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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 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 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 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

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 9 of 9; games 201-208 of 208  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
201. A Lazzarato vs T Yilmaz  0-1441978European Junior Championship 1977/78B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
202. E Pedersen vs B Tiller  1-0261978European Junior Championship 1977/78A05 Reti Opening
203. L Roos vs S Taulbut  0-1431978European Junior Championship 1977/78A25 English
204. J Pereira Santos vs J Arnason  0-1221978European Junior Championship 1977/78E00 Queen's Pawn Game
205. C Schubert vs K Georgiev  0-1531978European Junior Championship 1977/78B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
206. S Skembris vs K Allen  ½-½341978European Junior Championship 1977/78B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
207. W Tonoli vs T Klauner  ½-½381978European Junior Championship 1977/78B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
208. Van der Wiel vs H Janssen  1-0531978European Junior Championship 1977/78A21 English
 page 9 of 9; games 201-208 of 208  PGN Download
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