 49. Najdorf vs V Riego   1-0 34 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1 50. Quinteros vs J Rubinetti ½-½ 96 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A02 Bird's Opening  page 2 of 7; games 26-50 of 171    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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