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The 2nd Jurmala International Chess Tournament was played from August 29 (Round 1) to September 14 (Round 13), with days for adjourned games on September 2, 7, 13 and 15, and a rest day on September 8 (after Round 8). The venue was the Lielupe Science House of the Latvian SSR's Academy of Sciences at 3 Viking Street, Jurmala, a resort town near Riga, Latvia. Round 5 started on the day of Round 1 of the Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match (1985) in Moscow. Six of the 14 players were living in Latvia, and the other eight had not played in Latvia before. Hungary was represented by its 1983 champion IM Tamas Utasi, Bulgaria by GM Ventzislav Inkiov, Denmark by IM Carsten Høi, the Philippines by IM Andronico Yap, and England by IM Daniel King. The Latvians were headed by Mikhail Tal, who brought the young talent Alexander Shabalov with him. GM Tal and GM Vladimir Tukmakov of Ukraine were the rating favorites, and USSR champion IM Mikhail Gurevich was also participating. The opening ceremony took place on August 28, on King's 22nd birthday. The conference hall of the House of Science was full, and the Chairman of the Latvian Chess Federation Kachep welcomed the audience. The arbiter Podnieks introduced the players and held the draw. For Tal, the tournament was the penultimate test of strength before the Montpellier Candidates (1985), as he also found the time to go to Denmark for the Nimzowitsch Memorial in Naestved (1985). For this to happen, he had to play Round 12 (against Yap) and Round 13 (against Bagirov) at the middle of the tournament (September 7-8). According to Daniel King, "for much of the tournament Tal cruised along, not giving the chess his all; instead he was enjoying relaxing with his wife and young daughter." There was a beach, the air was good and the tourist season was over. He drew with the best ones and picked off the weakies. Then in Round 11 he met Høi, who had defeated Tukmakov and the eccentric IM Alvis Vitolinsh. Tal was "sitting on luggages and couldn't adjourn", and, according to King, "Høi didn't stand a chance. Tal was gunning for him." Tal left for Copenhagen with 9 points, and learned by calling home from Denmark that he had shared the first place with Gurevich, who drew his last two games. Jurmala, Soviet Union (Latvia), 29 August - 14 September 1985 Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
=1 Tal 48 2565 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 9
=1 Gurevich 26 2500 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 9
3 Balashov 36 2510 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8½
=4 Tukmakov 39 2565 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 8
=4 Kengis 26 2430 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8
=6 Bagirov 49 2475 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 7½
=6 Gipslis 48 2490 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7½
8 Vitolinsh 29 2410 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 6
9 Høi 28 2420 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 5½
10 Yap 24 2425 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 * 0 0 0 1 5
=11 Utasi 22 2485 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ 4½
=11 King 22 2435 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * 0 ½ 4½
=11 Shabalov 18 2200 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 * ½ 4½
14 Inkiov 29 2490 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 3½
Category: IX (2457) (GM norm 9½, IM 6½). Chief arbiter: Pauls Podnieks.Sources
FIDE rating list July 1985 (http://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo198...)
Jurmala, 27 August 1985, p. 3 (http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...)
Jurmala, 28 August 1985, p. 7 (http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...)
Jurmala, 6 September 1985, p. 4 (http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...)
Rigas Balss, 29 August 1985, p. 4 (http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...)
Rigas Balss, 13 September 1985, p. 7 (http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...)
Rigas Balss, 18 September 1985, p. 7 (http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...)
Shakhmaty (Riga), 1985 No. 19, p. 1 (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rzhs6mlp... )
Shakhmaty (Riga), 1985 No. 22, pp. 6-8 (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rzhs6mlp... )
Mikhail Tal in 64, 1985 No. 21, pp. 14-15 (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rzhs6mlp... )
Encyclopedia of Latvian Chess Players. Volume II, 1900-2000, L-Z, pp. 52-54 (https://www.sahafederacija.lv/media...)
How Good Is Your Chess by Daniel King. Dover, Mineola/New York 2003, p. 111 (https://books.google.no/books?id=0S...) Original collection: Game Collection: Jurmala 1985 by User: Tabanus. Round dates are from Jurmala and Rigas Balss. Thanks to User: hemy for help with the sources and translation from Russian.
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Bagirov vs Shabalov |
 | 1-0 | 25 | 1985 | Jurmala | A52 Budapest Gambit |
| 2. V Inkiov vs M Gurevich |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1985 | Jurmala | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 3. C Hoi vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1985 | Jurmala | E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 |
| 4. Gipslis vs T Utasi |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1985 | Jurmala | B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 5. A Yap vs A Vitolinsh |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1985 | Jurmala | A30 English, Symmetrical |
| 6. Tukmakov vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1985 | Jurmala | D53 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 7. D King vs E Kengis |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1985 | Jurmala | B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 8. Balashov vs A Yap |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1985 | Jurmala | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 9. Shabalov vs Tukmakov |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1985 | Jurmala | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 10. T Utasi vs E Kengis |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1985 | Jurmala | E14 Queen's Indian |
| 11. Tal vs V Inkiov |
| 1-0 | 54 | 1985 | Jurmala | A13 English |
| 12. A Vitolinsh vs Bagirov |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1985 | Jurmala | B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 13. Gipslis vs C Hoi |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1985 | Jurmala | C10 French |
| 14. M Gurevich vs D King |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1985 | Jurmala | D50 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 15. A Yap vs Gipslis |
| 0-1 | 50 | 1985 | Jurmala | E00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 16. C Hoi vs T Utasi |
| 1-0 | 47 | 1985 | Jurmala | E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation |
| 17. E Kengis vs M Gurevich |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1985 | Jurmala | A13 English |
| 18. V Inkiov vs Shabalov |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1985 | Jurmala | B54 Sicilian |
| 19. Tukmakov vs A Vitolinsh |
 | ½-½ | 64 | 1985 | Jurmala | E11 Bogo-Indian Defense |
| 20. Bagirov vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 13 | 1985 | Jurmala | D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack |
| 21. D King vs Tal |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1985 | Jurmala | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 22. C Hoi vs A Yap |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1985 | Jurmala | A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 |
| 23. Tal vs E Kengis |
| ½-½ | 15 | 1985 | Jurmala | A10 English |
| 24. Shabalov vs D King |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1985 | Jurmala | E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation |
| 25. Balashov vs Tukmakov |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1985 | Jurmala | E14 Queen's Indian |
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