Right after the Buenos Aires olympiad (25 October - 12 November), Miguel Najdorf got the morning newspaper Clarín to disburse big bucks for this tournament. Its success allowed him to step it up with a large budget also for Buenos Aires (Clarin) (1979). The tournament was opened by BA Mayor Osvaldo Cacciatore* and play took place in the 3rd floor of Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires# at Esmeralda 660. Playing time was 5-10 pm. The room could take only a few spectators, but Clarín disposed some other locations with wall demonstration boards where the games were shown and explained to the press and public.
According to the tournament book, the players were peaceful in the first rounds probably because of fatigue after the olympiad. However, competition hardened towards the end. After 10 rounds it looked like Vaganian would win, but then he lost with White to the champion of China Qi Jingxuan in round 11. In round 12 it was Qi's turn to lose with White, to the winner, the 27-year-old rising star Ulf Andersson from Sweden.
The last round game between Dzindzichashvili and Qi Jingxuan was not played. Qi did not turn up and forfeited the point.
Banco Ciudad, Buenos Aires, 14 November - 1 December 1978
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Pts Prizes
1 Andersson * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 9 5000 USD
=2 Panno ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 8½ 3167
=2 Smyslov ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 8½ 3167
=2 Vaganian ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 8½ 3167
=5 Browne 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 8 1900
=5 Gheorghiu ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 8 1900
=7 Dzindzichashvili ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6 1500
=7 Najdorf ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 1500
9 Szmetan 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 1200
=10 Quinteros ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 0 5 667
=10 Keene ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 5 667
=10 Qi Jingxuan 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 5 667
13 Garcia Palermo 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ * ½ 4½ 500
14 Torre 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * 3½ 500 USD
Photo of participants: https://web.archive.org/web/2016022...Tournament Director: Carlos Enrique Guimard, with FIDE representative Jorge Sanguineti as leader of the Appeals Committee.
Tournament books: Los magistrales de Clarín I-II 1978-79 (Buenos Aires 1980. 194 p.) (first half not seen); Internationales Schachmeisterturnier "Clarin" Buenos Aires 1978 by Albert Becker (M. A. Lachaga, Argentina 1978. 60 p.) (with round dates). There were daily reports in Clarín, but only one is available online: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T3uK8_azX....
Original collection: Game Collection: Buenos Aires (Clarin) 1978 by User: Tabanus. *Wikipedia article: Osvaldo Cacciatore.#Wikipedia article: Bank of the City of Buenos Aires.
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