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2nd AVRO (1973) The second AVRO tournament in June 1973 was held to commemorate 50 years' existence of sponsor AVRO (a broadcasting society) and 100 years of organizer KNSB (the Royal Dutch Chess Association). The same formula (eight players, double rounds) was used as in AVRO (1938), but only one location in Hilversum, where AVRO is settled, was used. Of the players in 1938, only Paul Keres and Samuel Reshevsky were still active. Keres was actually invited for the second AVRO, but declined the invitation because of "intense preparation for the Petropolis Interzonal (1973) and health problems."(1) Reshevsky was apparently not invited. De Telegraaf (25th May 1973) also say that Unzicker was invited, but withdrew at the last minute. Szabo and Ivkov were replacements for Unzicker and Keres respectively.(2) The Leningrad Interzonal (1973), also played in June, made it impossible for some other strong players to participate. The tournament took the form of a trial of strength between the older generation (Szabó, who had won in Hastings (1938/39), Geller, Ivkov and Polugaevsky) and the young whippersnappers (Andersson, Ljubojevic, Sax and Timman). The older players won. Polugaevsky who with 2645 was equal third (with Tigran Petrosian) on the July 1972 ELO list, made blunders against Sax and Timman in the first cycle which he could not overcome. He would recover a month later in Petropolis, qualifying for the 1974 Candidates after a playoff. Hilversum, Netherlands, 12-29 June 1973 =1 Geller ** 01 ½½ ½½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 11 9½ =1 Szabo 10 ** 1½ ½½ ½1 1½ ½1 1½ 9½ 3 Ljubojevic ½½ 0½ ** ½1 ½1 ½½ ½½ 11 8½ 4 Andersson ½½ ½½ ½0 ** ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 6½ =5 Sax 0½ ½0 ½0 ½½ ** ½½ 10 ½1 6 =5 Ivkov 0½ 0½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ** 0½ 1½ 6 =5 Polugaevsky 0½ ½0 ½½ ½½ 01 1½ ** 0½ 6 8 Timman 00 0½ 00 ½½ ½0 0½ 1½ ** 4 Original collection: Game Collection: Hilversum 1973 - the second AVRO tournament, by User: sneaky pete. (1) Tubantia, 25th May 1973. (2) https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=...  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Timman vs Andersson ½-½ 23 1973 2nd AVRO C07 French, Tarrasch 2. Ljubojevic vs Ivkov   ½-½ 33 1973 2nd AVRO C71 Ruy Lopez 3. Sax vs Polugaevsky 1-0 55 1973 2nd AVRO B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. Szabo vs Geller 1-0 40 1973 2nd AVRO B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 5. Sax vs Szabo   ½-½ 13 1973 2nd AVRO A07 King's Indian Attack 6. Polugaevsky vs Ivkov   1-0 58 1973 2nd AVRO A14 English 7. Andersson vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 29 1973 2nd AVRO A15 English 8. Geller vs Timman 1-0 76 1973 2nd AVRO B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Szabo vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 18 1973 2nd AVRO E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 10. Ivkov vs Andersson   ½-½ 29 1973 2nd AVRO E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 11. Ljubojevic vs Geller   ½-½ 27 1973 2nd AVRO C44 King's Pawn Game 12. Timman vs Sax   ½-½ 25 1973 2nd AVRO B27 Sicilian 13. Geller vs Ivkov 1-0 34 1973 2nd AVRO B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. Sax vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 25 1973 2nd AVRO C03 French, Tarrasch 15. Szabo vs Timman 1-0 34 1973 2nd AVRO E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation 16. Polugaevsky vs Andersson   ½-½ 21 1973 2nd AVRO B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 17. Andersson vs Geller   ½-½ 20 1973 2nd AVRO A10 English 18. Ivkov vs Sax   ½-½ 24 1973 2nd AVRO B83 Sicilian 19. Ljubojevic vs Szabo 0-1 40 1973 2nd AVRO A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 20. Timman vs Polugaevsky 1-0 15 1973 2nd AVRO B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Timman vs Ljubojevic 0-1 38 1973 2nd AVRO B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 22. Polugaevsky vs Geller   0-1 62 1973 2nd AVRO E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 23. Sax vs Andersson   ½-½ 34 1973 2nd AVRO C07 French, Tarrasch 24. Szabo vs Ivkov 1-0 74 1973 2nd AVRO B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 25. Ljubojevic vs Polugaevsky ½-½ 33 1973 2nd AVRO B96 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   May-08-15    perfidious: Over forty years on, it is more than slightly surprising to view the crosstable of this event and see Polugaevsky finishing minus. May-09-15    RookFile: Agreed, perfidious. I guess he just had a bad tournament. Imagine if Keres or Reshevsky had shown up for this. That would have been really something. May-09-15    keypusher: Before now I thought of this tournament as <Hilversum 1973>, because that's how it was generally identified in cites to this theoretical classic. Timman vs Geller, 1973 Nice to know that it was a second AVRO tournament. 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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