8th Canadian Open Chess championship :: St. John's, NL 1970

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1. GM Larsen, Bent DEN 9½ 9 1 0 10
1		 7
1		 6
1		 3
1		 2
½		 13
1		 5
1		 4
1		 11
1		 12
1
2. IM Browne, Walter Shawn AUS 8½ 7 3 0 18
1		 17
1		 28
1		 5
1		 1
½		 3
1		 4
½		 8
1		 6
½		 11
1
3. IM Amos, Bruce CAN 7 6 2 2 15
1		 24
1		 41
1		 1
0		 18
1		 2
0		 17
½		 20
1		 5
1		 4
½
4.-10. GM Benko, Pal USA 6½ 5 3 2 19
1		 11
1		 5
0		 12
½		 20
1		 7
1		 2
½		 1
0		 17
1		 3
½
4.-10. IM Fuster, Geza CAN 6½ 6 1 3 29
1		 33
1		 4
1		 2
0		 14
1		 12
1		 1
0		 18
1		 3
0		 6
½
4.-10. Day, Lawrence CAN 6½ 4 5 1 14
1		 21
1		 1
0		 17
½		 19
1		 11
½		 20
½		 34
1		 2
½		 5
½
4.-10. Piasetski, Leon David CAN 6½ 6 1 3 20
1		 1
0		 30
1		 32
½		 15
1		 4
0		 26
1		 11
0		 21
1		 18
1
4.-10. Labelle, Jacques CAN 6½ 4 5 1 26
½		 9
½		 32
½		 38
1		 17
½		 21
1		 14
1		 2
0		 18
½		 19
1
4.-10. Johnson, Roger USA 6½ 5 3 2 12
½		 8
½		 36
1		 41
1		 13
0		 33
0		 27
1		 32
½		 28
1		 22
1
4.-10. Berry, Jonathan CAN 6½ 6 1 3 1
0		 16
1		 48
½		 42
1		 21
0		 34
0		 49
1		 25
1		 26
1		 17
1
11.-16. Ganong, Richard CAN 6 5 2 3 35
1		 4
0		 16
1		 28
1		 12
½		 6
½		 33
1		 7
1		 1
0		 2
0
11.-16. Coudari, Camille CAN 6 4 4 2 9
½		 26
1		 38
1		 4
½		 11
½		 5
0		 15
1		 19
½		 23
1		 1
0
11.-16. Dobrich, Walter CAN 6 5 2 3 17
0		 32
1		 34
1		 29
1		 9
1		 1
0		 18
0		 33
1		 19
½		 15
½
11.-16. Posner, Harry CAN 6 5 2 3 6
0		 44
1		 43
1		 22
1		 5
0		 32
1		 8
0		 28
½		 34
1		 23
½
11.-16. Vujosevic, Vojin CAN 6 5 2 3 3
0		 48
1		 49
½		 45
1		 7
0		 35
1		 12
0		 24
1		 32
1		 13
½
11.-16. Vujosevic, Smilja CAN 6 6 0 4 39
1		 10
0		 11
0		 46
1		 29
0		 25
0		 31
1		 42
1		 41
1		 27
1
17.-25. Wright, John CAN 5½ 4 3 3 13
1		 2
0		 37
1		 6
½		 8
½		 30
1		 3
½		 22
1		 4
0		 10
0
17.-25. Brodeur, Gilles CAN 5½ 5 1 4 2
0		 36
1		 44
1		 33
1		 3
0		 28
1		 13
1		 5
0		 8
½		 7
0
17.-25. Murray, Peter CAN 5½ 4 3 3 4
0		 27
1		 40
1		 35
½		 6
0		 24
1		 21
1		 12
½		 13
½		 8
0
17.-25. Krotki, Jan CAN 5½ 5 1 4 7
0		 37
1		 45
1		 25
1		 4
0		 23
1		 6
½		 3
0		 22
0		 33
1
17.-25. Mathers, James CAN 5½ 5 1 4 BYE
1		 6
0		 25
½		 48
1		 10
1		 8
0		 19
0		 30
1		 7
0		 36
1
17.-25. Stern, A. USA 5½ 5 1 4 24
0		 30
1		 27
1		 14
0		 35
1		 29
1		 34
½		 17
0		 20
1		 9
0
17.-25. McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 5½ 5 1 4 33
0		 41
0		 26
1		 43
1		 27
1		 20
0		 36
1		 29
1		 12
0		 14
½
17.-25. Gersho, Jack CAN 5½ 5 1 4 22
1		 3
0		 42
0		 34
½		 49
1		 19
0		 38
1		 15
0		 37
1		 32
1
17.-25. Cardoso, Ruth BRA 5½ 4 3 3 41
0		 51
1		 21
½		 20
0		 48
½		 16
1		 30
1		 10
0		 33
½		 34
1
26.-31. Kleinplatz, Sam CAN 5 4 2 4 8
½		 12
0		 23
0		 52
1		 40
1		 38
1		 7
0		 48
1		 10
0		 28
½
26.-31. Wall, B. CAN 5 5 0 5 31
1		 19
0		 22
0		 39
1		 23
0		 37
1		 9
0		 43
1		 29
1		 16
0
26.-31. Langen, Roger CAN 5 4 2 4 50
1		 43
1		 2
0		 11
0		 44
1		 18
0		 42
1		 14
½		 9
0		 26
½
26.-31. Rosner, Cecil CAN 5 5 0 5 5
0		 40
1		 50
1		 13
0		 16
1		 22
0		 41
1		 23
0		 27
0		 44
1
26.-31. Suraci, Anthony USA 5 5 0 5 42
1		 22
0		 7
0		 49
1		 37
1		 17
0		 25
0		 21
0		 39
1		 43
1
26.-31. Russell, S. L. ENG 5 4 2 4 27
0		 53
1		 33
0		 36
0		 51
1		 48
½		 16
0		 49
1		 35
½		 41
1
32.-40. Westwell, Alan CAN 4½ 3 3 4 45
1		 13
0		 8
½		 7
½		 42
1		 14
0		 39
1		 9
½		 15
0		 24
0
32.-40. Sutherland, Kenneth CAN 4½ 4 1 5 23
1		 5
0		 31
1		 18
0		 36
1		 9
1		 11
0		 13
0		 25
½		 20
0
32.-40. Dobson, Dinah ENG 4½ 3 3 4 38
½		 54
1		 13
0		 24
½		 41
1		 10
1		 22
½		 6
0		 14
0		 25
0
32.-40. Johnston, Murray CAN 4½ 3 3 4 11
0		 49
1		 39
1		 19
½		 22
0		 15
0		 48
0		 38
1		 31
½		 37
½
32.-40. Doucett, Richard CAN 4½ 4 1 5 51
1		 18
0		 9
0		 31
1		 33
0		 45
1		 23
0		 39
½		 48
1		 21
0
32.-40. Kleinsteuber, Dennis CAN 4½ 4 1 5 53
1		 20
0		 17
0		 51
1		 30
0		 27
0		 46
1		 52
1		 24
0		 35
½
32.-40. Taylor, Gordon CAN 4½ 4 1 5 34
½		 46
1		 12
0		 8
0		 50
1		 26
0		 24
0		 35
0		 52
1		 45
1
32.-40. Edgecombe, Kevin CAN 4½ 4 1 5 16
0		 55
1		 35
0		 27
0		 53
1		 40
1		 32
0		 36
½		 30
0		 50
1
32.-40. Henry, David CAN 4½ 4 1 5 54
1		 29
0		 19
0		 50
½		 26
0		 39
0		 52
0		 55
1		 49
1		 48
1
41.-47. Therien, Jules CAN 4 4 0 6 25
1		 23
1		 3
0		 9
0		 34
0		 43
1		 29
0		 45
1		 16
0		 31
0
41.-47. Bunning, Leslie CAN 4 4 0 6 30
0		 47
1		 24
1		 10
0		 32
0		 44
1		 28
0		 16
0		 45
0		 53
+ w/o
41.-47. Esses, Maurice CAN 4 4 0 6 55
1		 28
0		 14
0		 23
0		 46
1		 41
0		 51
1		 27
0		 47
1		 30
0
41.-47. Stone, D. USA 4 4 0 6 47
1		 14
0		 18
0		 53
1		 28
0		 42
0		 45
0		 51
1		 46
1		 29
0
41.-47. Morissette, Sylvio CAN 4 4 0 6 32
0		 BYE
1		 20
0		 15
0		 54
1		 36
0		 44
1		 41
0		 42
1		 38
0
41.-47. Jeans, Philip CAN 4 4 0 6 48
0		 38
0		 52
1		 16
0		 43
0		 55
1		 37
0		 53
1		 44
0		 51
+ w/o
41.-47. Locke, G. CAN 4 4 0 6 44
0		 42
0		 BYE
0		 BYE
0		 52
- w/o		 BYE
1		 55
1		 50
1		 43
0		 54
1
48.-49. DeGruchy, Phil CAN 3½ 2 3 5 46
1		 15
0		 10
½		 21
0		 25
½		 31
½		 35
1		 26
0		 36
0		 40
0
48.-49. Dobrich, Louis CAN 3½ 3 1 6 52
1		 35
0		 15
½		 30
0		 24
0		 50
1		 10
0		 31
0		 40
0		 BYE
1
50.-53. Normore, C. CAN 3 2 2 6 28
0		 52
1		 29
0		 40
½		 38
0		 49
0		 54
½		 47
0		 BYE
1		 39
0
50.-53. Thaker, S. CAN 3 3 0 7 36
0		 25
0		 55
1		 37
0		 31
0		 53
1		 43
0		 44
0		 54
1		 46
- w/o
50.-53. Acharya, V. CAN 3 3 0 7 49
0		 50
0		 46
0		 26
0		 47
+ w/o		 54
1		 40
1		 37
0		 38
0		 55
- w/o
50.-53. Baker, J. CAN 3 3 0 7 37
0		 31
0		 54
1		 44
0		 39
0		 51
0		 BYE
1		 46
0		 55
1		 42
- w/o
54. Sobanski, A. CAN 2½ 2 1 7 40
0		 34
0		 53
0		 55
1		 45
0		 52
0		 50
½		 BYE
1		 51
0		 47
0
55. Peterson, G. CAN 2 2 0 8 43
0		 39
0		 51
0		 54
0		 BYE
1		 46
0		 47
0		 40
0		 53
0		 52
+ w/o




Round by round results

1st round — 29th July 1970
  GM Larsen, Bent DEN 1 - 0 CAN Berry, Jonathan
  IM Amos, Bruce CAN 1 - 0 CAN Vujosevic, Vojin
  IM Browne, Walter Shawn AUS 1 - 0 CAN Brodeur, Gilles
  Day, Lawrence CAN 1 - 0 CAN Posner, Harry
  Johnson, Roger USA ½ - ½ CAN Coudari, Camille
  GM Benko, Pal USA 1 - 0 CAN Murray, Peter
  Piasetski, Leon David CAN 1 - 0 CAN Krotki, Jan
  Dobrich, Walter CAN 0 - 1 CAN Wright, John
  IM Fuster, Geza CAN 1 - 0 CAN Rosner, Cecil
  Labelle, Jacques CAN ½ - ½ CAN Kleinplatz, Sam
  Ganong, Richard CAN 1 - 0 CAN Johnston, Murray
  Stern, A. USA 0 - 1 CAN Gersho, Jack
  Vujosevic, Smilja CAN 1 - 0 CAN Edgecombe, Kevin
  McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 0 - 1 CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  Wall, B. CAN 1 - 0 ENG Russell, S. L.
  Cardoso, Ruth BRA 0 - 1 CAN Therien, Jules
  Suraci, Anthony USA 1 - 0 CAN Bunning, Leslie
  Dobson, Dinah ENG ½ - ½ CAN Taylor, Gordon
  Westwell, Alan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Morissette, Sylvio
  Langen, Roger CAN 1 - 0 CAN Normore, C.
  Doucett, Richard CAN 1 - 0 CAN Thaker, S.
  Kleinsteuber, Dennis CAN 1 - 0 CAN Baker, J.
  Stone, D. USA 1 - 0 CAN Locke, G.
  Henry, David CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sobanski, A.
  Jeans, Philip CAN 0 - 1 CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  Esses, Maurice CAN 1 - 0 CAN Peterson, G.
  Dobrich, Louis CAN 1 - 0 CAN Acharya, V.
  Mathers, James CAN 1 BYE  
1.-25. Larsen, Browne, Amos, Benko, Fuster, Day, Piasetski, Ganong, S.Vujosevic, Wright, Mathers, Gersho, Wall, Langen, Suraci, Westwell, Sutherland, Doucett, Kleinsteuber, Henry, Therien, Esses, Stone, DeGruchy, L.Dobrich — 1; 26.-31. Labelle, Johnson, Coudari, Kleinplatz, Dobson, Taylor — ½; 32.-55. Berry, W.Dobrich, Posner, V.Vujosevic, Brodeur, Murray, Krotki, Stern, McCormick, Cardoso, Rosner, Russell, Johnston, Edgecombe, Bunning, Morissette, Jeans, Locke, Normore, Thaker, Acharya, Baker, Sobanski, Peterson — 0;



2nd round — 30th July 1970
  Piasetski, Leon David CAN 0 - 1 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
  GM Benko, Pal USA 1 - 0 CAN Ganong, Richard
  Wright, John CAN 0 - 1 AUS IM Browne, Walter Shawn
  Gersho, Jack CAN 0 - 1 CAN IM Amos, Bruce
  Day, Lawrence CAN 1 - 0 CAN Mathers, James
  IM Fuster, Geza CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  Langen, Roger CAN 1 - 0 CAN Esses, Maurice
  Labelle, Jacques CAN ½ - ½ USA Johnson, Roger
  Berry, Jonathan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Vujosevic, Smilja
  Coudari, Camille CAN 1 - 0 CAN Kleinplatz, Sam
  Dobrich, Walter CAN 1 - 0 CAN Westwell, Alan
  Murray, Peter CAN 1 - 0 CAN Wall, B.
  Stern, A. USA 1 - 0 USA Suraci, Anthony
  Brodeur, Gilles CAN 1 - 0 CAN Doucett, Richard
  Krotki, Jan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Kleinsteuber, Dennis
  Posner, Harry CAN 1 - 0 USA Stone, D.
  Vujosevic, Vojin CAN 1 - 0 CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 0 - 1 CAN Therien, Jules
  Rosner, Cecil CAN 1 - 0 CAN Henry, David
  Johnston, Murray CAN 1 - 0 CAN Dobrich, Louis
  Taylor, Gordon CAN 1 - 0 CAN Jeans, Philip
  Dobson, Dinah ENG 1 - 0 CAN Sobanski, A.
  Cardoso, Ruth BRA 1 - 0 CAN Thaker, S.
  Russell, S. L. ENG 1 - 0 CAN Baker, J.
  Bunning, Leslie CAN 1 - 0 CAN Locke, G.
  Edgecombe, Kevin CAN 1 - 0 CAN Peterson, G.
  Normore, C. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Acharya, V.
  Morissette, Sylvio CAN 1 BYE  
1.-8. Larsen, Browne, Amos, Benko, Fuster, Day, Langen, Therien — 2; 9.-11. Coudari, Dobson, Taylor — 1½; 12.-46. Piasetski, Labelle, Johnson, Berry, Ganong, W.Dobrich, Posner, V.Vujosevic, S.Vujosevic, Wright, Brodeur, Murray, Krotki, Mathers, Stern, Gersho, Cardoso, Wall, Rosner, Suraci, Russell, Westwell, Sutherland, Johnston, Doucett, Kleinsteuber, Edgecombe, Henry, Bunning, Esses, Stone, Morissette, DeGruchy, L.Dobrich, Normore — 1; 47. Kleinplatz — ½; 48.-55. McCormick, Jeans, Locke, Thaker, Acharya, Baker, Sobanski, Peterson — 0;



3rd round — 30th July 1970
  GM Larsen, Bent DEN 1 - 0 CAN Day, Lawrence
  GM Benko, Pal USA 0 - 1 CAN IM Fuster, Geza
  IM Browne, Walter Shawn AUS 1 - 0 CAN Langen, Roger
  IM Amos, Bruce CAN 1 - 0 CAN Therien, Jules
  Taylor, Gordon CAN 0 - 1 CAN Coudari, Camille
  Dobson, Dinah ENG 0 - 1 CAN Dobrich, Walter
  Ganong, Richard CAN 1 - 0 CAN Vujosevic, Smilja
  Piasetski, Leon David CAN 1 - 0 USA Suraci, Anthony
  Labelle, Jacques CAN ½ - ½ CAN Westwell, Alan
  Johnson, Roger USA 1 - 0 CAN Doucett, Richard
  Mathers, James CAN ½ - ½ BRA Cardoso, Ruth
  Stern, A. USA 1 - 0 CAN Wall, B.
  Wright, John CAN 1 - 0 CAN Kleinsteuber, Dennis
  Posner, Harry CAN 1 - 0 CAN Esses, Maurice
  DeGruchy, Phil CAN ½ - ½ CAN Berry, Jonathan
  Murray, Peter CAN 1 - 0 CAN Henry, David
  Brodeur, Gilles CAN 1 - 0 USA Stone, D.
  Vujosevic, Vojin CAN ½ - ½ CAN Dobrich, Louis
  Russell, S. L. ENG 0 - 1 CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  Krotki, Jan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Morissette, Sylvio
  Gersho, Jack CAN 0 - 1 CAN Bunning, Leslie
  Johnston, Murray CAN 1 - 0 CAN Edgecombe, Kevin
  Rosner, Cecil CAN 1 - 0 CAN Normore, C.
  McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 1 - 0 CAN Kleinplatz, Sam
  Jeans, Philip CAN 1 - 0 CAN Acharya, V.
  Thaker, S. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Peterson, G.
  Baker, J. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sobanski, A.
  Locke, G. CAN 0 BYE  
1.-4. Larsen, Browne, Amos, Fuster — 3; 5. Coudari — 2½; 6.-23. Benko, Day, Piasetski, Johnson, Ganong, W.Dobrich, Posner, Wright, Brodeur, Murray, Krotki, Stern, Langen, Rosner, Sutherland, Johnston, Therien, Bunning — 2; 24.-33. Labelle, Berry, V.Vujosevic, Mathers, Cardoso, Westwell, Dobson, Taylor, DeGruchy, L.Dobrich — 1½; 34.-50. S.Vujosevic, McCormick, Gersho, Wall, Suraci, Russell, Doucett, Kleinsteuber, Edgecombe, Henry, Esses, Stone, Morissette, Jeans, Normore, Thaker, Baker — 1; 51. Kleinplatz — ½; 52.-55. Locke, Acharya, Sobanski, Peterson — 0;



4th round — 31st July 1970
  IM Amos, Bruce CAN 0 - 1 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
  IM Fuster, Geza CAN 0 - 1 AUS IM Browne, Walter Shawn
  GM Benko, Pal USA ½ - ½ CAN Coudari, Camille
  Day, Lawrence CAN ½ - ½ CAN Wright, John
  Posner, Harry CAN 1 - 0 USA Stern, A.
  Ganong, Richard CAN 1 - 0 CAN Langen, Roger
  Dobrich, Walter CAN 1 - 0 CAN Rosner, Cecil
  Johnson, Roger USA 1 - 0 CAN Therien, Jules
  Brodeur, Gilles CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  Murray, Peter CAN ½ - ½ CAN Johnston, Murray
  Piasetski, Leon David CAN ½ - ½ CAN Westwell, Alan
  Krotki, Jan CAN 1 - 0 BRA Cardoso, Ruth
  Berry, Jonathan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Bunning, Leslie
  Labelle, Jacques CAN 1 - 0 CAN Taylor, Gordon
  Mathers, James CAN 1 - 0 CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  Gersho, Jack CAN ½ - ½ ENG Dobson, Dinah
  Vujosevic, Vojin CAN 1 - 0 CAN Morissette, Sylvio
  Suraci, Anthony USA 1 - 0 CAN Dobrich, Louis
  Vujosevic, Smilja CAN 1 - 0 CAN Jeans, Philip
  McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 1 - 0 CAN Esses, Maurice
  Wall, B. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Edgecombe, Kevin
  Russell, S. L. ENG 0 - 1 CAN Doucett, Richard
  Kleinsteuber, Dennis CAN 1 - 0 CAN Thaker, S.
  Henry, David CAN ½ - ½ CAN Normore, C.
  Stone, D. USA 1 - 0 CAN Baker, J.
  Kleinplatz, Sam CAN 1 - 0 CAN Acharya, V.
  Sobanski, A. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Peterson, G.
  Locke, G. CAN 0 BYE  
1.-2. Larsen, Browne — 4; 3.-11. Amos, Fuster, Johnson, Ganong, Coudari, W.Dobrich, Posner, Brodeur, Krotki — 3; 12.-21. Benko, Day, Piasetski, Labelle, Berry, V.Vujosevic, Wright, Murray, Mathers, Johnston — 2½; 22.-36. S.Vujosevic, Stern, McCormick, Wall, Langen, Rosner, Suraci, Westwell, Sutherland, Dobson, Doucett, Kleinsteuber, Therien, Bunning, Stone — 2; 37.-44. Gersho, Cardoso, Kleinplatz, Taylor, Henry, DeGruchy, L.Dobrich, Normore — 1½; 45.-52. Russell, Edgecombe, Esses, Morissette, Jeans, Thaker, Baker, Sobanski — 1; 53.-55. Locke, Acharya, Peterson — 0;



5th round — 1st August 1970
  GM Larsen, Bent DEN ½ - ½ AUS IM Browne, Walter Shawn
  IM Fuster, Geza CAN 1 - 0 CAN Posner, Harry
  Brodeur, Gilles CAN 0 - 1 CAN IM Amos, Bruce
  Johnson, Roger USA 0 - 1 CAN Dobrich, Walter
  Ganong, Richard CAN ½ - ½ CAN Coudari, Camille
  GM Benko, Pal USA 1 - 0 CAN Krotki, Jan
  Piasetski, Leon David CAN 1 - 0 CAN Vujosevic, Vojin
  Day, Lawrence CAN 1 - 0 CAN Murray, Peter
  Labelle, Jacques CAN ½ - ½ CAN Wright, John
  Mathers, James CAN 1 - 0 CAN Berry, Jonathan
  Stern, A. USA 1 - 0 CAN Johnston, Murray
  Vujosevic, Smilja CAN 0 - 1 CAN Rosner, Cecil
  McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 1 - 0 CAN Wall, B.
  Suraci, Anthony USA 1 - 0 CAN Kleinsteuber, Dennis
  Sutherland, Kenneth CAN 1 - 0 CAN Doucett, Richard
  Langen, Roger CAN 1 - 0 USA Stone, D.
  Westwell, Alan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Bunning, Leslie
  Dobson, Dinah ENG 1 - 0 CAN Therien, Jules
  Kleinplatz, Sam CAN 1 - 0 CAN Henry, David
  Gersho, Jack CAN 1 - 0 CAN Dobrich, Louis
  Cardoso, Ruth BRA ½ - ½ CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  Taylor, Gordon CAN 1 - 0 CAN Normore, C.
  Russell, S. L. ENG 1 - 0 CAN Thaker, S.
  Esses, Maurice CAN 1 - 0 CAN Jeans, Philip
  Edgecombe, Kevin CAN 1 - 0 CAN Baker, J.
  Morissette, Sylvio CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sobanski, A.
  Locke, G. CAN - w/o + CAN Acharya, V.
  Peterson, G. CAN 1 BYE  
1.-2. Larsen, Browne — 4½; 3.-5. Amos, Fuster, W.Dobrich — 4; 6.-11. Benko, Day, Piasetski, Ganong, Coudari, Mathers — 3½; 12.-25. Labelle, Johnson, Posner, Wright, Brodeur, Krotki, Stern, McCormick, Langen, Rosner, Suraci, Westwell, Sutherland, Dobson — 3; 26.-32. Berry, V.Vujosevic, Murray, Gersho, Kleinplatz, Johnston, Taylor — 2½; 33.-45. S.Vujosevic, Cardoso, Wall, Russell, Doucett, Kleinsteuber, Edgecombe, Therien, Bunning, Esses, Stone, Morissette, DeGruchy — 2; 46.-48. Henry, L.Dobrich, Normore — 1½; 49.-54. Jeans, Thaker, Acharya, Baker, Sobanski, Peterson — 1; 55. Locke — 0;



6th round — 2nd August 1970
  IM Browne, Walter Shawn AUS 1 - 0 CAN IM Amos, Bruce
  Dobrich, Walter CAN 0 - 1 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
  Coudari, Camille CAN 0 - 1 CAN IM Fuster, Geza
  GM Benko, Pal USA 1 - 0 CAN Piasetski, Leon David
  Day, Lawrence CAN ½ - ½ CAN Ganong, Richard
  Labelle, Jacques CAN 1 - 0 CAN Mathers, James
  Johnson, Roger USA 0 - 1 CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  Krotki, Jan CAN 1 - 0 USA McCormick, Edgar Thomas
  Posner, Harry CAN 1 - 0 CAN Westwell, Alan
  Brodeur, Gilles CAN 1 - 0 CAN Langen, Roger
  Wright, John CAN 1 - 0 USA Suraci, Anthony
  Stern, A. USA 1 - 0 CAN Rosner, Cecil
  Berry, Jonathan CAN 0 - 1 ENG Dobson, Dinah
  Murray, Peter CAN 1 - 0 CAN Gersho, Jack
  Vujosevic, Vojin CAN 1 - 0 CAN Johnston, Murray
  Kleinplatz, Sam CAN 1 - 0 CAN Taylor, Gordon
  Vujosevic, Smilja CAN 0 - 1 BRA Cardoso, Ruth
  Wall, B. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Kleinsteuber, Dennis
  Russell, S. L. ENG ½ - ½ CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  Doucett, Richard CAN 1 - 0 CAN Morissette, Sylvio
  Therien, Jules CAN 1 - 0 CAN Esses, Maurice
  Bunning, Leslie CAN 1 - 0 USA Stone, D.
  Edgecombe, Kevin CAN 1 - 0 CAN Henry, David
  Dobrich, Louis CAN 1 - 0 CAN Normore, C.
  Jeans, Philip CAN 1 - 0 CAN Peterson, G.
  Thaker, S. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Baker, J.
  Acharya, V. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sobanski, A.
  Locke, G. CAN 1 BYE  
1.-2. Larsen, Browne — 5½; 3. Fuster — 5; 4. Benko — 4½; 5.-16. Amos, Day, Labelle, Ganong, W.Dobrich, Posner, Wright, Brodeur, Krotki, Stern, Sutherland, Dobson — 4; 17.-22. Piasetski, Coudari, V.Vujosevic, Murray, Mathers, Kleinplatz — 3½; 23.-34. Johnson, McCormick, Cardoso, Wall, Langen, Rosner, Suraci, Westwell, Doucett, Edgecombe, Therien, Bunning — 3; 35.-41. Berry, Gersho, Russell, Johnston, Taylor, DeGruchy, L.Dobrich — 2½; 42.-49. S.Vujosevic, Kleinsteuber, Esses, Stone, Morissette, Jeans, Thaker, Acharya — 2; 50.-51. Henry, Normore — 1½; 52.-55. Locke, Baker, Sobanski, Peterson — 1;



7th round — 3rd August 1970
  GM Larsen, Bent DEN 1 - 0 CAN IM Fuster, Geza
  IM Browne, Walter Shawn AUS ½ - ½ USA GM Benko, Pal
  IM Amos, Bruce CAN ½ - ½ CAN Wright, John
  Labelle, Jacques CAN 1 - 0 CAN Posner, Harry
  Krotki, Jan CAN ½ - ½ CAN Day, Lawrence
  Dobrich, Walter CAN 0 - 1 CAN Brodeur, Gilles
  Ganong, Richard CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  Stern, A. USA ½ - ½ ENG Dobson, Dinah
  Vujosevic, Vojin CAN 0 - 1 CAN Coudari, Camille
  Piasetski, Leon David CAN 1 - 0 CAN Kleinplatz, Sam
  Murray, Peter CAN 1 - 0 CAN Mathers, James
  Johnson, Roger USA 1 - 0 CAN Wall, B.
  Cardoso, Ruth BRA 1 - 0 USA Suraci, Anthony
  McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 1 - 0 CAN Doucett, Richard
  Langen, Roger CAN 1 - 0 CAN Bunning, Leslie
  Rosner, Cecil CAN 1 - 0 CAN Therien, Jules
  Westwell, Alan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Edgecombe, Kevin
  Dobrich, Louis CAN 0 - 1 CAN Berry, Jonathan
  Gersho, Jack CAN 1 - 0 CAN Taylor, Gordon
  Johnston, Murray CAN 0 - 1 CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  Vujosevic, Smilja CAN 1 - 0 ENG Russell, S. L.
  Kleinsteuber, Dennis CAN 1 - 0 CAN Jeans, Philip
  Stone, D. USA 0 - 1 CAN Morissette, Sylvio
  Esses, Maurice CAN 1 - 0 CAN Thaker, S.
  Henry, David CAN 0 - 1 CAN Acharya, V.
  Normore, C. CAN ½ - ½ CAN Sobanski, A.
  Locke, G. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Peterson, G.
  Baker, J. CAN 1 BYE  
1. Larsen — 6½; 2. Browne — 6; 3.-7. Benko, Fuster, Labelle, Ganong, Brodeur — 5; 8.-16. Amos, Day, Piasetski, Coudari, Wright, Murray, Krotki, Stern, Dobson — 4½; 17.-25. Johnson, W.Dobrich, Posner, McCormick, Cardoso, Langen, Rosner, Westwell, Sutherland — 4; 26.-31. Berry, V.Vujosevic, Mathers, Gersho, Kleinplatz, DeGruchy — 3½; 32.-42. S.Vujosevic, Wall, Suraci, Doucett, Kleinsteuber, Edgecombe, Therien, Bunning, Esses, Morissette, Acharya — 3; 43.-46. Russell, Johnston, Taylor, L.Dobrich — 2½; 47.-52. Stone, Jeans, Locke, Normore, Thaker, Baker — 2; 53.-54. Henry, Sobanski — 1½; 55. Peterson — 1;



8th round — 4th August 1970
  GM Benko, Pal USA 0 - 1 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
  IM Browne, Walter Shawn AUS 1 - 0 CAN Labelle, Jacques
  IM Fuster, Geza CAN 1 - 0 CAN Brodeur, Gilles
  Piasetski, Leon David CAN 0 - 1 CAN Ganong, Richard
  IM Amos, Bruce CAN 1 - 0 CAN Krotki, Jan
  Coudari, Camille CAN ½ - ½ CAN Murray, Peter
  Wright, John CAN 1 - 0 USA Stern, A.
  Day, Lawrence CAN 1 - 0 ENG Dobson, Dinah
  Johnson, Roger USA ½ - ½ CAN Westwell, Alan
  Posner, Harry CAN ½ - ½ CAN Langen, Roger
  Dobrich, Walter CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 1 - 0 CAN Rosner, Cecil
  Berry, Jonathan CAN 1 - 0 BRA Cardoso, Ruth
  Vujosevic, Vojin CAN 1 - 0 CAN Gersho, Jack
  Kleinplatz, Sam CAN 1 - 0 CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  Mathers, James CAN 1 - 0 USA Suraci, Anthony
  Vujosevic, Smilja CAN 1 - 0 CAN Bunning, Leslie
  Wall, B. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Esses, Maurice
  Doucett, Richard CAN ½ - ½ CAN Edgecombe, Kevin
  Therien, Jules CAN 1 - 0 CAN Morissette, Sylvio
  Kleinsteuber, Dennis CAN 1 - 0 CAN Acharya, V.
  Johnston, Murray CAN 1 - 0 CAN Taylor, Gordon
  Russell, S. L. ENG 1 - 0 CAN Dobrich, Louis
  Stone, D. USA 1 - 0 CAN Thaker, S.
  Locke, G. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Normore, C.
  Jeans, Philip CAN 1 - 0 CAN Baker, J.
  Henry, David CAN 1 - 0 CAN Peterson, G.
  Sobanski, A. CAN 1 BYE  
1. Larsen — 7½; 2. Browne — 7; 3.-4. Fuster, Ganong — 6; 5.-7. Amos, Day, Wright — 5½; 8.-14. Benko, Labelle, Coudari, W.Dobrich, Brodeur, Murray, McCormick — 5; 15.-26. Piasetski, Johnson, Berry, Posner, V.Vujosevic, Krotki, Mathers, Stern, Kleinplatz, Langen, Westwell, Dobson — 4½; 27.-33. S.Vujosevic, Cardoso, Wall, Rosner, Sutherland, Kleinsteuber, Therien — 4; 34.-39. Gersho, Russell, Johnston, Doucett, Edgecombe, DeGruchy — 3½; 40.-47. Suraci, Bunning, Esses, Stone, Morissette, Jeans, Locke, Acharya — 3; 48.-51. Taylor, Henry, L.Dobrich, Sobanski — 2½; 52.-54. Normore, Thaker, Baker — 2; 55. Peterson — 1;



9th round — 5th August 1970
  GM Larsen, Bent DEN 1 - 0 CAN Ganong, Richard
  IM Browne, Walter Shawn AUS ½ - ½ CAN Day, Lawrence
  IM Amos, Bruce CAN 1 - 0 CAN IM Fuster, Geza
  GM Benko, Pal USA 1 - 0 CAN Wright, John
  Labelle, Jacques CAN ½ - ½ CAN Brodeur, Gilles
  Dobrich, Walter CAN ½ - ½ CAN Murray, Peter
  McCormick, Edgar Thomas USA 0 - 1 CAN Coudari, Camille
  Piasetski, Leon David CAN 1 - 0 CAN Mathers, James
  Berry, Jonathan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Kleinplatz, Sam
  Johnson, Roger USA 1 - 0 CAN Langen, Roger
  Krotki, Jan CAN 0 - 1 USA Stern, A.
  Vujosevic, Vojin CAN 1 - 0 CAN Westwell, Alan
  Posner, Harry CAN 1 - 0 ENG Dobson, Dinah
  Wall, B. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Rosner, Cecil
  Therien, Jules CAN 0 - 1 CAN Vujosevic, Smilja
  Cardoso, Ruth BRA ½ - ½ CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  Gersho, Jack CAN 1 - 0 CAN Kleinsteuber, Dennis
  Russell, S. L. ENG ½ - ½ CAN Johnston, Murray
  Doucett, Richard CAN 1 - 0 CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  Suraci, Anthony USA 1 - 0 CAN Edgecombe, Kevin
  Bunning, Leslie CAN 0 - 1 CAN Morissette, Sylvio
  Esses, Maurice CAN 1 - 0 CAN Locke, G.
  Stone, D. USA 1 - 0 CAN Jeans, Philip
  Taylor, Gordon CAN 1 - 0 CAN Acharya, V.
  Henry, David CAN 1 - 0 CAN Dobrich, Louis
  Thaker, S. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sobanski, A.
  Baker, J. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Peterson, G.
  Normore, C. CAN 1 BYE  
1. Larsen — 8½; 2. Browne — 7½; 3. Amos — 6½; 4.-8. Benko, Fuster, Day, Ganong, Coudari — 6; 9.-19. Piasetski, Labelle, Johnson, Berry, W.Dobrich, Posner, V.Vujosevic, Wright, Brodeur, Murray, Stern — 5½; 20.-22. S.Vujosevic, McCormick, Wall — 5; 23.-32. Krotki, Mathers, Gersho, Cardoso, Kleinplatz, Langen, Westwell, Sutherland, Dobson, Doucett — 4½; 33.-41. Rosner, Suraci, Russell, Johnston, Kleinsteuber, Therien, Esses, Stone, Morissette — 4; 42.-45. Taylor, Edgecombe, Henry, DeGruchy — 3½; 46.-52. Bunning, Jeans, Locke, Normore, Thaker, Acharya, Baker — 3; 53.-54. L.Dobrich, Sobanski — 2½; 55. Peterson — 1;



10th round — 6th August 1970
  Coudari, Camille CAN 0 - 1 DEN GM Larsen, Bent
  IM Browne, Walter Shawn AUS 1 - 0 CAN Ganong, Richard
  IM Amos, Bruce CAN ½ - ½ USA GM Benko, Pal
  IM Fuster, Geza CAN ½ - ½ CAN Day, Lawrence
  Brodeur, Gilles CAN 0 - 1 CAN Piasetski, Leon David
  Labelle, Jacques CAN 1 - 0 CAN Murray, Peter
  Berry, Jonathan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Wright, John
  Dobrich, Walter CAN ½ - ½ CAN Vujosevic, Vojin
  Johnson, Roger USA 1 - 0 USA Stern, A.
  Posner, Harry CAN ½ - ½ USA McCormick, Edgar Thomas
  Vujosevic, Smilja CAN 1 - 0 CAN Wall, B.
  Krotki, Jan CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sutherland, Kenneth
  Kleinplatz, Sam CAN ½ - ½ CAN Langen, Roger
  Gersho, Jack CAN 1 - 0 CAN Westwell, Alan
  Mathers, James CAN 1 - 0 CAN Doucett, Richard
  Cardoso, Ruth BRA 1 - 0 ENG Dobson, Dinah
  Russell, S. L. ENG 1 - 0 CAN Therien, Jules
  Johnston, Murray CAN ½ - ½ CAN Kleinsteuber, Dennis
  Rosner, Cecil CAN 1 - 0 USA Stone, D.
  Suraci, Anthony USA 1 - 0 CAN Esses, Maurice
  Taylor, Gordon CAN 1 - 0 CAN Morissette, Sylvio
  Henry, David CAN 1 - 0 CAN DeGruchy, Phil
  Edgecombe, Kevin CAN 1 - 0 CAN Normore, C.
  Bunning, Leslie CAN + w/o - CAN Baker, J.
  Jeans, Philip CAN + w/o - CAN Thaker, S.
  Locke, G. CAN 1 - 0 CAN Sobanski, A.
  Acharya, V. CAN - w/o + CAN Peterson, G.
  Dobrich, Louis CAN 1 BYE  
1. Larsen — 9½; 2. Browne — 8½; 3. Amos — 7; 4.-10. Benko, Fuster, Day, Piasetski, Labelle, Johnson, Berry — 6½; 11.-16. Ganong, Coudari, W.Dobrich, Posner, V.Vujosevic, S.Vujosevic — 6; 17.-25. Wright, Brodeur, Murray, Krotki, Mathers, Stern, McCormick, Gersho, Cardoso — 5½; 26.-31. Kleinplatz, Wall, Langen, Rosner, Suraci, Russell — 5; 32.-40. Westwell, Sutherland, Dobson, Johnston, Doucett, Kleinsteuber, Taylor, Edgecombe, Henry — 4½; 41.-47. Therien, Bunning, Esses, Stone, Morissette, Jeans, Locke — 4; 48.-49. DeGruchy, L.Dobrich — 3½; 50.-53. Normore, Thaker, Acharya, Baker — 3; 54. Sobanski — 2½; 55. Peterson — 2;







Information

8th Canadian Open Chess championship
Dates: 29th July - 6th August 1970
City: St. John's, NL (Canada)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 55 (incl. 2 GMs, 3 IMs)
Games played: 270 (4 games were forfeited)
Competition format: Ten round Swiss
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: canop-1970.pgn