| Tilburg Interpolis (1979) |
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Sponsored by the insurance company Interpolis, the 3rd Interpolis tournament was held in Tilburg, the Netherlands in November 1979. It was a Category XV event (Elo average 2605). Twelve GMs including world champion Karpov and former world champions Spassky and Smyslov competed in the all-play-all format. Rounds started at 1 pm, in a room isolated from the public. From 2 pm the public had access to a demonstration room, where top Dutch players discussed the games on six wall boards. The top five players received 6,000, 4,000, 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 Dutch guilders. In addition there were bonuses of 1,000 guilders for each win. And even 400 for each draw and 250 for each loss. Chief arbiter: Constant Orbaan. Tilburg, the Netherlands, 2-15 November 1979 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Karpov 28 2705 • ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7½
2 Romanishin 27 2560 ½ • ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7
3 Portisch 42 2640 ½ ½ • ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 6½
4 Sax 28 2590 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6
=5 Sosonko 36 2535 0 1 ½ ½ • 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 5½
=5 Larsen 44 2620 0 ½ 0 1 0 • ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 5½
=5 Spassky 42 2640 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5½
=5 Timman 27 2625 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 5½
=9 Hübner 31 2595 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ • ½ ½ 1 5
=9 Hort 35 2600 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 5
11 Kavalek 36 2590 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 4½
12 Smyslov 58 2560 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ • 2½
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Eleven rounds in 14 days, starting on Friday 2 November (66 games). Rest days 5, 9 & 14 November. Karpov won with 7.5/11.Photo (Karpov): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gbcysb0...
Sources
Game Collection: Tilburg Interpolis 1979 (by User: suenteus po 147)
*FIDE rating list January 1979 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023112...)
Jaque 97, January 1980, pp. 36-37 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 10/1979, pp. 303, 331-334 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1979...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 2/1980, pp. 25-29 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
El Ajedrez, 1/1980, pp. 22-29 (http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Karpov vs Sosonko |
  | 1-0 | 30 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
| 2. Huebner vs Smyslov |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 3. Romanishin vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 76 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | B50 Sicilian |
| 4. Spassky vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | D86 Grunfeld, Exchange |
| 5. Timman vs Portisch |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 6. Larsen vs Timman |
| 1-0 | 64 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | A10 English |
| 7. Karpov vs Larsen |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | B15 Caro-Kann |
| 8. Hort vs Smyslov |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 9. Sosonko vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 18 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 10. Karpov vs Hort |
| 1-0 | 73 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | B10 Caro-Kann |
| 11. Portisch vs Larsen |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 |
| 12. Timman vs Smyslov |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation |
| 13. Smyslov vs Larsen |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | A05 Reti Opening |
| 14. Hort vs Sosonko |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
| 15. Romanishin vs Spassky |
| 1-0 | 63 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 16. Portisch vs Kavalek |
| 1-0 | 52 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 17. Karpov vs Smyslov |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1979 | Tilburg Interpolis | B15 Caro-Kann |
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