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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 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 63  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Botto vs O Foisor  ½-½211977European Junior Championship 1977/78B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
2. D Goodman vs Dolmatov  ½-½301977European Junior Championship 1977/78D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. M Pasman vs C M Bjork  ½-½401977European Junior Championship 1977/78D01 Richter-Veresov Attack
4. L Roos vs B Tiller  ½-½571977European Junior Championship 1977/78C02 French, Advance
5. S Skembris vs K Georgiev  ½-½331977European Junior Championship 1977/78A16 English
6. C M Bjork vs D Goodman  ½-½261977European Junior Championship 1977/78B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
7. O Foisor vs W Tonoli  ½-½371977European Junior Championship 1977/78D87 Grunfeld, Exchange
8. J Pereira Santos vs B Tiller  ½-½551977European Junior Championship 1977/78E00 Queen's Pawn Game
9. L Roos vs N Ristic  ½-½411977European Junior Championship 1977/78B25 Sicilian, Closed
10. M Rivas Pastor vs G Franzoni  ½-½811977European Junior Championship 1977/78D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. T Klauner vs C M Bjork  ½-½471977European Junior Championship 1977/78A36 English
12. O Foisor vs J Arnason  ½-½421977European Junior Championship 1977/78A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
13. C M Bjork vs O Foisor  ½-½411977European Junior Championship 1977/78B89 Sicilian
14. P Botto vs J Pereira Santos  ½-½181977European Junior Championship 1977/78B40 Sicilian
15. E Pedersen vs L Roos  ½-½401977European Junior Championship 1977/78A04 Reti Opening
16. S Skembris vs M Rivas Pastor  ½-½651977European Junior Championship 1977/78E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
17. T Upton vs T Klauner  ½-½311977European Junior Championship 1977/78B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
18. N Ristic vs C M Bjork  ½-½651977European Junior Championship 1977/78C19 French, Winawer, Advance
19. L Roos vs G Franzoni  ½-½191977European Junior Championship 1977/78B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
20. W Tonoli vs A Lazzarato  ½-½251977European Junior Championship 1977/78A22 English
21. M Pasman vs K Georgiev ½-½271977European Junior Championship 1977/78A45 Queen's Pawn Game
22. C M Bjork vs E Pedersen  ½-½111977European Junior Championship 1977/78A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
23. K Georgiev vs Van der Wiel  ½-½1121977European Junior Championship 1977/78A07 King's Indian Attack
24. B Tiller vs N Ristic  ½-½151977European Junior Championship 1977/78B22 Sicilian, Alapin
25. W Tonoli vs T Upton  ½-½191977European Junior Championship 1977/78C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 63  PGN Download
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