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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Vidmar Memorial Tournament

Lajos Portisch12.5/17(+8 -0 =9)[games]
Jan Smejkal11/17(+7 -2 =8)[games]
Svetozar Gligoric11/17(+6 -1 =10)[games]
Miguel Quinteros11/17(+6 -1 =10)[games]
Istvan Csom10.5/17(+6 -2 =9)[games]
Alexey Suetin9.5/17(+5 -3 =9)[games]
Bruno Parma9.5/17(+3 -1 =13)[games]
Aleksandar Matanovic9/17(+3 -2 =12)[games]
Albin Planinc9/17(+4 -3 =10)[games]
Yuri Razuvaev9/17(+2 -1 =14)[games]
Borislav Ivkov9/17(+3 -2 =12)[games]
Ivan Radulov8/17(+1 -2 =14)[games]
Dragoljub Minic7.5/17(+1 -3 =13)[games]
Janez Barle7/17(+4 -7 =6)[games]
Stefano Tatai6/17(+1 -6 =10)[games]
Victor Ciocaltea5.5/17(+0 -6 =11)[games]
Rudolf Osterman4/17(+2 -11 =4)[games]
Stojan Puc4/17(+1 -10 =6)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Vidmar Memorial (1973)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Portisch, Lajos HUN GM * = = = 1 1 = = = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 12.5 2 Smejkal, Jan CSR GM = * = = 0 1 1 = 0 = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 11.0 3 Gligoric, Svetozar YUG GM = = * = = 0 = = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 11.0 4 Quinteros, Miguel A ARG IM = = = * = = = = 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0 5 Csom, Istvan HUN IM 0 1 = = * = = 0 = = 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 10.5 6 Suetin, Alexey S URS GM 0 0 1 = = * = = 1 = 0 1 1 = = = = 1 9.5 7 Parma, Bruno YUG GM = 0 = = = = * = = 1 = = = = = = 1 1 9.5 8 Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG GM = = = = 1 = = * = 0 = = = 1 = = 0 1 9.0 9 Planinc, Albin YUG GM = 1 = 1 = 0 = = * = = = 0 0 = = 1 1 9.0 10 Razuvaev, Yuri S URS -- = = = = = = 0 1 = * = = = = = = 1 = 9.0 11 Ivkov, Borislav YUG GM = = 0 = 0 1 = = = = * = = = = = 1 1 9.0 12 Radulov, Ivan BUL GM = = = = = 0 = = = = = * = 0 = = 1 = 8.0 13 Minic, Dragoljub YUG IM 0 = = 0 = 0 = = 1 = = = * = = = = = 7.5 14 Barle, Janez YUG -- 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 1 = = 1 = * 0 1 1 0 7.0 15 Tatai, Stefano ITA IM 0 0 0 0 0 = = = = = = = = 1 * = 0 = 6.0 16 Ciocaltea, Victor ROU IM 0 0 0 0 0 = = = = = = = = 0 = * = = 5.5 17 Osterman, Rudolf YUG -- 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = * = 4.0 18 Puc, Stojan YUG IM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = 1 = = = * 4.0

Tournament:
The second Vidmar Memorial was played in the Festival Hall in Ljubljana (first 8 rounds), Auditorium Hall (regular games) and Riviera Hotel (continuations) in Portorož (second part of the tournament).

Errors in literature:
The round dates in the Mega database are wrong.

Source: http://www.perpetualcheck.com/show/...

 page 6 of 7; games 126-150 of 153  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
126. I Radulov vs Csom  ½-½401973Vidmar MemorialB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
127. Portisch vs Gligoric  ½-½181973Vidmar MemorialD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
128. Razuvaev vs R Osterman  1-0371973Vidmar MemorialE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
129. J Barle vs A Planinc 1-0451973Vidmar MemorialB06 Robatsch
130. A Matanovic vs Smejkal  ½-½281973Vidmar MemorialC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
131. Csom vs Parma  ½-½131973Vidmar MemorialA37 English, Symmetrical
132. Ivkov vs I Radulov  ½-½261973Vidmar MemorialA12 English with b3
133. D Minic vs V Ciocaltea  ½-½191973Vidmar MemorialC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
134. Suetin vs S Puc  1-0321973Vidmar MemorialB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
135. S Tatai vs Quinteros  0-1501973Vidmar MemorialE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
136. A Planinc vs R Osterman  1-0491973Vidmar MemorialB02 Alekhine's Defense
137. Smejkal vs S Tatai 1-0141973Vidmar MemorialA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
138. Gligoric vs Razuvaev ½-½451973Vidmar MemorialD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
139. J Barle vs Csom  ½-½421973Vidmar MemorialB22 Sicilian, Alapin
140. V Ciocaltea vs A Matanovic  ½-½171973Vidmar MemorialB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
141. Parma vs Ivkov  ½-½211973Vidmar MemorialC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
142. S Puc vs Portisch  0-1521973Vidmar MemorialA20 English
143. Quinteros vs Suetin  ½-½171973Vidmar MemorialA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
144. I Radulov vs D Minic  ½-½181973Vidmar MemorialB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
145. Suetin vs Smejkal  0-1341973Vidmar MemorialA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
146. Razuvaev vs S Puc  ½-½251973Vidmar MemorialC07 French, Tarrasch
147. Csom vs A Planinc  ½-½201973Vidmar MemorialE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
148. R Osterman vs Gligoric  0-1311973Vidmar MemorialA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
149. S Tatai vs V Ciocaltea  ½-½131973Vidmar MemorialA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
150. Ivkov vs J Barle  ½-½461973Vidmar MemorialA07 King's Indian Attack
 page 6 of 7; games 126-150 of 153  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-27-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: According to a 1973 New York Times article "Chess: Portisch Changing His Spots (Or at Least His Emphasis)", Portisch had a reputation as a logical strategist who preferred to eliminate tactics from his games. This tournament victory showed that Portisch had added a tactical element to his play.

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