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🏆 Amsterdam IBM (1981)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
"The IBM company's tournament series, which has a significant history and long traditions, has — according to the news — ended with this one. As a farewell, the organizers invited top grandmasters who were prominent figures in IBM tournaments in recent years. The Elo average was 2572 (category 13), so this event can rightly be considered one of the great chess events of the year. The event was won by Jan Timman — quickly forgetting his weaker performance in Moscow — the pride of the Dutch. He was in ... [more]

Player: Ljubomir Ljubojevic

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Kavalek vs Ljubojevic 1-0401981Amsterdam IBME16 Queen's Indian
2. Karpov vs Ljubojevic 1-0341981Amsterdam IBME16 Queen's Indian
3. Ljubojevic vs Miles  ½-½151981Amsterdam IBMB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
4. Polugaevsky vs Ljubojevic  ½-½221981Amsterdam IBME04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
5. Ljubojevic vs Portisch  ½-½201981Amsterdam IBMC45 Scotch Game
6. Timman vs Ljubojevic  ½-½221981Amsterdam IBME15 Queen's Indian
7. Ljubojevic vs Hort  ½-½181981Amsterdam IBMC42 Petrov Defense
8. J H Donner vs Ljubojevic  0-1291981Amsterdam IBMD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. Ljubojevic vs H Ree  ½-½201981Amsterdam IBME90 King's Indian
10. Smyslov vs Ljubojevic  ½-½181981Amsterdam IBMD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. Ljubojevic vs K Langeweg  ½-½231981Amsterdam IBMB44 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-09-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eggman: After starting off the tournament with two consecutive losses, Ljubojevic goes on to score a win and eight draws, the draws all being less than 25 moves, three of them less than 20 moves. This is something I don't miss about chess from the pre-internet era.
Oct-09-22  Chessius the Messius: Ljubo kept it precisely at 23,5454545 moves per game.

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