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Mar del Plata (1982) Also known as the IV Torneo Magistral Internacional de Ajedrez Clarín, this was the fourth tournament organized and sponsored by the newspaper Clarín. The opening ceremony took place roughly half an hour before Round 1 started. On behalf of Clarín, the Sports Minister Juan De Biase spoke, praising the presence of each of the players, especially World Champion Anatoly Karpov. The tournament director Carlos Enrique Guimard invited the players to take their seats, one by one, and the first to be mentioned was Karpov, whom the public offered enthusiastic applause. Once the players were seated, mayor Luis Nuncio Fabrizio spoke for the General Pueyrredón* municipality, thanking and praising the efforts of Clarín. Guimard explained to the public the significance of the first move, and at 1 pm, mayor Fabrizio performed Karpov's move 1.e4. Five of the world top ten players participated. In addition to Karpov (#1) and Polugaevsky (#10) from Soviet Union, they were Portisch (#4) from Hungary, Timman (#5) from Holland, and Andersson (#9) from Sweden. The Dane Bent Larsen (#16) had won the second (1979) and third (1980) Clarin tournaments, but his overall career was on the decline, whereas the young US champion Seirawan (#29) was on the rise. Andersson had won the first Buenos Aires (Clarin) (1978), and was again undefeated (1 win 12 draws). The 30-year-old clear winner Timman was also on the rise, and made one of his best tournaments. The 71-year-old Argentine legend Najdorf once again proved hard to beat. Panno wrote detailed reports in Clarín. Braga and Garcia made GM norms, and the pan-American champion Franco from Paraguay made an IM norm. Hotel Hermitage (Salón Versailles), Mar del Plata, Argentina, 8-26 February 1982 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 GM Timman * 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9½ 2 GM Portisch 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8 =3 GM Seirawan 1 0 * ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 7½ =3 GM Karpov 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7½ =3 GM Polugaevsky ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 7½ 6 GM Andersson ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 7 7 GM Larsen 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ * 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 6½ =8 IM Garcia Palermo 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 6 =8 GM Najdorf 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 =10 Braga ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ 1 0 ½ 5½ =10 GM Panno 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 5½ =12 GM Quinteros 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 5 =12 Franco 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 1 * 1 5 14 Giardelli 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 4½ Tournament Director: Carlos Guimard, assisted by Emilio Guindon and Mariano Varga. Appeals Committee: Karpov, Larsen and Panno, with Andersson and Portisch as substitutes. Spokesman for the tournament (to the press, radio and TV): Jorge Alberto Rubinetti. Tournament book: Clarín Ajedrez IV Magistral Internacional (General Pueyrredon, 42 pp. Consists of copies from Clarín (about 45 pieces written by the players, plus other reports), with an added table). Timman wrote a piece for Schaakbulletin 172. *Wikipedia article: General Pueyrred%C3%B3n Partido. Original collection: Game Collection: Mar del Plata 1982 by User: Tabanus.  page 3 of 4; games 51-75 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 51. Larsen vs Z Franco Ocampos   ½-½ 60 1982 Mar del Plata A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 52. Andersson vs Portisch   ½-½ 40 1982 Mar del Plata A30 English, Symmetrical 53. Najdorf vs Seirawan   ½-½ 19 1982 Mar del Plata E15 Queen's Indian 54. Karpov vs S Giardelli ½-½ 54 1982 Mar del Plata B42 Sicilian, Kan 55. Panno vs C Garcia Palermo   1-0 41 1982 Mar del Plata D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 56. Polugaevsky vs F Braga   1-0 37 1982 Mar del Plata E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 57. Quinteros vs Panno   ½-½ 30 1982 Mar del Plata A22 English 58. Z Franco Ocampos vs Andersson   ½-½ 17 1982 Mar del Plata E12 Queen's Indian 59. Portisch vs Timman 0-1 35 1982 Mar del Plata E41 Nimzo-Indian 60. C Garcia Palermo vs Karpov 1-0 57 1982 Mar del Plata E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 61. Seirawan vs Polugaevsky 1-0 44 1982 Mar del Plata A30 English, Symmetrical 62. S Giardelli vs Najdorf   ½-½ 16 1982 Mar del Plata A15 English 63. F Braga vs Larsen 1-0 28 1982 Mar del Plata B22 Sicilian, Alapin 64. Timman vs Z Franco Ocampos 1-0 34 1982 Mar del Plata E15 Queen's Indian 65. Andersson vs F Braga   ½-½ 33 1982 Mar del Plata E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 66. Panno vs Portisch ½-½ 89 1982 Mar del Plata A30 English, Symmetrical 67. S Giardelli vs C Garcia Palermo   ½-½ 15 1982 Mar del Plata A14 English 68. Larsen vs Seirawan 1-0 31 1982 Mar del Plata C07 French, Tarrasch 69. Najdorf vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 32 1982 Mar del Plata A13 English 70. Karpov vs Quinteros   ½-½ 47 1982 Mar del Plata B20 Sicilian 71. Z Franco Ocampos vs Panno   1-0 58 1982 Mar del Plata E12 Queen's Indian 72. Quinteros vs S Giardelli   1-0 34 1982 Mar del Plata B41 Sicilian, Kan 73. Seirawan vs Andersson   ½-½ 42 1982 Mar del Plata A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation 74. Polugaevsky vs Larsen   ½-½ 47 1982 Mar del Plata A55 Old Indian, Main line 75. F Braga vs Timman ½-½ 31 1982 Mar del Plata B12 Caro-Kann Defense  page 3 of 4; games 51-75 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jun-06-15    Everett: Rough tournament for champion-years Karpov. Jan-02-17    ozmikey: <Everett> I recall seeing Larsen say in an interview once that "Karpov just couldn't play in Argentina." Something to do with him going through his separation from his first wife during a tournament in Argentina (might well have been this one, actually). Jan-02-17    tamar: Karpov had another poor tournament in 1980 which Larsen won, Buenos Aires (Clarin) (1980) NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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