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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Marianske Lazne Zonal Tournament
Fridrik Olafsson12.5/15(+10 -0 =5)[games]
Miroslav Filip12/15(+9 -0 =6)[games]
Wolfgang Uhlmann10.5/15(+8 -2 =5)[games]
Svein Johannessen9.5/15(+7 -3 =5)[games]
Theodor Ghitescu9/15(+5 -2 =8)[games]
Dragoljub Ciric8.5/15(+2 -0 =13)[games]
Milko Bobotsov8.5/15(+7 -5 =3)[games]
Bogdan Sliwa7/15(+6 -7 =2)[games]
Laszlo Szabo7/15(+4 -5 =6)[games]
Johan Barendregt6/15(+3 -6 =6)[games]
Fritz Gragger6/15(+5 -8 =2)[games]
Borislav Milic5.5/15(+2 -6 =7)[games]
Kaj Blom5/15(+3 -8 =4)[games]
Francisco Jose Perez5/15(+2 -7 =6)[games]
Ilmari Niemela4.5/15(+2 -8 =5)[games]
Lennart Ljungquist3.5/15(+0 -8 =7)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Marianske Lazne Zonal (1961)

Marianske Lazne, Czechoslovakia, 30 July - 21 August 1961*

                Age  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts
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  1 Ólafsson     26  • ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 12½
  2 Filip        32  ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 12
  3 Uhlmann      26  0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 10½
  4 Johannessen  23  0 ½ ½ • ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½  9½
  5 Ghitescu     27  0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1  9
 =6 Ciric        25  ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1  8½
 =6 Bobotsov     29  0 0 0 1 0 ½ • 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½  8½
 =8 Sliwa        39  0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 • 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1  7
 =8 Szabó        44  ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 • ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½  7
=10 Barendregt   37  0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ • 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½  6
=10 Gragger      --  0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 • ½ 1 0 1 1  6
 12 Milic        35  0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ 1  5½
=13 Blom         35  ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 ½ ½  5
=13 Pérez        40  0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 • 0 ½  5
 15 Niemelä      53  ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 • 1  4½
 16 Ljungquist   29  0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 •  3½
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Ólafsson, Filip and Uhlmann advanced to the Stockholm Interzonal (1962). Johannessen and Ciric achieved the final IM norm.

Sources
Mark Weeks' website (https://mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals...)
Friðrik Ólafsson website (https://skaksogufelagid.is/1961-sva...)
Norsk Sjakkblad, 2/1961, pp. 8-9 (https://dnkjuhc6if10z.cloudfront.ne...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 7/1961, p. 197 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1961...)
Skakbladet, 10/1961, pp. 150-153 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
*Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 46  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Uhlmann vs F Gragger  1-0511961Marianske Lazne ZonalA20 English
2. F Olafsson vs T Ghitescu 1-0191961Marianske Lazne ZonalA35 English, Symmetrical
3. Szabo vs K Blom  1-0381961Marianske Lazne ZonalA86 Dutch
4. K Blom vs Bobotsov 1-0561961Marianske Lazne ZonalE91 King's Indian
5. Sliwa vs S Johannessen  1-0411961Marianske Lazne ZonalA16 English
6. F Gragger vs I Niemela  1-0321961Marianske Lazne ZonalC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
7. Bobotsov vs J Barendregt 1-0281961Marianske Lazne ZonalA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
8. S Johannessen vs F Gragger  1-0311961Marianske Lazne ZonalC36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
9. J Barendregt vs K Blom  1-0711961Marianske Lazne ZonalB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
10. F Olafsson vs Sliwa  1-0391961Marianske Lazne ZonalC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
11. I Niemela vs L Ljungquist  1-0411961Marianske Lazne ZonalA44 Old Benoni Defense
12. Uhlmann vs I Niemela  1-0431961Marianske Lazne ZonalD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. T Ghitescu vs Bobotsov  1-0291961Marianske Lazne ZonalE28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
14. Filip vs Szabo 1-0281961Marianske Lazne ZonalD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. Szabo vs Sliwa  1-0471961Marianske Lazne ZonalA33 English, Symmetrical
16. F J Perez vs F Gragger  1-0291961Marianske Lazne ZonalE28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
17. F Olafsson vs L Ljungquist  1-0321961Marianske Lazne ZonalA25 English
18. Filip vs J Barendregt  1-0421961Marianske Lazne ZonalE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
19. T Ghitescu vs K Blom  1-0341961Marianske Lazne ZonalA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
20. J Barendregt vs Sliwa 1-0211961Marianske Lazne ZonalC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
21. Bobotsov vs F Gragger  1-0311961Marianske Lazne ZonalE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
22. S Johannessen vs B Milic 1-0351961Marianske Lazne ZonalE46 Nimzo-Indian
23. Sliwa vs K Blom  1-0501961Marianske Lazne ZonalD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. F Gragger vs J Barendregt  1-0311961Marianske Lazne ZonalB27 Sicilian
25. Uhlmann vs Szabo  1-0311961Marianske Lazne ZonalA72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 46  PGN Download
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