Las Palmas (1978) |
The 7th Gran Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez «Ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria» was played in Hotel Santa Catalina in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, from 30 April to 19 May 1978. Rest days: 3, 7, 10, 14 and 18 May. Chief arbiter: Jose Miguel Fraguela Gil. Gyula Sax and Vladimir Tukmakov shared the victory with 10.5/15. Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts
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1 Sax 26 • 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 10½
2 Tukmakov 32 0 • ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 10½
3 Olafsson 43 ½ ½ • 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
4 Miles 23 ½ ½ 1 • ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 9½
5 Stean 24 1 0 ½ ½ • 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 9½
6 Larsen 43 ½ 0 1 0 1 • ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 9
7 Westerinen 34 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 9
8 Csom 37 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ • 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 8½
9 Mariotti 31 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 • 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½
10 Diez del Corral 45 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 • 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7
11 Panchenko 24 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 • ½ 1 1 0 1 7
12 Rodriguez 34 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ 1 1 7
13 Sanz 25 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 0 4½
14 Garcia 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ • 1 ½ 4
15 Medina 58 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 • 1 3
16 Dominguez 42 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 • 2½
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Best attack award: O Rodriguez Vargas vs F Olafsson, 1978.
Sources
Jaque 79 (July 1978), pp. 10-15: https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...
Bent Larsen in Skakbladet 1978/6, pp. 99-100: http://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/1...
Jorge Puig Laborda in Butlletî d'Escacs vol. 3 no. 13 (August 1978), pp. 46-47: http://historiadelajedrezespanol.es...
Round dates (30 April, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 19 May) from the Icelandic newspapers at https://timarit.is/. Previous: Las Palmas (1977). Next: Las Palmas (1979)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
51. J P Dominguez Sanz vs Sax |
| 0-1 | 32 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 |
52. Csom vs S Mariotti |
| 1-0 | 68 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A05 Reti Opening |
53. J Diez del Corral vs Miles |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
54. A Medina Garcia vs A Panchenko |
| 1-0 | 65 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 |
55. F Olafsson vs M Stean |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A34 English, Symmetrical |
56. Westerinen vs O Rodriguez Vargas |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1978 | Las Palmas | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
57. Miles vs Westerinen |
| 0-1 | 72 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation |
58. M Stean vs Larsen |
 | 0-1 | 48 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B08 Pirc, Classical |
59. Tukmakov vs A Medina Garcia |
| 1-0 | 18 | 1978 | Las Palmas | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
60. Sax vs F Sanz Alonso |
| 1-0 | 22 | 1978 | Las Palmas | C60 Ruy Lopez |
61. S Mariotti vs J Diez del Corral |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
62. F Olafsson vs J Garcia Padron |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1978 | Las Palmas | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
63. A Panchenko vs Csom |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
64. O Rodriguez Vargas vs J P Dominguez Sanz |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A16 English |
65. Larsen vs Sax |
| ½-½ | 76 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A48 King's Indian |
66. Csom vs Tukmakov |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
67. J Diez del Corral vs A Panchenko |
| 0-1 | 51 | 1978 | Las Palmas | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
68. J P Dominguez Sanz vs Miles |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
69. J Garcia Padron vs M Stean |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A21 English |
70. A Medina Garcia vs F Olafsson |
| 0-1 | 81 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B56 Sicilian |
71. F Sanz Alonso vs O Rodriguez Vargas |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1978 | Las Palmas | D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch |
72. Westerinen vs S Mariotti |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A07 King's Indian Attack |
73. O Rodriguez Vargas vs Larsen |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B06 Robatsch |
74. Tukmakov vs J Diez del Corral |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1978 | Las Palmas | A15 English |
75. M Stean vs Sax |
  | 1-0 | 28 | 1978 | Las Palmas | B33 Sicilian |
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