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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women) Tournament

Marta Litynska11/15(+10 -3 =2)[games]
Irina Levitina10.5/15(+8 -2 =5)[games]
Nona Gaprindashvili10.5/15(+7 -1 =7)[games]
Eliska Richtrova10.5/15(+9 -3 =3)[games]
Zoya Schleining10/15(+8 -3 =4)[games]
Ildiko Madl9.5/15(+8 -4 =3)[games]
Inna Koren9.5/15(+7 -3 =5)[games]
Alisa Maric9/15(+6 -3 =6)[games]
Susan Lalic9/15(+6 -3 =6)[games]
Margarita Voyska6.5/15(+4 -6 =5)[games]
Yangfeng An5.5/15(+4 -8 =3)[games]
Mingqian Wu5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
Gordana Markovic5/15(+3 -8 =4)[games]
Acela de Armas Perez4/15(+2 -9 =4)[games]
Joara Chaves2.5/15(+1 -11 =3)[games]
Christina Nyberg1.5/15(+1 -13 =1)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women) (1987)

"Who would have thought that the participants of the interzonal tournament would be greeted by such heat in Smederevska Palanka - 37-40 °C in the shade - that even the most careful organization and management could not make them forget. The air conditioning installed in the hall did not alleviate the suffering much. When the first round began, the temperature in the hall was 33 °C." (Sakkélet, transl.)

"The greatest joy at the start was experienced by our national team player and national champion, international master Alisa Maric. Against former world champion Nona Gaprindashvili, the biggest favorite, she played bravely and without respect. For a long time it seemed that the game would end in a draw. However, Gaprindashvili forced the game and overlooked one of Maric's tactical moves, which led to her defeat. The unexpected defeat hit the Soviet player hard. Immediately after the game, she protested to the tournament director Dejan Stablovic about the unbearable heat in the hall and threatened that if the conditions did not change by tomorrow, she would leave the tournament. The organizers have taken measures to have the cooling devices .. ready by the start of tomorrow's second round. ... The tournament was opened by Slobodan Milosevic, president of the organizing committee, and then all the participants were welcomed by FIDE secretary general Kok Ann Lim." (ПОЛИТИКА, transl.)

Smederevska Palanka, Yugoslavia (Serbia), 16 July - 3 August 1987

Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Litynska 38 2415 ● ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 =2 Levitina 33 2350 ½ ● ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10½ =2 Gaprindashvili 46 2495 1 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10½ =2 Richtrova 28 2380 0 1 ½ ● ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10½ 5 Schleining 25 2340 0 0 ½ ½ ● 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 10 =6 Madl 17 2335 0 0 ½ 1 0 ● 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 9½ =6 Koren 23 2120 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ● ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½ =8 Maric 17 2360 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ● 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 9 =8 Lalic 21 2335 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ● 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 9 10 Voyska 24 2350 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ● 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 6½ =11 An 23 2280 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ● 0 ½ 1 1 1 5½ =11 Wu 26 2205 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ● 1 ½ ½ 1 5½ 13 Markovic 36 2335 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ● ½ 1 1 5 14 De Armas Perez 32 2220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 4 15 Chaves 25 2130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ● 0 2½ 16 Nyberg 25 2045 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ● 1½ ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

This event and the Tuzla Interzonal (Women) (1987) were held in order to qualify six players for the Candidates. The 16 players in Smederevska Palanka had qualified from about 15 zonal tournaments. Fifteen rounds in 19 days, starting on Thursday 16 July. Rest days 20, 25 & 29 July, 2 August (120 games). Litynska won, and after a playoff in Tbilisi, Georgia in September 1987,

1 Gaprindashvili ●● ½½ 11 3 2 Levitina ½½ ●● 1½ 2½ 3 Richtrova 00 0½ ●● ½

Gaprindashvili and Levitina also qualified for the Tskaltubo Candidates (Women) (1988).

Sources
Wikipedia article: Smederevska Palanka
Olimpbase (https://olimpbase.org/ind-wwcc/wwc1...)
Mark Weeks (https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/87...)
*FIDE rating list July 1987 (https://web.archive.org/web/2022112...)
Sakkélet, 1/1988, pp. 11-15 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 7/1987, p. 250 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1987...)
ПОЛИТИКА (Politics), 1987.07.18, p. 17 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Pol...)
Борба (Borba), 4 August 1987, p. 8 (https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/...)
Other Borba issues (available at https://pretraziva.rs/search)

 page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
101. I Madl vs Z Schleining  0-1381987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
102. G Markovic vs A de Armas Perez  ½-½201987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
103. C Nyberg vs M Voyska  0-1321987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)A58 Benko Gambit
104. E Richtrova vs Y An  1-0491987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation
105. N Gaprindashvili vs I Madl  ½-½321987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
106. Y An vs A Maric  1-0281987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
107. A de Armas Perez vs M Litynska  0-1751987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
108. S Lalic vs I Levitina  0-1371987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)B06 Robatsch
109. E Richtrova vs G Markovic  1-0411987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
110. Z Schleining vs I Koren  1-0421987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)A15 English
111. M Voyska vs J Chaves  0-1391987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)A04 Reti Opening
112. M Wu vs C Nyberg  1-0381987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)A00 Uncommon Opening
113. J Chaves vs M Wu  ½-½511987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)C42 Petrov Defense
114. I Koren vs N Gaprindashvili  ½-½511987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)B23 Sicilian, Closed
115. I Levitina vs A de Armas Perez  1-0641987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)B06 Robatsch
116. M Litynska vs E Richtrova  1-0431987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)A40 Queen's Pawn Game
117. I Madl vs M Voyska  1-0341987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)C18 French, Winawer
118. A Maric vs Z Schleining  ½-½141987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)A15 English
119. G Markovic vs Y An  ½-½301987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)B08 Pirc, Classical
120. C Nyberg vs S Lalic  0-1341987Smederevska Palanka Interzonal (Women)D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
 page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120  PGN Download
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