| 1st International Chess Tournament :: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1972 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | pts | Berger | + | = | - |
| 1. | GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 82.50 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2.-3. | GM Larsen, Bent | 2625 | 0 | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 70.75 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2.-3. | GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2620 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 70.75 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |
| 4. | GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 66.50 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5. | GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 60.50 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| 6. | IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | 58.50 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| 7. | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | 2520 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 55.25 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
| 8. | IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 49.50 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| 9. | IM Lehmann, Heinz | 2395 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 54.00 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
| 10. | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | 2380 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ● | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 44.50 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| 11. | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 2460 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 43.25 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| 12. | Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ● | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5½ | 35.75 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| 13. | Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 29.75 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| 14. | Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 20.75 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 15. | Huguet, Bernard | 2255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 3½ | 19.25 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 16. | Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 2½ | 14.00 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 1st round — 29th May 1972 | |||||||||
| IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | IM Lehmann, Heinz | |||||
| GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | ½ - ½ | 2625 | GM Larsen, Bent | |||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | ½ - ½ | 2380 | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | |||||
| Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | ½ - ½ | 2365 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | |||||
| Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | 0 - 1 | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | |||||
| GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | |||||
| Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ½ - ½ | 2255 | Huguet, Bernard | ||||||
| 1. Gheorghiu 1; 2.-15. Portisch, Larsen, Smyslov, Bronstein, Benko, Tatai, Andersson, Lehmann, Medina García, Pomar Salamanca, Visier Segovia, Domínguez Sanz, Huguet, Valcárcel ½; 16. Menvielle Laccourreye 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 30th May 1972 | |||||||||
| GM Gheorghiu, Florin | 2520 | ½ - ½ | Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ||||||
| Huguet, Bernard | 2255 | 0 - 1 | 2585 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||
| GM Larsen, Bent | 2625 | 1 - 0 | 2265 | Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | |||||
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | 2380 | 1 - 0 | 2535 | IM Andersson, Ulf | |||||
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 2460 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | IM Lehmann, Heinz | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2620 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | |||||
| IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | ½ - ½ | 2515 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||
| Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2365 | 0 - 1 | 2640 | GM Portisch, Lajos | |||||
| 1.-6. Portisch, Larsen, Smyslov, Bronstein, Gheorghiu, Medina García 1½; 7.-11. Benko, Tatai, Lehmann, Pomar Salamanca, Valcárcel 1; 12.-15. Andersson, Visier Segovia, Domínguez Sanz, Huguet ½; 16. Menvielle Laccourreye 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 31st May 1972 | |||||||||
| IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Huguet, Bernard | |||||
| GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | 1 - 0 | 2460 | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | |||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | 1 - 0 | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | |||||
| Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | 0 - 1 | 2460 | IM Tatai, Stefano | |||||
| IM Lehmann, Heinz | 2395 | ½ - ½ | 2380 | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | |||||
| Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | 0 - 1 | 2365 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | |||||
| GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | 1 - 0 | 2625 | GM Larsen, Bent | |||||
| Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | 0 - 1 | 2620 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| 1.-3. Portisch, Smyslov, Bronstein 2½; 4.-6. Benko, Tatai, Medina García 2; 7.-11. Larsen, Gheorghiu, Andersson, Lehmann, Visier Segovia 1½; 12.-13. Pomar Salamanca, Valcárcel 1; 14.-15. Domínguez Sanz, Huguet ½; 16. Menvielle Laccourreye 0; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 2nd June 1972 | |||||||||
| GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | 0 - 1 | 2265 | Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | |||||
| GM Gheorghiu, Florin | 2520 | 1 - 0 | 2535 | IM Andersson, Ulf | |||||
| Huguet, Bernard | 2255 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | IM Lehmann, Heinz | |||||
| GM Larsen, Bent | 2625 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | |||||
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 2460 | 1 - 0 | 2380 | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2620 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||
| IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | 0 - 1 | 2640 | GM Portisch, Lajos | |||||
| Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2365 | ½ - ½ | Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ||||||
| 1. Portisch 3½; 2.-3. Smyslov, Bronstein 3; 4.-5. Larsen, Gheorghiu 2½; 6.-11. Benko, Tatai, Lehmann, Medina García, Pomar Salamanca, Visier Segovia 2; 12.-14. Andersson, Domínguez Sanz, Valcárcel 1½; 15. Huguet 1; 16. Menvielle Laccourreye 0; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 3rd June 1972 | |||||||||
| IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | |||||
| Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | |||||
| IM Lehmann, Heinz | 2395 | 1 - 0 | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | |||||
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | 2380 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Huguet, Bernard | |||||
| Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | IM Tatai, Stefano | |||||
| GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | 1 - 0 | 2515 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||
| Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | 0 - 1 | 2625 | GM Larsen, Bent | ||||||
| 1. Portisch 4½; 2. Bronstein 4; 3.-4. Larsen, Smyslov 3½; 5.-6. Lehmann, Medina García 3; 7.-9. Tatai, Gheorghiu, Pomar Salamanca 2½; 10.-13. Benko, Andersson, Visier Segovia, Domínguez Sanz 2; 14. Valcárcel 1½; 15. Huguet 1; 16. Menvielle Laccourreye ½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 4th June 1972 | |||||||||
| GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | |||||
| Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | 0 - 1 | 2640 | GM Portisch, Lajos | |||||
| GM Gheorghiu, Florin | 2520 | ½ - ½ | 2380 | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | |||||
| GM Larsen, Bent | 2625 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 2460 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Huguet, Bernard | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2620 | 1 - 0 | 2395 | IM Lehmann, Heinz | |||||
| IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | 1 - 0 | Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ||||||
| Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2365 | 0 - 1 | 2535 | IM Andersson, Ulf | |||||
| 1. Portisch 5½; 2.-3. Smyslov, Bronstein 4½; 4. Larsen 4; 5.-7. Tatai, Medina García, Pomar Salamanca 3½; 8.-11. Benko, Gheorghiu, Andersson, Lehmann 3; 12.-13. Visier Segovia, Domínguez Sanz 2; 14. Valcárcel 1½; 15. Huguet 1; 16. Menvielle Laccourreye ½; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 6th June 1972 | |||||||||
| IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2625 | GM Larsen, Bent | |||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | IM Tatai, Stefano | |||||
| Huguet, Bernard | 2255 | 0 - 1 | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | |||||
| IM Lehmann, Heinz | 2395 | ½ - ½ | 2365 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | |||||
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | 2380 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | ½ - ½ | 2265 | Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | |||||
| GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | |||||
| Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | 0 - 1 | 2515 | GM Benko, Pal | ||||||
| 1. Portisch 6; 2.-3. Smyslov, Bronstein 5; 4. Larsen 4½; 5.-9. Benko, Tatai, Gheorghiu, Medina García, Pomar Salamanca 4; 10.-11. Andersson, Lehmann 3½; 12.-13. Visier Segovia, Domínguez Sanz 2½; 14. Valcárcel 1½; 15.-16. Menvielle Laccourreye, Huguet 1; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 7th June 1972 | |||||||||
| GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||
| Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | ½ - ½ | Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ||||||
| GM Larsen, Bent | 2625 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | IM Lehmann, Heinz | |||||
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 2460 | 0 - 1 | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | |||||
| GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2620 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Huguet, Bernard | |||||
| IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | IM Andersson, Ulf | |||||
| Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2365 | ½ - ½ | 2380 | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | |||||
| 1. Portisch 7; 2. Smyslov 6; 3. Bronstein 5½; 4.-5. Larsen, Gheorghiu 5; 6.-8. Benko, Tatai, Medina García 4½; 9.-11. Andersson, Lehmann, Pomar Salamanca 4; 12.-13. Visier Segovia, Domínguez Sanz 3; 14. Valcárcel 2; 15.-16. Menvielle Laccourreye, Huguet 1; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 8th June 1972 | |||||||||
| IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2515 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | 1 - 0 | 2265 | Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | |||||
| GM Gheorghiu, Florin | 2520 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| Huguet, Bernard | 2255 | ½ - ½ | 2365 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | |||||
| IM Lehmann, Heinz | 2395 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | IM Tatai, Stefano | |||||
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | 2380 | 0 - 1 | 2625 | GM Larsen, Bent | |||||
| Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | |||||
| Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | 0 - 1 | 2640 | GM Portisch, Lajos | ||||||
| 1. Portisch 8; 2.-3. Smyslov, Bronstein 6½; 4. Larsen 6; 5. Gheorghiu 5½; 6.-7. Benko, Tatai 5; 8.-11. Andersson, Lehmann, Medina García, Pomar Salamanca 4½; 12. Visier Segovia 3½; 13. Domínguez Sanz 3; 14. Valcárcel 2; 15.-16. Menvielle Laccourreye, Huguet 1½; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 10th June 1972 | |||||||||
| GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | IM Lehmann, Heinz | |||||
| Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | 0 - 1 | 2535 | IM Andersson, Ulf | |||||
| GM Larsen, Bent | 2625 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Huguet, Bernard | |||||
| Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | 1 - 0 | Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ||||||
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 2460 | 0 - 1 | 2620 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||
| IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | 1 - 0 | 2380 | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | |||||
| Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2365 | ½ - ½ | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | |||||
| 1. Portisch 8½; 2. Smyslov 7½; 3.-4. Larsen, Bronstein 7; 5.-6. Tatai, Gheorghiu 6; 7.-8. Benko, Andersson 5½; 9. Lehmann 5; 10.-11. Medina García, Pomar Salamanca 4½; 12. Visier Segovia 4; 13. Domínguez Sanz 3; 14. Menvielle Laccourreye 2½; 15. Valcárcel 2; 16. Huguet 1½; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 11th June 1972 | |||||||||
| IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | 0 - 1 | 2640 | GM Portisch, Lajos | |||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | ½ - ½ | 2365 | Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | |||||
| GM Gheorghiu, Florin | 2520 | 0 - 1 | 2625 | GM Larsen, Bent | |||||
| Huguet, Bernard | 2255 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | IM Tatai, Stefano | |||||
| IM Lehmann, Heinz | 2395 | 1 - 0 | 2265 | Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | |||||
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | 2380 | 0 - 1 | 2515 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2620 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | |||||
| Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | 0 - 1 | 2460 | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | ||||||
| 1. Portisch 9½; 2. Smyslov 8½; 3. Larsen 8; 4. Bronstein 7½; 5.-6. Benko, Tatai 6½; 7.-8. Gheorghiu, Lehmann 6; 9.-10. Andersson, Pomar Salamanca 5½; 11. Medina García 4½; 12. Visier Segovia 4; 13.-14. Menvielle Laccourreye, Domínguez Sanz 3; 15.-16. Huguet, Valcárcel 2; | |||||||||
| 12th round — 12th June 1972 | |||||||||
| GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Huguet, Bernard | |||||
| Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | 0 - 1 | 2380 | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | |||||
| GM Larsen, Bent | 2625 | 1 - 0 | 2620 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | IM Andersson, Ulf | |||||
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 2460 | ½ - ½ | 2365 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | |||||
| GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | IM Lehmann, Heinz | |||||
| IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | ½ - ½ | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | |||||
| Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | 0 - 1 | 2585 | GM Bronstein, David | ||||||
| 1. Portisch 10; 2. Larsen 9; 3.-4. Smyslov, Bronstein 8½; 5. Benko 7½; 6. Tatai 7; 7.-8. Gheorghiu, Lehmann 6½; 9.-10. Andersson, Pomar Salamanca 6; 11. Medina García 5½; 12. Visier Segovia 4½; 13. Menvielle Laccourreye 3½; 14. Domínguez Sanz 3; 15.-16. Huguet, Valcárcel 2; | |||||||||
| 13th round — 14th June 1972 | |||||||||
| IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | 1 - 0 | Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | |||||
| GM Gheorghiu, Florin | 2520 | ½ - ½ | 2515 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||
| Huguet, Bernard | 2255 | ½ - ½ | 2265 | Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | |||||
| IM Lehmann, Heinz | 2395 | 0 - 1 | 2365 | Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | |||||
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | 2380 | ½ - ½ | 2640 | GM Portisch, Lajos | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2620 | 1 - 0 | 2460 | IM Tatai, Stefano | |||||
| Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2365 | 0 - 1 | 2625 | GM Larsen, Bent | |||||
| 1. Portisch 10½; 2. Larsen 10; 3. Smyslov 9½; 4. Bronstein 9; 5. Benko 8; 6.-8. Tatai, Gheorghiu, Andersson 7; 9.-10. Lehmann, Pomar Salamanca 6½; 11. Medina García 6; 12.-13. Menvielle Laccourreye, Visier Segovia 4½; 14. Domínguez Sanz 3½; 15. Huguet 2½; 16. Valcárcel 2; | |||||||||
| 14th round — 15th June 1972 | |||||||||
| GM Benko, Pal | 2515 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 2585 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | IM Andersson, Ulf | |||||
| Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | 2265 | 0 - 1 | 2520 | GM Gheorghiu, Florin | |||||
| Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | 2365 | 1 - 0 | 2380 | IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | |||||
| GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 2460 | 0 - 1 | 2625 | GM Larsen, Bent | |||||
| GM Portisch, Lajos | 2640 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Huguet, Bernard | |||||
| IM Tatai, Stefano | 2460 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | |||||
| Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ½ - ½ | 2395 | IM Lehmann, Heinz | ||||||
| 1. Portisch 11½; 2. Larsen 11; 3. Smyslov 10; 4. Bronstein 9½; 5. Benko 8½; 6.-7. Tatai, Gheorghiu 8; 8. Andersson 7½; 9. Lehmann 7; 10. Pomar Salamanca 6½; 11. Medina García 6; 12. Menvielle Laccourreye 5½; 13. Visier Segovia 4½; 14. Domínguez Sanz 3½; 15.-16. Huguet, Valcárcel 2½; | |||||||||
| 15th round — 17th June 1972 | |||||||||
| IM Andersson, Ulf | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | GM Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | |||||
| GM Gheorghiu, Florin | 2520 | ½ - ½ | 2640 | GM Portisch, Lajos | |||||
| Huguet, Bernard | 2255 | 1 - 0 | 2365 | Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto | |||||
| GM Larsen, Bent | 2625 | 0 - 1 | 2460 | IM Tatai, Stefano | |||||
| IM Lehmann, Heinz | 2395 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||
| IM Medina García, Antonio Ángel | 2380 | 1 - 0 | Valcárcel, Juan Antonio | ||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2620 | 1 - 0 | 2265 | Domínguez Sanz, Juan Pedro | |||||
| Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2365 | ½ - ½ | 2515 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||
| 1. Portisch 12; 2.-3. Larsen, Smyslov 11; 4. Bronstein 10; 5.-6. Benko, Tatai 9; 7. Gheorghiu 8½; 8. Andersson 8; 9. Lehmann 7½; 10.-11. Medina García, Pomar Salamanca 7; 12. Menvielle Laccourreye 5½; 13. Visier Segovia 5; 14.-15. Domínguez Sanz, Huguet 3½; 16. Valcárcel 2½; | |||||||||
| 1st International Chess Tournament | |
| Dates: | 29th May - 17th June 1972 |
| City: | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) |
| Venue: | Hotel Santa Catalina |
| Organizers: | Jorge Puig Laborda; Juan Rafael Betancort Curbelo |
| Tournament Director: | Sr. Jorge Puig Laborda (ESP) |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 16 (incl. 7 GMs, 4 IMs) |
| Games played: | 120 |
| Competition format: | Round-robin |
| Tie-breaks: | 1. Sonnerborn-Berger |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | Tournament bulletin |
| Other websites: | chessgames.com Aguayro [archive] |
| PGN game file: | laspalmas-1972.pgn |
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By our special correspondent José M.ª Lanz From 29 May to 18 June, the 1st International Tournament was held at the Hotel Santa Catalina in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Excellent players from eight countries took part, together with a large Spanish representation. The tournament reached category 8, with an average Elo rating of 2441; therefore 10.5 points were required for a GM norm and 8 points for an IM norm. The director was Jorge Puig, and the technical direction was handled by José Cardona. The arbiter was the Swiss Mr. Walter Kuhnle, an international FIDE arbiter, and the organisation was by the Canary Federation. The Hungarian GM Portisch won, and convinced everyone with his excellent play. He took command of the tournament almost from the beginning and never let go. Like the Soviet Bronstein, he finished undefeated. Larsen, with his “violent” style, lost two games and still took second place, tied with Smyslov, whom he edged out only because, in the alphabet, the letter L comes before S. Both did very well. Tatai produced an excellent performance, showing clear progress, and our IM Antonio Medina also played very well, finishing as the top Spaniard. The rest performed according to their possibilities, although we should highlight the fighting spirit of the Canary Islands group, who, although weaker, always stood their ground. In short, a fine tournament, adding itself to the already famous events of Málaga, Mallorca, Olot and Berga, while not losing sight of the less important ones — but those aspiring to the highest level — such as Montilla-Moriles, Pontevedra and others. |