23rd Chess Olympiad: Buenos Aires 1978

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Final Group

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1st round

25th October 1978, 1600

WLS Wales 2324 1 : 3 2604 Soviet Union URS
Cooper 2315 0 - 1 2620 GM Petrosian
Williams 2390 ½ - ½ 2620 GM Polugaevsky
Hutchings 2340 ½ - ½ 2565 GM Gulko
Jones 2250 0 - 1 2610 GM Romanishin

HUN Hungary 2559 3½ : ½ 2309 Scotland SCO
GM Portisch 2630 1 - 0 2405 IM Pritchett
GM Ribli 2585 1 - 0 2320 IM Levy
GM Adorján 2515 ½ - ½ 2310 Jamieson
GM Vadász 2505 1 - 0 Upton

TUN Tunisia 2279 ½ : 3½ 2548 Yugoslavia YUG
IM Bouaziz 2365 ½ - ½ 2565 GM Gligorić
IM Belkadi 2350 0 - 1 2605 GM Ljubojević
Tabbane 0 - 1 2505 GM Matanović
Kchouk 0 - 1 2515 GM Ivkov

USA United States 2526 3 : 1 2278 Paraguay PAR
GM Lein 2505 ½ - ½ 2340 Franco Ocampos
GM Byrne 2550 ½ - ½ 2280 Gamarra Cáceres
GM Tarjan 2510 1 - 0 2250 Riego Prieto
GM Lombardy 2540 1 - 0 2240 Bogda

NZL New Zealand 2270 0 : 4 2500 West Germany GER
IM Sarapu 2290 0 - 1 2595 GM Hübner
IM Chandler 2390 0 - 1 2525 GM Unzicker
Small 0 - 1 2480 GM Hecht
Stuart 0 - 1 2400 Borik

NED Netherlands 2494 4 : 0 2270 Uruguay URU
GM Timman 2585 1 - 0 Estrada Degrandi
IM Ree 2500 1 - 0 2360 Dienavorian Lacherian
IM Ligterink 2440 1 - 0 2270 Silva Nazzari
IM Langeweg 2450 1 - 0 2250 Bademian Orchanian

ECU Ecuador 2264 0 : 4 2446 Israel ISR
IM Verduga 2355 0 - 1 2550 GM Dzindzichashvili
Pazos 2240 0 - 1 2465 IM Kagan
Salvador 0 - 1 2440 IM Bleiman
Freile 2260 0 - 1 2330 IM Grünfeld

ENG England 2483 4 : 0 2226 Dominican Republic DOM
GM Miles 2565 1 - 0 2205 Gonzáles
IM Hartston 2475 1 - 0 2300 Delgado
IM Mestel 2450 1 - 0 Álvarez
IM Nunn 2440 1 - 0 Mateo

LUX Luxembourg 2213 0 : 4 2486 Bulgaria BUL
Stull 2250 0 - 1 2490 GM Radulov
Schammo 0 - 1 2520 GM Ermenkov
Kirsch 0 - 1 2480 GM Tringov
Welz 0 - 1 2455 GM Padevsky

CUB Cuba 2486 2½ : 1½ 2271 Peru PER
GM García Gonzáles 2535 0 - 1 2485 GM Rodríguez Vargas
GM Hernández 2465 ½ - ½ González Bernal
GM Rodríguez Céspedes 2495 1 - 0 Vásquez
IM Vilela 2450 1 - 0 Pelaez Contti

BEL Belgium 2223 1 : 3 2390 Switzerland SUI
Schumacher 2290 ½ - ½ 2460 IM Hug
Wostin 0 - 1 2400 IM Lombard
Mollekens 0 - 1 2355 Huss
De Hert ½ - ½ 2345 IM Bhend

ISL Iceland 2435 1 : 3 2273 China CHN
GM Sigurjónsson 2500 0 - 1 2405 Qi Jingxuan
IM Ólafsson, H. 2420 1 - 0 2285 Chen De
IM Pétursson 2350 0 - 1 Liu Wenzhe
Árnason 2470 0 - 1 Liang Jinrong

PUR Puerto Rico 2214 0 : 4 2464 Romania ROM
Moraza Choisme 0 - 1 2520 GM Gheorghiu
Freyre 0 - 1 2455 GM Ciocâltea
Torres 2255 0 - 1 2450 IM Ghiţescu
Ochoa 0 - 1 2430 GM Şubă

SWE Sweden 2453 3 : 1 2235 Hong Kong HKG
GM Andersson 2545 1 - 0 Jhunjhnuwala, K.
IM Ornstein 2425 1 - 0 2340 Kan Wai Shui
IM Schneider 2430 1 - 0 Jhunjhnuwala, R.
IM Kaiszauri 2410 0 - 1 Schepel

MAS Malaysia 2200 ½ : 3½ 2429 Poland POL
Tan Bian Huat 0 - 1 2505 GM Schmidt
Woo Beng Keong 0 - 1 2310 Kuligowski
Hon Kah Seng ½ - ½ 2430 IM Sznapik
Liew Chee Meng 0 - 1 2470 IM Adamski

ESP Spain 2325 4 : 0 2200 Guatemala GUA
GM Pomar Salamanca 2420 1 - 0 Batres
IM Bellón López 2350 1 - 0 Canda
IM Sanz Alonso 2330 1 - 0 Grajeda
Rivas Pastor 1 - 0 Cruz Lorenzana

JPN Japan 2200 1 : 3 2416 Denmark DEN
Takemoto ½ - ½ 2470 IM Hamann
Matsumoto 0 - 1 2400 Jakobsen
Sakurai ½ - ½ 2395 Kristiansen
Ozaki 0 - 1 2400 Fedder

ARG Argentina "A" 2395 3 : 1 2213 Bolivia BOL
Emma 2390 1 - 0 2250 Chávez Chávez
Bronstein 2400 ½ - ½ Zarco Castillo
Cámpora 2370 1 - 0 Mendivil
IM Szmetan 2420 ½ - ½ Alborta

BER Bermuda 2200 ½ : 3½ 2395 Norway NOR
Yerbury ½ - ½ 2420 IM Wibe
Radford 0 - 1 2345 Helmers
Harris 0 - 1 2435 IM Øgaard
Dill 0 - 1 2380 Hoen

PHI Philippines 2213 2 : 2 2200 Andorra AND
Only two Filippino players arrived on time.
Strangely enough no pairings were done at board #3 and #4.
Torre, V. 2250 1 - 0 Clua Ballague
De Guzman 1 - 0 Pantebre Martínez
-- empty board -- - vo + Gómez Abad
-- empty board -- - vo + Fité Barris

ISV U.S. Virgin Islands 2200 ½ : 3½ 2390 Australia AUS
Van Tilbury ½ - ½ 2390 Fuller
Hoyt 0 - 1 2385 Shaw
Grumer 0 - 1 2400 Rogers
Chiu Yum San 0 - 1 2385 Woodhams

CHI Chile 2364 4 : 0 2200 Sri Lanka SRI
Donoso Velasco 2425 1 - 0 Weeramantry
Morovic Fernández 2275 1 - 0 Aturupane
Silva Sánchez 2405 1 - 0 Goonetilleke
Scholz Solis 2350 1 - 0 Parakrama

GUY Guyana 2200 1½ : 2½ 2385 Austria AUT
Broomes, M. 0 - 1 2430 GM Robatsch
Broomes, G. 1 - 0 2410 Hölzl
Wharton ½ - ½ 2350 Stoppel
Warsali 0 - 1 2350 Wittmann

FIN Finland 2348 4 : 0 2200 Jamaica JAM
Rantanen 2420 1 - 0 Wong, S.
Hurme 2310 1 - 0 Grant
Saren 2325 1 - 0 Wong, A.
Raaste 2335 1 - 0 Powell

LBA Libya 2200 0 : 4 2339 Canada CAN
Shabsh Abdulatif 0 - 1 2255 Hebert
El-Ageli 0 - 1 2450 IM Biyiasas
Tawengi 0 - 1 2365 IM Day
Talha 0 - 1 2285 Coudari

MEX Mexico 2361 3 : 1 2200 Trinidad & Tobago TRI
Sisniega 2455 1 - 0 Lee, Cec.
IM Campos López 2355 0 - 1 Payne
Villarreal 2325 1 - 0 Lee, Cou.
Aldrete 2310 1 - 0 Duchesne

IVB British Virgin Islands 2213 0 : 4 2339 Brazil BRA
Hook 2250 0 - 1 2385 Trois
Georges 0 - 1 2375 Van Riemsdijk
Pickering 0 - 1 2395 IM Segal
Campbell 0 - 1 Braga

COL Colombia 2333 4 : 0 2200 United Arab Emirates UAE
García 2365 1 - 0 Hassan
IM Gutiérrez 2380 1 - 0 Abdulghafour
Rodríguez 2230 1 - 0 Abdul Rahman
IM Zapata 2355 1 - 0 Zainal

SYR Syria 2200 0 : 4 2328 France FRA
Arafeh 0 - 1 2425 IM Haïk
Hakki 0 - 1 2365 Giffard
Catalan 0 - 1 2320 Preissmann
Khatib 0 - 1 Roos

INA Indonesia 2346 4 : 0 2200 Zaire ZAI
GM Suradiradja 2330 1 - 0 De Vries
IM Ardiansyah 2330 1 - 0 Ciezkowski
IM Bachtiar 2335 1 - 0 Merali
Kileng 2390 1 - 0 Biringanine

MAU Mauritania 2200 0 : 4 2253 Venezuela VEN
Bouasria 0 - 1 2275 Ostos
Radhy Sol 0 - 1 2285 Fernández
El-Mokhtar 0 - 1 2250 Díaz
Louly 0 - 1 Gamboa

ARG2 Argentina "B" 2278 4 : 0 2200 Jordan JOR
Giardelli 2315 1 - 0 Arafat
Seidler 2395 1 - 0 Shoumali
Barbero 1 - 0 Al-Mallah
Braga 1 - 0 Saqqa

MAR Morocco 2200 2 : 2 2200 Faroe Islands FAI
Chorfi 1 - 0 Jacobsen
Al-Hamido 1 - 0 Apol
Arbouche 0 - 1 Petersen
El-Amri 0 - 1 Ziska

Standings after 1st round >>

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no. code pts Buch 1 2
1. FRA 4 0.0 SYR
4		 SUI
VEN 4 0.0 MAU
4		 ESP
ARG2 4 0.0 JOR
4		 URS
CHI 4 0.0 SRI
4		 GER
BRA 4 0.0 IVB
4		 ISR
INA 4 0.0 ZAI
4		 BUL
COL 4 0.0 UAE
4		 ENG
FIN 4 0.0 JAM
4		 NED
NED 4 0.0 URU
4		 FIN
BUL 4 0.0 LUX
4		 INA
ENG 4 0.0 DOM
4		 COL
CAN 4 0.0 LBA
4		 ROM
ESP 4 0.0 GUA
4		 VEN
ROM 4 0.0 PUR
4		 CAN
ISR 4 0.0 ECU
4		 BRA
GER 4 0.0 NZL
4		 CHI
17. NOR 3½ 0.5 BER
3½		 SWE
AUS 3½ 0.5 ISV
3½		 YUG
YUG 3½ 0.5 TUN
3½		 AUS
POL 3½ 0.5 MAS
3½		 HUN
HUN 3½ 0.5 SCO
3½		 POL
22. MEX 3 1.0 TRI
3		 DEN
CHN 3 1.0 ISL
3		 ARG
ARG 3 1.0 BOL
3		 CHN
SWE 3 1.0 HKG
3		 NOR
SUI 3 1.0 BEL
3		 FRA
DEN 3 1.0 JPN
3		 MEX
USA 3 1.0 PAR
3		 AUT
URS 3 1.0 WLS
3		 ARG2
30. AUT 2½ 1.5 GUY
2½		 USA
CUB 2½ 1.5 PER
2½		 MAR
32. AND 2 2.0 PHI
2		 PAR
MAR 2 2.0 FAI
2		 CUB
FAI 2 2.0 MAR
2		 GUY
PHI 2 2.0 AND
2		 PER
36. GUY 1½ 2.5 AUT
1½		 FAI
PER 1½ 2.5 CUB
1½		 PHI
38. TRI 1 3.0 MEX
1		 WLS
BOL 1 3.0 ARG
1		 BEL
BEL 1 3.0 SUI
1		 BOL
JPN 1 3.0 DEN
1		 ISL
WLS 1 3.0 URS
1		 TRI
HKG 1 3.0 SWE
1		 BER
PAR 1 3.0 USA
1		 AND
ISL 1 3.0 CHN
1		 JPN
46. BER ½ 3.5 NOR
½		 HKG
ISV ½ 3.5 AUS
½		 TUN
MAS ½ 3.5 POL
½		 SCO
TUN ½ 3.5 YUG
½		 ISV
SCO ½ 3.5 HUN
½		 MAS
51. IVB 0 4.0 BRA
0		 ECU
UAE 0 4.0 COL
0		 DOM
ZAI 0 4.0 INA
0		 LUX
MAU 0 4.0 VEN
0		 GUA
LBA 0 4.0 CAN
0		 PUR
PUR 0 4.0 ROM
0		 LBA
JAM 0 4.0 FIN
0		 JOR
JOR 0 4.0 ARG2
0		 JAM
ECU 0 4.0 ISR
0		 IVB
GUA 0 4.0 ESP
0		 MAU
LUX 0 4.0 BUL
0		 ZAI
SRI 0 4.0 CHI
0		 NZL
DOM 0 4.0 ENG
0		 UAE
URU 0 4.0 NED
0		 SYR
SYR 0 4.0 FRA
0		 URU
NZL 0 4.0 GER
0		 SRI