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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
European Junior Championship 1977/78 Tournament
Shaun Taulbut9/13(+8 -3 =2)[games]
Sergey Dolmatov9/13(+7 -2 =4)[games]
Krum Georgiev9/13(+7 -2 =4)[games]
Ovidiu-Doru Foisor8.5/13(+5 -1 =7)[games]
Karel Mokry8/13(+5 -2 =6)[games]
David Goodman8/13(+6 -3 =4)[games]
Timothy J Upton8/13(+5 -2 =6)[games]
Attila Groszpeter8/13(+7 -4 =2)[games]
Jon Arnason7.5/13(+6 -4 =3)[games]
Michael Pasman7.5/13(+6 -4 =3)[games]
Erik Pedersen7.5/13(+6 -4 =3)[games]
Christian Schubert7/13(+6 -5 =2)[games]
Carl-Magnus Bjork7/13(+2 -1 =10)[games]
John van der Wiel7/13(+5 -4 =4)[games]
Louis Roos7/13(+5 -4 =4)[games]
Giancarlo Franzoni7/13(+5 -4 =4)[games]
Bjorn Tiller6.5/13(+4 -4 =5)[games]
Manuel Rivas Pastor6.5/13(+4 -4 =5)[games]
Nebojsa M Ristic6.5/13(+3 -3 =7)[games]
Turhan Yilmaz6.5/13(+5 -5 =3)[games]
Walter Tonoli6/13(+4 -5 =4)[games]
Jose Pereira Santos6/13(+4 -5 =4)[games]
Krzysztof Panczyk6/13(+5 -6 =2)[games]
Han Janssen5.5/13(+5 -7 =1)[games]
Spyridon Skembris5.5/13(+3 -5 =5)[games]
Keith Allen5.5/13(+4 -6 =3)[games]
Theid Klauner5/13(+3 -6 =4)[games]
Veli-Matti Freund4.5/13(+3 -7 =3)[games]
Guido Kaspret4.5/13(+3 -7 =3)[games]
Alberto Lazzarato3.5/13(+2 -8 =3)[games]
Paul Botto3.5/13(+1 -7 =5)[games]
Patrick Busuttil1.5/13(+1 -11 =1)[games]
* (32 players total; 0 player not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
European Junior Championship 1977/78

Groningen, the Netherlands, 21 December 1977 - 5 January 1978

               Age Elo*   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   0   1   2   3
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01 Taulbut      19 ----  +32 +24 +07 -05 +08 -02 +14 -06 =13 +10 =12 +03 +15  9
02 Dolmatov     18 ----  =06 +31 +12 +10 +05 +01 +09 =07 -03 =04 -17 =08 +13  9
03 Georgiev     19 2390  +30 =25 -21 +19 =10 =14 +08 +09 +02 +06 =04 -01 +12  9
04 Foisor       18 ----  =31 =21 =09 =13 +18 +20 =05 +23 +22 =02 =03 -07 +06  8½
05 Mokry        18 2300  +11 +17 +08 +01 -02 -09 =04 =22 +23 =07 =06 =12 =10  8
06 Goodman      19 2340  =02 =13 +11 +14 -09 +30 +12 +01 =07 -03 =05 +17 -04  8
07 Upton        19 ----  +28 +14 -01 =27 +12 =21 +10 =02 =06 =05 =09 +04 -08  8
08 Groszpeter   17 ----  +26 +18 -05 +21 -01 -12 -03 +30 +15 =17 +10 =02 +07  8
09 Árnason      17 ----  -21 +15 =04 +16 +06 +05 -02 -03 +24 =13 =07 -11 +22  7½
10 Pasman       17 ----  =13 +28 +25 -02 =03 +23 -07 +24 +12 -01 -08 +19 =05  7½
11 Pedersen     19 ----  -05 +29 -06 =15 +26 =13 -23 =19 +25 -12 +24 +09 +17  7½
12 Schubert     20 ----  +16 +20 -02 +23 -07 +08 -06 +18 -10 +11 =01 =05 -03  7
13 Björk        18 ----  =10 =06 =27 =04 =19 =11 +15 =14 =01 =09 =18 +21 -02  7
14 Van der Wiel 18 ----  +27 -07 +20 -06 +17 =03 -01 =13 -18 +25 =16 =26 +24  7
15 Roos         20 ----  =17 -09 =19 =11 =16 +27 -13 +20 -08 +23 +22 +18 -01  7
16 Franzoni     16 ----  -12 +26 =18 -09 =15 -22 +32 +21 -17 =20 =14 +28 +29  7
17 Tiller       18 2315  =15 -05 =22 +29 -14 =19 +28 =25 +16 =08 +02 -06 -11  6½
18 Rivas Pastor 17 ----  +19 -08 =16 =25 -04 +28 =20 -12 +14 =22 =13 -15 +32  6½
19 Ristic       17 ----  -18 +22 =15 -03 =13 =17 =30 =11 =20 =24 +29 -10 +28  6½
20 Yilmaz       19 ----  +29 -12 -14 +24 +25 -04 =18 -15 =19 =16 -21 +31 +30  6½
21 Tonoli       19 ----  +09 =04 +03 -08 =30 =07 -22 -16 -26 +32 +20 -13 =27  6
22 Pereira      19 ----  -24 -19 =17 =31 +29 +16 +21 =05 -04 =18 -15 +27 -09  6
23 Panczyk      19 ----  -25 +32 +24 -12 +27 -10 +11 -04 -05 -15 =28 =29 +31  6
24 Janssen      17 ----  +22 -01 -23 -20 +31 +26 +25 -10 -09 =19 -11 +32 -14  5½
25 Skembris     19 ----  +23 =03 -10 =18 -20 +31 -24 =17 -11 -14 =32 +30 =26  5½
26 Allen        15 ----  -08 -16 -28 +32 -11 -24 +31 =29 +21 -27 +30 =14 =25  5½
27 Klauner      18 ----  -14 +30 =13 =07 -23 -15 -29 -28 +32 +26 =31 -22 =21  5
28 Freund       18 ----  -07 -10 +26 -30 +32 -18 -17 +27 =29 =31 =23 -16 -19  4½
29 Kaspret      17 ----  -20 -11 +31 -17 -22 -32 +27 =26 =28 +30 -19 =23 -16  4½
30 Lazzarato    19 ----  -03 -27 +32 +28 =21 -06 =19 -08 =31 -29 -26 -25 -20  3½
31 Botto        19 ----  =04 -02 -29 =22 -24 -25 -26 +32 =30 =28 =27 -20 -23  3½
32 Busuttil        ----  -01 -23 -30 -26 -28 +29 -16 -31 -27 -21 =25 -24 -18  1½
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This was the 7th European Junior Championship. Swiss, 13 rounds in 16 days, starting on Wednesday 21 December. Rest days 25 & 30 December, 4 January. Taulbut became European Champion (and an IM) on tiebreak (number of wins) ahead of Dolmatov (2nd) and Georgiev (3rd), all three with 9/13.

Sources
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
Olimpbase (https://olimpbase.org/ind-eicc/eu20...)
Belgian Chess History (https://www.belgianchesshistory.be/...)
*FIDE rating list January 1977 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023121...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 3/1978, p. 66 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 1/1978, pp. 9-10 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1978...)
Norsk Sjakkblad, 1/1978, pp. 17-21 (https://dnkjuhc6if10z.cloudfront.ne...)
Skakbladet, 2/1978, pp. 19-21 (http://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/1...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: World Junior Championship (1976/77), which was also a European Junior Championship. Next: European Junior Championship (1978/79)

 page 8 of 9; games 176-200 of 208  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
176. T Yilmaz vs W Tonoli  0-1481978European Junior Championship 1977/78A04 Reti Opening
177. K Mokry vs C Schubert  ½-½271978European Junior Championship 1977/78B22 Sicilian, Alapin
178. K Allen vs Van der Wiel  ½-½411978European Junior Championship 1977/78E81 King's Indian, Samisch
179. J Arnason vs E Pedersen  0-1611978European Junior Championship 1977/78C30 King's Gambit Declined
180. Dolmatov vs A Groszpeter  ½-½291978European Junior Championship 1977/78A07 King's Indian Attack
181. O Foisor vs T Upton  0-1261978European Junior Championship 1977/78D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
182. G Franzoni vs V Freund  1-0871978European Junior Championship 1977/78A00 Uncommon Opening
183. H Janssen vs P Busuttil  1-0271978European Junior Championship 1977/78B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
184. T Klauner vs J Pereira Santos  0-1401978European Junior Championship 1977/78A16 English
185. A Lazzarato vs S Skembris  0-1441978European Junior Championship 1977/78B32 Sicilian
186. K Panczyk vs G Kaspret  ½-½681978European Junior Championship 1977/78D94 Grunfeld
187. N Ristic vs M Pasman  0-1321978European Junior Championship 1977/78B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
188. M Rivas Pastor vs L Roos  0-1341978European Junior Championship 1977/78A12 English with b3
189. S Taulbut vs K Georgiev  1-0311978European Junior Championship 1977/78B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
190. B Tiller vs D Goodman  0-1551978European Junior Championship 1977/78B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
191. W Tonoli vs C M Bjork  0-1461978European Junior Championship 1977/78C05 French, Tarrasch
192. T Yilmaz vs P Botto  1-0321978European Junior Championship 1977/78C02 French, Advance
193. M Pasman vs K Mokry  ½-½411978European Junior Championship 1977/78B08 Pirc, Classical
194. C M Bjork vs Dolmatov  0-1591978European Junior Championship 1977/78B33 Sicilian
195. P Botto vs K Panczyk  0-1281978European Junior Championship 1977/78C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
196. P Busuttil vs M Rivas Pastor  0-1191978European Junior Championship 1977/78B23 Sicilian, Closed
197. V Freund vs N Ristic  0-1261978European Junior Championship 1977/78A50 Queen's Pawn Game
198. D Goodman vs O Foisor  0-1391978European Junior Championship 1977/78E17 Queen's Indian
199. A Groszpeter vs T Upton  1-0581978European Junior Championship 1977/78C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
200. G Kaspret vs G Franzoni  0-1251978European Junior Championship 1977/78B30 Sicilian
 page 8 of 9; games 176-200 of 208  PGN Download
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