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Yerevan (1965) The USSR organized an international chess tournament in the city of Yerevan in 1965. Fourteen grandmasters and masters, including the world champion, were invited to compete in the round robin event. Eight participants represented the Soviet Union, including Tigran Petrosian, Yuri Averbakh, Viktor Korchnoi, Vladimir Liberzon, Eduard Mnatsakanian, Iivo Nei, Boris Shashin, and Leonid Stein. The remaining six seats went to non-Soviet players including Miroslav Filip from Czechoslovakia, Reinhart Fuchs from East Germany, Aleksander Matanovic from Yugoslavia, Lajos Portisch from Hungary, Lothar Schmid from West Germany, and Gideon Stahlberg from Sweden. Despite finishing undefeated with +4, Petrosian only managed shared second with Stein, while Korchnoi took clear first, a full point ahead, with +6 at the finish. Yerevan, Soviet Union (Armenia), 17 September - 6 October 1965 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Korchnoi * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½ =2 Petrosian ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8½ =2 Stein ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8½ 4 Liberzon ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 5 Portisch ½ ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 7 6 Nei ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ =7 Stahlberg ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 6 =7 Matanovic ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 =7 Averbakh 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 =7 Filip 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 6 =7 Fuchs 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 6 12 Schmid 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 5½ 13 Mnatsakanian 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 4½ 14 Shashin 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 3 Original collection: Game Collection: Yerevan 1965, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 4 of 4; games 76-91 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 76. V Liberzon vs Averbakh   ½-½ 25 1965 Yerevan B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 77. R Fuchs vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 17 1965 Yerevan C11 French 78. Filip vs Portisch   ½-½ 13 1965 Yerevan D42 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 79. B Shashin vs L Schmid   ½-½ 30 1965 Yerevan B02 Alekhine's Defense 80. I Nei vs A Matanovic   ½-½ 17 1965 Yerevan A07 King's Indian Attack 81. V Liberzon vs R Fuchs   ½-½ 13 1965 Yerevan A14 English 82. E Mnatsakanian vs Stein   ½-½ 44 1965 Yerevan B27 Sicilian 83. Averbakh vs Petrosian   ½-½ 21 1965 Yerevan E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 84. Stahlberg vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 17 1965 Yerevan D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 85. Korchnoi vs V Liberzon   ½-½ 18 1965 Yerevan E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 86. L Schmid vs I Nei   ½-½ 26 1965 Yerevan C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 87. A Matanovic vs Filip   ½-½ 25 1965 Yerevan B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 88. R Fuchs vs Averbakh   ½-½ 40 1965 Yerevan B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 89. Portisch vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 14 1965 Yerevan D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 90. Stein vs B Shashin   1-0 30 1965 Yerevan A52 Budapest Gambit 91. Petrosian vs E Mnatsakanian 1-0 36 1965 Yerevan A12 English with b3  page 4 of 4; games 76-91 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jul-20-13    notyetagm: Yerevan (1965) The famous <NOVOTNY INTERFERENCE> game: R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965 Jul-20-13    notyetagm: R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965 25 ... ? click for larger view 25 ... ♗c2-d3!! <novotny> click for larger view NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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