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Mar del Plata Zonal (1969) The Mar del Plata (South American Zonal) tournament took place from 22nd March - 12th April 1969. Najdorf and Panno qualified straight to the Palma de Mallorca Interzonal (1970) The third-place tie for the last interzonal spot was resolved in a match between Mecking and García which Mecking won by 2½—½. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Najdorf,Miguel x 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15.5/18 2. Panno,Oscar 0 x 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 15.5/18 3. Garcia,Raimundo 1 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 13.0/18 4. Mecking,Henrique ½ 0 ½ x 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 13.0/18 5. Rubinetti,Jorge Alberto 0 ½ ½ 1 x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 12.0/18 6. Camara,Helder 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ x 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 11.0/18 7. Rodriguez Vargas,Orestes 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 x 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0/18 8. Quinteros,Miguel Angel 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 x 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 10.5/18 9. Schweber,Samuel ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 x ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 10/18 10. Rossetto,Hector ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ x 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9.5/18 11. Bronstein,Luis Marcos 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 x ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 9.5/18 12. Van Riemsdijk,Herman C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ x 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8.5/18 13. Rocha,Antonio 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7.5/18 14. Canobra,Juvenal 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ x 1 1 0 ½ 0 5.5/18 15. Riego Prieto,Victorio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 x 1 1 1 1 5.5/18 16. Garcia Toledo,Pedro 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 x ½ ½ 1 4.5/18 17. Silva Sanchez,Carlos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ x ½ 1 4.5/18 18. Alvarez del Monte,Jose Luis 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ x ½ 3.0/18 19. Mendivil Salinas,Ismael 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ x 1.5/18 Najdorf did not take up his place at the interzonal.  page 7 of 7; games 151-171 of 171  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 151. C Silva Sanchez vs A C Rocha   ½-½ 14 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A20 English 152. R Garcia vs C Silva Sanchez   1-0 41 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 153. Panno vs Mecking 1-0 53 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A56 Benoni Defense 154. C Silva Sanchez vs Najdorf 0-1 28 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B23 Sicilian, Closed 155. Mecking vs J Canobra 1-0 32 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A81 Dutch 156. Quinteros vs C Silva Sanchez   1-0 47 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A15 English 157. J Rubinetti vs Mecking   1-0 41 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 158. R Garcia vs Najdorf   1-0 56 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 159. C Silva Sanchez vs H Camara   0-1 47 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 160. L Bronstein vs C Silva Sanchez   1-0 43 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E90 King's Indian 161. I Mendivil vs H van Riemsdijk   0-1 30 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal C55 Two Knights Defense 162. C Silva Sanchez vs S Schweber   ½-½ 99 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 163. Mecking vs I Mendivil   1-0 45 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B06 Robatsch 164. H van Riemsdijk vs C Silva Sanchez 1-0 24 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B15 Caro-Kann 165. Najdorf vs L Bronstein 1-0 28 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 166. C Silva Sanchez vs Mecking   0-1 41 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 167. Mecking vs A C Rocha 1-0 24 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 168. H Rossetto vs C Silva Sanchez   ½-½ 57 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A45 Queen's Pawn Game 169. C Silva Sanchez vs P Garcia Toledo   ½-½ 14 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 170. Mecking vs Najdorf   ½-½ 38 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal B24 Sicilian, Closed 171. O Rodriguez Vargas vs C Silva Sanchez   1-0 25 1969 Mar del Plata Zonal A56 Benoni Defense  page 7 of 7; games 151-171 of 171    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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