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Chigorin Memorial Tournament

Lev Polugaevsky11/14(+9 -1 =4)[games]
Leonid Stein8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[games]
Efim Geller7/10(+6 -2 =2)[games]
Wolfgang Unzicker6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Vitaly Tseshkovsky5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Julius Kozma5.5/14(+1 -4 =9)[games]
Alexey Suetin5/10(+4 -4 =2)[games]
Rashid Nezhmetdinov4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[games]
Artur Hennings4/11(+1 -4 =6)[games]
Bukhuti Gurgenidze3.5/7(+2 -2 =3)[games]
Yuri Anikaev3/6(+2 -2 =2)[games]
Valery Zilberstein2/8(+0 -4 =4)[games]
Ratmir Kholmov2/6(+1 -3 =2)[games]
Ole Jakobsen1.5/8(+0 -5 =3)[games]
Kick Langeweg1.5/8(+0 -5 =3)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Chigorin Memorial (1972)

There was a 16th player in this tournament - Laszlo Barczay. But he became sick after the 2nd round. 1st round: Polugaevsky - Barczay, they adjourned the game and didn't finish. Polugaevsky had 1 pawn more. 2nd round: Barczay - Hennings - 1/2-1/2. This information was published in the newspaper "Soviet Sport", 1972, 24-26th of October.

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Nezhmetdinov vs A Hennings 1-0371972Chigorin MemorialC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
2. Polugaevsky vs B Gurgenidze  1-0461972Chigorin MemorialA30 English, Symmetrical
3. Polugaevsky vs O Jakobsen  1-0311972Chigorin MemorialA17 English
4. Stein vs Y Anikaev 1-0301972Chigorin MemorialC42 Petrov Defense
5. Kholmov vs O Jakobsen  1-0401972Chigorin MemorialB53 Sicilian
6. J Kozma vs Kholmov 1-0561972Chigorin MemorialE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
7. R Nezhmetdinov vs J Kozma  1-0641972Chigorin MemorialB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
8. Y Anikaev vs Polugaevsky  1-0401972Chigorin MemorialA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
9. Suetin vs K Langeweg  1-0341972Chigorin MemorialB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
10. Stein vs A Hennings  1-0651972Chigorin MemorialC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
11. Geller vs Suetin  1-0481972Chigorin MemorialA10 English
12. Geller vs O Jakobsen 1-0151972Chigorin MemorialB06 Robatsch
13. Geller vs K Langeweg  1-0271972Chigorin MemorialB85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
14. Stein vs R Nezhmetdinov 1-0431972Chigorin MemorialC42 Petrov Defense
15. Polugaevsky vs K Langeweg  1-0481972Chigorin MemorialA15 English
16. Suetin vs V Zilberstein  1-0341972Chigorin MemorialA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
17. Suetin vs Tseshkovsky 1-0331972Chigorin MemorialA27 English, Three Knights System
18. Polugaevsky vs Kholmov 1-0411972Chigorin MemorialA04 Reti Opening
19. Tseshkovsky vs A Hennings  1-0431972Chigorin MemorialC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. Tseshkovsky vs R Nezhmetdinov  1-0351972Chigorin MemorialC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
21. Unzicker vs Tseshkovsky  1-0161972Chigorin MemorialB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
22. B Gurgenidze vs Y Anikaev  1-0391972Chigorin MemorialA13 English
23. A Hennings vs Geller  1-0491972Chigorin MemorialB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
24. Polugaevsky vs Unzicker  1-0571972Chigorin MemorialA04 Reti Opening
25. Polugaevsky vs Suetin  1-0801972Chigorin MemorialB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  PGN Download
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