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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 1; 21 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Liberzon vs Portisch 1-0 28 1965 Yerevan B89 Sicilian 2. Petrosian vs I Nei 1-0 59 1965 Yerevan D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 3. Portisch vs R Fuchs   1-0 37 1965 Yerevan E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 4. E Mnatsakanian vs B Shashin 1-0 37 1965 Yerevan C16 French, Winawer 5. Stein vs V Liberzon 1-0 25 1965 Yerevan B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 6. Korchnoi vs L Schmid 1-0 36 1965 Yerevan A57 Benko Gambit 7. Filip vs B Shashin   1-0 27 1965 Yerevan A04 Reti Opening 8. I Nei vs Averbakh   1-0 43 1965 Yerevan E14 Queen's Indian 9. Stahlberg vs E Mnatsakanian   1-0 42 1965 Yerevan E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 10. B Shashin vs Stahlberg 1-0 44 1965 Yerevan A65 Benoni, 6.e4 11. Averbakh vs A Matanovic 1-0 40 1965 Yerevan C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 12. V Liberzon vs B Shashin   1-0 57 1965 Yerevan C11 French 13. R Fuchs vs E Mnatsakanian 1-0 29 1965 Yerevan B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 14. Portisch vs Stein 1-0 60 1965 Yerevan E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov 15. Stein vs A Matanovic 1-0 40 1965 Yerevan B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 16. Korchnoi vs B Shashin 1-0 47 1965 Yerevan A55 Old Indian, Main line 17. Petrosian vs L Schmid 1-0 43 1965 Yerevan A57 Benko Gambit 18. Korchnoi vs Filip 1-0 47 1965 Yerevan D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. L Schmid vs E Mnatsakanian   1-0 39 1965 Yerevan B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 20. Stein vs B Shashin   1-0 30 1965 Yerevan A52 Budapest Gambit 21. Petrosian vs E Mnatsakanian 1-0 36 1965 Yerevan A12 English with b3  page 1 of 1; 21 games      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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