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Linares 1988
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The 6th Linares International Grandmaster Tournament was held at Linares, Spain from February 23rd to March 8th in 1988. Eleven grandmasters and one IM were invited to compete in the round robin event, including (in order of ELO): Jan Timman (2675), Alexander Beliavsky (2645), Predrag Nikolic (2630), Artur Yusupov (2620), John Nunn (2615), Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2610), Lajos Portisch (2610), Kiril Georgiev (2595), Murray Chandler (2590), Johann Hjartarson (2590), Maia Chiburdanidze (2560), and Miguel Illescas-Cordoba (2495). Because no tournament was held in 1986 and the candidates final between Anatoli Karpov and Andrei Sokolov was held in 1987, three years would pass between the fifth and sixth Linares international tournaments. The twelve participants stayed at the newly constructed Hotel Anibal to avoid previous situations at hotels noted in earlier Linares tournament collections. Luis Rentero would eventually buy the hotel to permanently host players for the tournament each year. Although Karpov would not take part in this year's edition, he would be replaced by the World Women's Chess Champion, Maia Chiburdanidze. Karpov's favorite time control of 40 moves in 2½ hours was also used. Baturinsky was the chief arbiter and the tournament was a grand success, in large part to the success of Jan Timman's adventurous chess play. He won the tournament, a full point and a half ahead of second place Beliavsky. The tournament was also the final GM norm won by Illescas-Cordoba. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Timman 8½/11 * 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1

02 Beliavsky 7/11 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1

03 Yusupov 6½/11 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½

04 Chandler 6/11 1 0 ½ * 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1

05 Ljubojevic 6/11 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1

06 Portisch 5½/11 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0

07 Illescas-Cordoba 5½/11 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½

08 Georgiev 5½/11 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1

09 Nunn 5½/11 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * 1 ½ 1

10 Hjartarson 4/11 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1

11 Nikolic 3½/11 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½

12 Chiburdanidze 2½/11 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ *

Round One, Game #1
Beliavsky vs Chiburdanidze, 1988
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 42 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #2
Timman vs K Georgiev, 1988
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #3
P Nikolic vs Yusupov, 1988
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game #4
Illescas Cordoba vs Chandler, 1988
(B58) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #5
Nunn vs Hjartarson, 1988
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game #6
Portisch vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #7
Timman vs Portisch, 1988
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #8
K Georgiev vs Chiburdanidze, 1988
(A15) English, 51 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #9
Ljubojevic vs Nunn, 1988
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #10
Chandler vs P Nikolic, 1988
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 34 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game #11
Yusupov vs Beliavsky, 1988
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game #12
Hjartarson vs Illescas Cordoba, 1988
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #13
Beliavsky vs Chandler, 1988
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game #14
Chiburdanidze vs Yusupov, 1988
(A84) Dutch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #15
Illescas Cordoba vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #16
Nunn vs Timman, 1988
(C11) French, 54 moves, 0-1
Round Three, Game #17
Portisch vs K Georgiev, 1988
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game #18
P Nikolic vs Hjartarson, 1988
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #19
K Georgiev vs Yusupov, 1988
(A13) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #20
Portisch vs Nunn, 1988
(E73) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #21
Chandler vs Chiburdanidze, 1988
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #22
Ljubojevic vs P Nikolic, 1988
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game #23
Timman vs Illescas Cordoba, 1988
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 32 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game #24
Hjartarson vs Beliavsky, 1988
(A13) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #25
P Nikolic vs Timman, 1988
(E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game #26
Yusupov vs Chandler, 1988
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #27
Beliavsky vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #28
Nunn vs K Georgiev, 1988
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game #29
Illescas Cordoba vs Portisch, 1988
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game #30
Chiburdanidze vs Hjartarson, 1988
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Six, Game #31
Portisch vs P Nikolic, 1988
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #32
Ljubojevic vs Chiburdanidze, 1988
(A16) English, 46 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #33
Timman vs Beliavsky, 1988
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game #34
Nunn vs Illescas Cordoba, 1988
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #35
K Georgiev vs Chandler, 1988
(B58) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game #36
Hjartarson vs Yusupov, 1988
(C18) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #37
P Nikolic vs Nunn, 1988
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #38
Chiburdanidze vs Timman, 1988
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game #39
Yusupov vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #40
Chandler vs Hjartarson, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game #41
Illescas Cordoba vs K Georgiev, 1988
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game #42
Beliavsky vs Portisch, 1988
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #43
Ljubojevic vs Chandler, 1988
(E15) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game #44
Portisch vs Chiburdanidze, 1988
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 55 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #45
Timman vs Yusupov, 1988
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #46
Nunn vs Beliavsky, 1988
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 62 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game #47
Illescas Cordoba vs P Nikolic, 1988
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game #48
K Georgiev vs Hjartarson, 1988
(E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #49
Chiburdanidze vs Nunn, 1988
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Round Nine, Game #50
Hjartarson vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Round Nine, Game #51
P Nikolic vs K Georgiev, 1988
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #52
Chandler vs Timman, 1988
(C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game #53
Beliavsky vs Illescas Cordoba, 1988
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game #54
Yusupov vs Portisch, 1988
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #55
Portisch vs Chandler, 1988
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #56
Illescas Cordoba vs Chiburdanidze, 1988
(B27) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #57
Timman vs Hjartarson, 1988
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #58
P Nikolic vs Beliavsky, 1988
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game #59
Nunn vs Yusupov, 1988
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 76 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game #60
K Georgiev vs Ljubojevic, 1988
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 74 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game #61
Chandler vs Nunn, 1988
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #62
Hjartarson vs Portisch, 1988
(E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game #63
Chiburdanidze vs P Nikolic, 1988
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #64
Yusupov vs Illescas Cordoba, 1988
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game #65
Ljubojevic vs Timman, 1988
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game #66
Beliavsky vs K Georgiev, 1988
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
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