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Yerevan (1965) The USSR organized an international chess tournament in the city of Yerevan in 1965. Fourteen grandmasters and masters, including the world champion, were invited to compete in the round robin event. Eight participants represented the Soviet Union, including Tigran Petrosian, Yuri Averbakh, Viktor Korchnoi, Vladimir Liberzon, Eduard Mnatsakanian, Iivo Nei, Boris Shashin, and Leonid Stein. The remaining six seats went to non-Soviet players including Miroslav Filip from Czechoslovakia, Reinhart Fuchs from East Germany, Aleksander Matanovic from Yugoslavia, Lajos Portisch from Hungary, Lothar Schmid from West Germany, and Gideon Stahlberg from Sweden. Despite finishing undefeated with +4, Petrosian only managed shared second with Stein, while Korchnoi took clear first, a full point ahead, with +6 at the finish. Yerevan, Soviet Union (Armenia), 17 September - 6 October 1965 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Korchnoi * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½ =2 Petrosian ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8½ =2 Stein ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8½ 4 Liberzon ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 5 Portisch ½ ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 7 6 Nei ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ =7 Stahlberg ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 6 =7 Matanovic ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 =7 Averbakh 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 =7 Filip 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 6 =7 Fuchs 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 6 12 Schmid 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 5½ 13 Mnatsakanian 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 4½ 14 Shashin 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 3 Original collection: Game Collection: Yerevan 1965, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Mnatsakanian vs Averbakh   ½-½ 32 1965 Yerevan C47 Four Knights 2. Filip vs L Schmid   ½-½ 23 1965 Yerevan A16 English 3. Stahlberg vs A Matanovic   ½-½ 49 1965 Yerevan E17 Queen's Indian 4. B Shashin vs Petrosian   ½-½ 49 1965 Yerevan E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1 5. I Nei vs Stein   ½-½ 21 1965 Yerevan D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 6. A Matanovic vs V Liberzon   ½-½ 40 1965 Yerevan C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 7. Stein vs Filip   ½-½ 36 1965 Yerevan B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 8. L Schmid vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 35 1965 Yerevan B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. Korchnoi vs Portisch ½-½ 41 1965 Yerevan A14 English 10. R Fuchs vs A Matanovic   ½-½ 29 1965 Yerevan C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 11. V Liberzon vs L Schmid   ½-½ 43 1965 Yerevan C18 French, Winawer 12. B Shashin vs Averbakh   ½-½ 31 1965 Yerevan D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 13. I Nei vs E Mnatsakanian   ½-½ 50 1965 Yerevan D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 14. E Mnatsakanian vs Filip   ½-½ 21 1965 Yerevan B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 15. Averbakh vs Portisch   ½-½ 20 1965 Yerevan A47 Queen's Indian 16. L Schmid vs R Fuchs   ½-½ 52 1965 Yerevan C11 French 17. Petrosian vs Stahlberg ½-½ 64 1965 Yerevan C02 French, Advance 18. A Matanovic vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 26 1965 Yerevan B06 Robatsch 19. V Liberzon vs Petrosian   ½-½ 16 1965 Yerevan E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 20. I Nei vs Filip   ½-½ 13 1965 Yerevan C78 Ruy Lopez 21. Petrosian vs R Fuchs   ½-½ 22 1965 Yerevan D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 22. Stein vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 15 1965 Yerevan C77 Ruy Lopez 23. Stahlberg vs I Nei   ½-½ 36 1965 Yerevan A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 24. Filip vs Averbakh   ½-½ 26 1965 Yerevan E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 25. A Matanovic vs L Schmid   ½-½ 21 1965 Yerevan C07 French, Tarrasch  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jul-20-13    notyetagm: Yerevan (1965) The famous <NOVOTNY INTERFERENCE> game: R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965 Jul-20-13    notyetagm: R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965 25 ... ? click for larger view 25 ... ♗c2-d3!! <novotny> click for larger view NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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