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Manila 1973
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The event was sponsored by Ferdinand Marcos, the President of the Philippines (1965-1986), with Florencio Campomanes as primary organizer. It became known as the 1st Philippines International Chess Tournament and was the first of its kind in Asia. The opening was performed by Marcos and the World Champion Robert James Fischer, who made the ceremonial moves (directly on television and before a crowd of 10,000).

Larsen won 9 games in a row (rounds 6-14) and took 1st prize (4000 USD). The 1st brilliancy prize (1000 USD, handed over by Marcos) went to Lombardy for Lombardy vs Quinteros, 1973. After the tournament, nine of the players plus the TV commentator Samuel Estimo went to La Union (260 km N of Manila) to play in Bauang (1973). The two events marked the beginning of an era in Philippine chess with GM tournaments that would culminate in Baguio City with the Karpov - Korchnoi World Championship Match (1978).

Araneta Coliseum* (Quezon City, Metro Manila),
16 Oct. - 6 Nov. 1973, final standings and crosstable:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts Prize 1 Larsen * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12½ 4000 2 Ljubojevic ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11½ 2000 3 Kavalek ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1000 4 Gligoric 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 9½ ? =5 Gheorghiu ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9 =5 Lombardy 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 9 =7 Ivkov 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ =7 Tatai 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ * 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ =9 Najdorf 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8 =9 Quinteros 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 8 =11 Torre 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 1 6½ =11 Cardoso 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 * 1 ½ 1 1 6½ 13 Naranja 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 4½ 14 Castro 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 4 =15 Ardiansyah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1½ =15 Wotulo 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1½

Tournament leader: Manuel Lara.

A 'round by round' table can be found at http://www.torneionline.com/loto/lo.... Bent Larsen wrote a piece in Skakbladet vol. 70 pp. 4-6, 19-20 & 33-34, and the tournament book Otte om kongen (Ruder 7, Copenhagen 1974. 134 pp.) (in Danish). Pairings and round dates are from this book. Five games in round 1 were played on October 20.

*Wikipedia article: Smart Araneta Coliseum. Rounds 5-11 were played in other nearby arenas because of an interfering opera concert.

Original collection: Game Collection: Manila 1973 by User: Tabanus.

Round 1 1973.10.16 (but 5 games played Oct. 20)
H Ardiansyah vs S Tatai, 1973
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 50 moves, 0-1
E De Castro vs R Naranja, 1973
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs M Wotulo, 1973
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Gligoric vs R Cardoso, 1973
(B06) Robatsch, 67 moves, 1-0
Kavalek vs Najdorf, 1973
(C41) Philidor Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Ivkov, 1973
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Quinteros vs Larsen, 1973
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs Lombardy, 1973
(B06) Robatsch, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2 1973.10.18
R Cardoso vs H Ardiansyah, 1973
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Gheorghiu, 1973
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ljubojevic vs Quinteros, 1973
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs Gligoric, 1973
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Najdorf vs E Torre, 1973
(A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 40 moves, 1-0
R Naranja vs Ivkov, 1973
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Tatai vs E De Castro, 1973
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 37 moves, 1-0
M Wotulo vs Kavalek, 1973
(E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Round 3 1973.10.19
H Ardiansyah vs Lombardy, 1973
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 0-1
E De Castro vs R Cardoso, 1973
(A04) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Ljubojevic, 1973
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs Najdorf, 1973
(A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ivkov vs Quinteros, 1973
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kavalek vs Larsen, 1973
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Naranja vs S Tatai, 1973
(E92) King's Indian, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs M Wotulo, 1973
(B06) Robatsch, 42 moves, 1-0
Round 4 1973.10.21
R Cardoso vs R Naranja, 1973
(A20) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs E Torre, 1973
(E90) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Kavalek, 1973
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 22 moves, 0-1
Lombardy vs E De Castro, 1973
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs H Ardiansyah, 1973
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 26 moves, 1-0
Quinteros vs Gheorghiu, 1973
(B57) Sicilian, 80 moves, 1-0
S Tatai vs Ivkov, 1973
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Wotulo vs Gligoric, 1973
(B44) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5 1973.10.23
H Ardiansyah vs M Wotulo, 1973
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
E De Castro vs Najdorf, 1973
(E92) King's Indian, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gligoric vs Larsen, 1973
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
Ivkov vs Gheorghiu, 1973
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 32 moves, 0-1
Kavalek vs Quinteros, 1973
(A56) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Naranja vs Lombardy, 1973
(A10) English, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Tatai vs R Cardoso, 1973
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Ljubojevic, 1973
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 67 moves, 0-1
Round 6 1973.10.24
R Cardoso vs Ivkov, 1973
(A10) English, 41 moves, 0-1
Gheorghiu vs Kavalek, 1973
(A05) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs H Ardiansyah, 1973
(E90) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Gligoric, 1973
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs S Tatai, 1973
(C28) Vienna Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs R Naranja, 1973
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Quinteros vs E Torre, 1973
(E97) King's Indian, 9 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Wotulo vs E De Castro, 1973
(B44) Sicilian, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 7 1973.10.25
H Ardiansyah vs Ljubojevic, 1973
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 30 moves, 0-1
R Cardoso vs Lombardy, 1973
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
E De Castro vs Larsen, 1973
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 38 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs Quinteros, 1973
(A56) Benoni Defense, 51 moves, 1-0
Ivkov vs Kavalek, 1973
(E92) King's Indian, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Naranja vs M Wotulo, 1973
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
S Tatai vs Najdorf, 1973
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 71 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Gheorghiu, 1973
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8 1973.10.26
Gheorghiu vs Gligoric, 1973
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kavalek vs E Torre, 1973
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 55 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs R Naranja, 1973
(A15) English, 18 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs E De Castro, 1973
(B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs Ivkov, 1973
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Najdorf vs R Cardoso, 1973
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Quinteros vs H Ardiansyah, 1973
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1-0
M Wotulo vs S Tatai, 1973
(E74) King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5, 51 moves, 0-1
Round 9 1973.10.29
H Ardiansyah vs Gheorghiu, 1973
(A56) Benoni Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
R Cardoso vs M Wotulo, 1973
(A20) English, 43 moves, 1-0
E De Castro vs Quinteros, 1973
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 41 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs Kavalek, 1973
(A57) Benko Gambit, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ivkov vs E Torre, 1973
(E92) King's Indian, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs Najdorf, 1973
(A13) English, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Naranja vs Ljubojevic, 1973
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 0-1
S Tatai vs Larsen, 1973
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 0-1
Round 10 1973.10.30
Gheorghiu vs E De Castro, 1973
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Kavalek vs H Ardiansyah, 1973
(A15) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs R Cardoso, 1973
(A10) English, 49 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs S Tatai, 1973
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs Ivkov, 1973
(A56) Benoni Defense, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Quinteros vs R Naranja, 1973
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Gligoric, 1973
(C49) Four Knights, 46 moves, 0-1
M Wotulo vs Lombardy, 1973
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 11 1973.10.31
H Ardiansyah vs E Torre, 1973
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 70 moves, 0-1
R Cardoso vs Ljubojevic, 1973
(B20) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1
E De Castro vs Kavalek, 1973
(E92) King's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Ivkov vs Gligoric, 1973
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs Larsen, 1973
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Najdorf vs M Wotulo, 1973
(E14) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
R Naranja vs Gheorghiu, 1973
(A10) English, 36 moves, 0-1
S Tatai vs Quinteros, 1973
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1
Round 12 1973.11.02
Gheorghiu vs S Tatai, 1973
(C11) French, 52 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs H Ardiansyah, 1973
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Kavalek vs R Naranja, 1973
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 71 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1973
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 42 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Lombardy, 1973
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Quinteros vs R Cardoso, 1973
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs E De Castro, 1973
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Wotulo vs Ivkov, 1973
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
Round 13 1973.11.03
R Cardoso vs Gheorghiu, 1973
(B83) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
E De Castro vs Gligoric, 1973
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 60 moves, 1-0
Ivkov vs H Ardiansyah, 1973
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 70 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs Quinteros, 1973
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs Ljubojevic, 1973
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Naranja vs E Torre, 1973
(A10) English, 40 moves, 0-1
S Tatai vs Kavalek, 1973
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 1-0
M Wotulo vs Larsen, 1973
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 44 moves, 0-1
Round 14 1973.11.04
H Ardiansyah vs E De Castro, 1973
(B83) Sicilian, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Lombardy, 1973
(A04) Reti Opening, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gligoric vs R Naranja, 1973
(A92) Dutch, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kavalek vs R Cardoso, 1973
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 34 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Ivkov, 1973
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 60 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs M Wotulo, 1973
(B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0
Quinteros vs Najdorf, 1973
(B40) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs S Tatai, 1973
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Round 15 1973.11.06
R Cardoso vs E Torre, 1973
(A10) English, 29 moves, 1-0
Ivkov vs E De Castro, 1973
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 45 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1973
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs Kavalek, 1973
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Najdorf vs Gheorghiu, 1973
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Naranja vs H Ardiansyah, 1973
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Tatai vs Gligoric, 1973
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Wotulo vs Quinteros, 1973
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
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