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Tilburg Interpolis (1979) Sponsored by the insurance company Interpolis, the 3rd Interpolis tournament was held in Tilburg, the Netherlands in November 1979. It was a Category XV event (Elo average 2605). Twelve GMs including world champion Karpov and former world champions Spassky and Smyslov competed in the all-play-all format. Rounds started at 1 pm, in a room isolated from the public. From 2 pm the public had access to a demonstration room, where top Dutch players discussed the games on six wall boards. 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. And even 400 for each draw and 250 for each loss. Chief arbiter: Constant Orbaan. Tilburg, the Netherlands, 2-15 November 1979 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 —————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Karpov 28 2705 • ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7½ 2 Romanishin 27 2560 ½ • ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7 3 Portisch 42 2640 ½ ½ • ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 4 Sax 28 2590 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6 =5 Sosonko 36 2535 0 1 ½ ½ • 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 5½ =5 Larsen 44 2620 0 ½ 0 1 0 • ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 5½ =5 Spassky 42 2640 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5½ =5 Timman 27 2625 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ =9 Hübner 31 2595 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ • ½ ½ 1 5 =9 Hort 35 2600 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 5 11 Kavalek 36 2590 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 4½ 12 Smyslov 58 2560 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ • 2½ —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eleven rounds in 14 days, starting on Friday 2 November (66 games). Rest days 5, 9 & 14 November. Karpov won with 7.5/11. Photo (Karpov): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gbcysb0... Sources Game Collection: Tilburg Interpolis 1979 (by User: suenteus po 147) *FIDE rating list January 1979 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023112...) Jaque 97, January 1980, pp. 36-37 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...) Tidskrift för Schack, 10/1979, pp. 303, 331-334 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1979...) Magyar Sakkélet, 2/1980, pp. 25-29 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...) El Ajedrez, 1/1980, pp. 22-29 (http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...) Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten) Previous: Tilburg Interpolis (1978). Next: Tilburg Interpolis (1980)  page 3 of 3; games 51-66 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 51. Sosonko vs Spassky   ½-½ 18 1979 Tilburg Interpolis D56 Queen's Gambit Declined 52. Timman vs Smyslov 1-0 41 1979 Tilburg Interpolis D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 53. Romanishin vs Huebner   ½-½ 27 1979 Tilburg Interpolis A14 English 54. Karpov vs Hort 1-0 73 1979 Tilburg Interpolis B10 Caro-Kann 55. Spassky vs Sax   ½-½ 18 1979 Tilburg Interpolis D85 Grunfeld 56. Smyslov vs Larsen 1-0 45 1979 Tilburg Interpolis A05 Reti Opening 57. Kavalek vs Romanishin   ½-½ 23 1979 Tilburg Interpolis C67 Ruy Lopez 58. Timman vs Karpov   ½-½ 28 1979 Tilburg Interpolis C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 59. Huebner vs Portisch   ½-½ 49 1979 Tilburg Interpolis B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 60. Hort vs Sosonko 1-0 31 1979 Tilburg Interpolis B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 61. Sosonko vs Timman 0-1 39 1979 Tilburg Interpolis A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 62. Romanishin vs Spassky 1-0 63 1979 Tilburg Interpolis C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 63. Larsen vs Huebner ½-½ 38 1979 Tilburg Interpolis B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 64. Portisch vs Kavalek   1-0 52 1979 Tilburg Interpolis E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 65. Karpov vs Smyslov 1-0 40 1979 Tilburg Interpolis B15 Caro-Kann 66. Sax vs Hort   ½-½ 19 1979 Tilburg Interpolis B18 Caro-Kann, Classical  page 3 of 3; games 51-66 of 66    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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