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Bugojno (1978) The small town of Bugojno in central Yugoslavia (now Bosnia) hosted five strong tournaments from 1978 to 1986 (see Game Collection: Bugojno 1980, Game Collection: Bugojno 1982, Game Collection: Bugojno 1984 and Game Collection: Bugojno 1986 for the others). This tournament was the first of the series. It was a Category 14 event that featured players of the old guard like Gligoric, Ivkov and Byrne and pitted them against a younger generation that included Timman, Miles and Huebner. The tournament ran from the 26th of February to the 16th of March and in the sixteen player field, Karpov and Spassky emerged as the joint winners. For Spassky it was a victory to rank alongside wins such as the USSR Championship 1961b (1961), the USSR Zonal (1964) and the Second Piatigorsky Cup (1966). For Karpov, it was an excellent dress rehearsal in his only showing in 1978 before facing Korchnoi in defense of the world title beginning in July. Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 1 Karpov 2725 * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 10 2 Spassky 2630 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 10 3 Timman 2585 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 9 4 Ljubojevic 2605 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8½ 5 Tal 2625 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8½ 6 Hort 2620 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 8 7 Larsen 2620 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 8 8 Balashov 2590 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7½ 9 Huebner 2595 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 7½ 10 Miles 2565 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7 11 Ivkov 2515 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 0 6½ 12 Portisch 2630 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 13 Byrne 2550 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 6 14 Vukic 2480 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 6 15 Bukic 2500 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 5½ 16 Gligoric 2565 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ * 5½ The main source for this collection was the Bugojno Tournament booklet edited by Robert Wade, Leslie Stephen Fraser Blackstock & H. C. Thomas. Original Collection: Game Collection: Bugojno 1978, by User: Benzol.  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Balashov vs Portisch   ½-½ 49 1978 Bugojno C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line 2. Huebner vs Hort 0-1 37 1978 Bugojno B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation 3. Ivkov vs Miles   ½-½ 43 1978 Bugojno A34 English, Symmetrical 4. Karpov vs Larsen 1-0 58 1978 Bugojno B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 5. Spassky vs Ljubojevic 0-1 39 1978 Bugojno B24 Sicilian, Closed 6. Tal vs M Vukic ½-½ 56 1978 Bugojno B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 7. Timman vs E Bukic 1-0 31 1978 Bugojno C10 French 8. Gligoric vs R Byrne   ½-½ 23 1978 Bugojno E81 King's Indian, Samisch 9. Larsen vs Balashov 1-0 41 1978 Bugojno A17 English 10. Hort vs Tal   ½-½ 13 1978 Bugojno A36 English 11. Ivkov vs Karpov ½-½ 53 1978 Bugojno E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. Miles vs Ljubojevic 1-0 40 1978 Bugojno D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 13. Portisch vs Timman 0-1 60 1978 Bugojno E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 14. M Vukic vs Spassky   ½-½ 28 1978 Bugojno A04 Reti Opening 15. E Bukic vs Gligoric   ½-½ 17 1978 Bugojno E92 King's Indian 16. R Byrne vs Huebner   ½-½ 18 1978 Bugojno A00 Uncommon Opening 17. Balashov vs Ivkov   ½-½ 17 1978 Bugojno C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 18. Spassky vs Hort 1-0 41 1978 Bugojno B25 Sicilian, Closed 19. Karpov vs Miles 1-0 56 1978 Bugojno A10 English 20. Ljubojevic vs M Vukic   ½-½ 35 1978 Bugojno B10 Caro-Kann 21. Gligoric vs Portisch 0-1 41 1978 Bugojno D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 22. Tal vs R Byrne 1-0 37 1978 Bugojno B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Timman vs Larsen   0-1 48 1978 Bugojno A15 English 24. Huebner vs E Bukic   ½-½ 15 1978 Bugojno E60 King's Indian Defense 25. Karpov vs Balashov   ½-½ 19 1978 Bugojno A33 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Feb-23-17    Marmot PFL: Bugojno had most of the world's elite, except for #2 Korchnoi who was under Soviet boycott. Jun-25-19    GrahamClayton: Was this Grigoric's worst performance in an international tournament? Jun-25-19    Howard: Keep in mind that the Yugoslavian would have been about 54 at the time--way past his prime. Plus this was an exceptionally tough event ! Oct-18-20    woldsmandriffield: I remember the yellow tournament booklet produced by Wade & Co! May-24-21    WorstPlayerEver: Gligoric was chief arbiter during Montreal 1979. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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