Oegstgeest 1970

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Oegstgeest 1970
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To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Leidsch Schaakgenootschap (LSG, Leiden Chess Club) in 1970 an attempt was made to stage a match between former world champion and honorary member of the LSG, Dr. M.M. Botvinnik, and the would-be world champion Robert J. Fischer. Unfortunately, in the end insurmountable obstacles blocked this interesting plan.

As an almost equally attractive alternative, a match-tournament was organized between the former world champion Botvinnik, the new world champion Boris Spassky, the tournament world champion Bent Larsen and the world champion of the Leidseplein, Hein Donner. The games were played in April and May in the Rijnlands Lyceum (a high school) in the neighbouring village of Oegstgeest. World champion Spassky won, as he should, and Donner, the local whipping boy, did much better than expected.

1. Spassky 7/12 **** 1½½½ ½½½½ ½½1½ 2. Donner 6/12 0½½½ **** ½½½½ 1½½½ =3 Botvinnik 5,5/12 ½½½½ ½½½½ **** 01½0 =4 Larsen 5,5/12 ½½0½ 0½½½ 10½1 ****

Interviews by Godfried Bomans with Larsen (in Dutch!) and Donner during this event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39yB...

Round 1, April 17
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, April 17
Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1970
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, April 19
Spassky vs J H Donner, 1970
(C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0
Round 2, April19
Larsen vs Botvinnik, 1970
(A28) English, 55 moves, 1-0
Round 3, April 21
Botvinnik vs Spassky, 1970
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 3, April 21
J H Donner vs Larsen, 1970
(A43) Old Benoni, 23 moves, 1-0
Round 4, April 23
Spassky vs Larsen, 1970
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4, April 23
J H Donner vs Botvinnik, 1970
(A84) Dutch, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5, April 25
J H Donner vs Spassky, 1970
(A61) Benoni, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5, April 25
Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1970
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 75 moves, 1-0
Round 6, April 26
Spassky vs Botvinnik, 1970
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6, April 26
Larsen vs J H Donner, 1970
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 7, April 28
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 24 moves, 0-1
Round 7, April 28
Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1970
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8, April 30
Spassky vs J H Donner, 1970
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8, April 30
Larsen vs Botvinnik, 1970
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9, May 2
Botvinnik vs Spassky, 1970
(A26) English, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9, May 2
J H Donner vs Larsen, 1970
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10, May 3
Spassky vs Larsen, 1970
(A80) Dutch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10, May 3
J H Donner vs Botvinnik, 1970
(E91) King's Indian, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 11, May 5
J H Donner vs Spassky, 1970
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 11, May 5
Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1970
(A90) Dutch, 52 moves, 0-1
Round 12, May 7
Spassky vs Botvinnik, 1970
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 12, May 7
Larsen vs J H Donner, 1970
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
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