2nd International Chess Tournament :: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1973

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 pts Berger + = -
1. GM Stein, Leonid 2605 URS ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 9½ 67.50 4 11 0
2. GM Petrosian, Tigran 2640 URS ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 9½ 66.25 4 11 0
3. GM Hort, Vlastimil 2590 CSR ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 9 63.50 3 12 0
4. GM Andersson, Ulf 2555 SWE ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 9 63.00 4 10 1
5. GM Panno, Oscar 2585 ARG ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 9 62.75 3 12 0
6. GM Ribli, Zoltán 2525 HUN 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 9 61.25 4 10 1
7. IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo 2470 ESP ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ● 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 8½ 58.75 4 9 2
8. GM Kavalek, Lubomir 2565 USA ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ● 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 8½ 56.75 5 7 3
9. GM Gheorghiu, Florin 2550 ROM ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ● 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8 56.00 3 10 2
10. IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús 2495 ESP 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ● ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ 50.00 3 9 3
11. GM Darga, Klaus 2500 GER ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 46.25 2 10 3
12. IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir 2565 YUG 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ● 1 ½ 1 1 7 45.00 3 8 4
13. IM Saidy, Anthony Fred 2430 USA ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ● ½ 1 1 6½ 44.25 3 7 5
14. IM Hug, Werner 2440 SUI ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 6 43.75 0 12 3
15. IM Ree, Hans 2440 NED ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ● ½ 5 38.00 0 10 5
16. Huguet, Bernard 2235 FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ● 1 5.50 0 2 13




Round by round results

1st round — 2nd April 1973
IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo ESP 2470 ½ - ½ 2585 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús ESP 2495 1 - 0 2235 FRA Huguet, Bernard
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2590 ½ - ½ 2640 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2440 0 - 1 2525 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM Kavalek, Lubomir USA 2565 1 - 0 2500 GER GM Darga, Klaus
IM Ree, Hans NED 2440 0 - 1 2565 YUG IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
IM Saidy, Anthony Fred USA 2430 0 - 1 2550 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Stein, Leonid URS 2605 ½ - ½ 2555 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
1.-5. Ribli, Kavalek, Gheorghiu, Díez del Corral Rivas, Ljubojević — 1; 6.-11. Stein, Petrosian, Hort, Andersson, Panno, Calvo Mínguez — ½; 12.-16. Darga, Saidy, Hug, Ree, Huguet — 0;



2nd round — 3rd April 1973
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2555 1 - 0 2565 USA GM Kavalek, Lubomir
GM Darga, Klaus GER 2500 ½ - ½ 2590 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2440 ½ - ½ 2470 ESP IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo
Huguet, Bernard FRA 2235 0 - 1 2605 URS GM Stein, Leonid
IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 1 - 0 2430 USA IM Saidy, Anthony Fred
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2585 1 - 0 2495 ESP IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2640 1 - 0 2440 NED IM Ree, Hans
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2525 ½ - ½ 2550 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
1. Ljubojević — 2; 2.-7. Stein, Petrosian, Andersson, Panno, Ribli, Gheorghiu — 1½; 8.-11. Hort, Calvo Mínguez, Kavalek, Díez del Corral Rivas — 1; 12.-13. Darga, Hug — ½; 14.-16. Saidy, Ree, Huguet — 0;



3rd round — 4th April 1973
IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo ESP 2470 ½ - ½ 2525 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús ESP 2495 ½ - ½ 2440 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2550 ½ - ½ 2565 YUG IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2590 ½ - ½ 2555 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Kavalek, Lubomir USA 2565 1 - 0 2235 FRA Huguet, Bernard
IM Ree, Hans NED 2440 0 - 1 2500 GER GM Darga, Klaus
IM Saidy, Anthony Fred USA 2430 ½ - ½ 2640 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
GM Stein, Leonid URS 2605 ½ - ½ 2585 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
1. Ljubojević — 2½; 2.-8. Stein, Petrosian, Andersson, Panno, Ribli, Kavalek, Gheorghiu — 2; 9.-12. Hort, Calvo Mínguez, Díez del Corral Rivas, Darga — 1½; 13. Hug — 1; 14. Saidy — ½; 15.-16. Ree, Huguet — 0;



4th round — 6th April 1973
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2555 1 - 0 2440 NED IM Ree, Hans
IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo ESP 2470 ½ - ½ 2495 ESP IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús
GM Darga, Klaus GER 2500 ½ - ½ 2430 USA IM Saidy, Anthony Fred
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2440 ½ - ½ 2605 URS GM Stein, Leonid
Huguet, Bernard FRA 2235 0 - 1 2590 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2585 ½ - ½ 2565 USA GM Kavalek, Lubomir
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2640 ½ - ½ 2550 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2525 1 - 0 2565 YUG IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
1.-2. Andersson, Ribli — 3; 3.-9. Stein, Petrosian, Hort, Panno, Kavalek, Gheorghiu, Ljubojević — 2½; 10.-12. Calvo Mínguez, Díez del Corral Rivas, Darga — 2; 13. Hug — 1½; 14. Saidy — 1; 15.-16. Ree, Huguet — 0;



5th round — 7th April 1973
IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús ESP 2495 ½ - ½ 2525 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2550 ½ - ½ 2500 GER GM Darga, Klaus
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2590 ½ - ½ 2585 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
GM Kavalek, Lubomir USA 2565 1 - 0 2440 SUI IM Hug, Werner
IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 ½ - ½ 2640 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
IM Ree, Hans NED 2440 ½ - ½ 2235 FRA Huguet, Bernard
IM Saidy, Anthony Fred USA 2430 1 - 0 2555 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Stein, Leonid URS 2605 ½ - ½ 2470 ESP IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo
1.-2. Ribli, Kavalek — 3½; 3.-9. Stein, Petrosian, Hort, Andersson, Panno, Gheorghiu, Ljubojević — 3; 10.-12. Calvo Mínguez, Díez del Corral Rivas, Darga — 2½; 13. Saidy — 2; 14. Hug — 1½; 15.-16. Ree, Huguet — ½;



6th round — 8th April 1973
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2555 ½ - ½ 2550 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo ESP 2470 1 - 0 2565 USA GM Kavalek, Lubomir
GM Darga, Klaus GER 2500 ½ - ½ 2565 YUG IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús ESP 2495 0 - 1 2605 URS GM Stein, Leonid
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2440 ½ - ½ 2590 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
Huguet, Bernard FRA 2235 0 - 1 2430 USA IM Saidy, Anthony Fred
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2585 ½ - ½ 2440 NED IM Ree, Hans
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2525 ½ - ½ 2640 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
1.-2. Stein, Ribli — 4; 3.-10. Petrosian, Hort, Andersson, Panno, Calvo Mínguez, Kavalek, Gheorghiu, Ljubojević — 3½; 11.-12. Darga, Saidy — 3; 13. Díez del Corral Rivas — 2½; 14. Hug — 2; 15. Ree — 1; 16. Huguet — ½;



7th round — 10th April 1973
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2550 1 - 0 2235 FRA Huguet, Bernard
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2590 1 - 0 2470 ESP IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo
GM Kavalek, Lubomir USA 2565 ½ - ½ 2495 ESP IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús
IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 ½ - ½ 2555 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2640 ½ - ½ 2500 GER GM Darga, Klaus
IM Ree, Hans NED 2440 ½ - ½ 2440 SUI IM Hug, Werner
IM Saidy, Anthony Fred USA 2430 ½ - ½ 2585 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
GM Stein, Leonid URS 2605 1 - 0 2525 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
1. Stein — 5; 2.-3. Hort, Gheorghiu — 4½; 4.-9. Petrosian, Andersson, Panno, Ribli, Kavalek, Ljubojević — 4; 10.-12. Calvo Mínguez, Darga, Saidy — 3½; 13. Díez del Corral Rivas — 3; 14. Hug — 2½; 15. Ree — 1½; 16. Huguet — ½;



8th round — 11th April 1973
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2555 ½ - ½ 2640 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo ESP 2470 ½ - ½ 2440 NED IM Ree, Hans
IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús ESP 2495 ½ - ½ 2590 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2440 ½ - ½ 2430 USA IM Saidy, Anthony Fred
Huguet, Bernard FRA 2235 0 - 1 2565 YUG IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2585 ½ - ½ 2550 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2525 1 - 0 2500 GER GM Darga, Klaus
GM Stein, Leonid URS 2605 ½ - ½ 2565 USA GM Kavalek, Lubomir
1. Stein — 5½; 2.-5. Hort, Ribli, Gheorghiu, Ljubojević — 5; 6.-9. Petrosian, Andersson, Panno, Kavalek — 4½; 10.-11. Calvo Mínguez, Saidy — 4; 12.-13. Díez del Corral Rivas, Darga — 3½; 14. Hug — 3; 15. Ree — 2; 16. Huguet — ½;



9th round — 12th April 1973
GM Darga, Klaus GER 2500 0 - 1 2555 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2550 ½ - ½ 2440 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2590 ½ - ½ 2605 URS GM Stein, Leonid
GM Kavalek, Lubomir USA 2565 ½ - ½ 2525 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 ½ - ½ 2585 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2640 1 - 0 2235 FRA Huguet, Bernard
IM Ree, Hans NED 2440 ½ - ½ 2495 ESP IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús
IM Saidy, Anthony Fred USA 2430 ½ - ½ 2470 ESP IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo
1. Stein — 6; 2.-7. Petrosian, Hort, Andersson, Ribli, Gheorghiu, Ljubojević — 5½; 8.-9. Panno, Kavalek — 5; 10.-11. Calvo Mínguez, Saidy — 4½; 12. Díez del Corral Rivas — 4; 13.-14. Darga, Hug — 3½; 15. Ree — 2½; 16. Huguet — ½;



10th round — 14th April 1973
IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo ESP 2470 1 - 0 2550 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús ESP 2495 1 - 0 2430 USA IM Saidy, Anthony Fred
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2440 ½ - ½ 2565 YUG IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
Huguet, Bernard FRA 2235 0 - 1 2500 GER GM Darga, Klaus
GM Kavalek, Lubomir USA 2565 ½ - ½ 2590 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2585 ½ - ½ 2640 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2525 ½ - ½ 2555 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Stein, Leonid URS 2605 ½ - ½ 2440 NED IM Ree, Hans
1. Stein — 6½; 2.-6. Petrosian, Hort, Andersson, Ribli, Ljubojević — 6; 7.-10. Panno, Calvo Mínguez, Kavalek, Gheorghiu — 5½; 11. Díez del Corral Rivas — 5; 12.-13. Darga, Saidy — 4½; 14. Hug — 4; 15. Ree — 3; 16. Huguet — ½;



11th round — 15th April 1973
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2555 1 - 0 2235 FRA Huguet, Bernard
GM Darga, Klaus GER 2500 ½ - ½ 2585 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2550 0 - 1 2495 ESP IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2590 ½ - ½ 2525 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 0 - 1 2470 ESP IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2640 ½ - ½ 2440 SUI IM Hug, Werner
IM Ree, Hans NED 2440 ½ - ½ 2565 USA GM Kavalek, Lubomir
IM Saidy, Anthony Fred USA 2430 ½ - ½ 2605 URS GM Stein, Leonid
1.-2. Stein, Andersson — 7; 3.-6. Petrosian, Hort, Ribli, Calvo Mínguez — 6½; 7.-10. Panno, Kavalek, Díez del Corral Rivas, Ljubojević — 6; 11. Gheorghiu — 5½; 12.-13. Darga, Saidy — 5; 14. Hug — 4½; 15. Ree — 3½; 16. Huguet — ½;



12th round — 16th April 1973
IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo ESP 2470 0 - 1 2640 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús ESP 2495 ½ - ½ 2565 YUG IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2590 ½ - ½ 2440 NED IM Ree, Hans
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2440 ½ - ½ 2500 GER GM Darga, Klaus
GM Kavalek, Lubomir USA 2565 1 - 0 2430 USA IM Saidy, Anthony Fred
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2585 ½ - ½ 2555 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2525 1 - 0 2235 FRA Huguet, Bernard
GM Stein, Leonid URS 2605 ½ - ½ 2550 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
1.-4. Stein, Petrosian, Andersson, Ribli — 7½; 5.-6. Hort, Kavalek — 7; 7.-10. Panno, Calvo Mínguez, Díez del Corral Rivas, Ljubojević — 6½; 11. Gheorghiu — 6; 12. Darga — 5½; 13.-14. Saidy, Hug — 5; 15. Ree — 4; 16. Huguet — ½;



13th round — 18th April 1973
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2555 ½ - ½ 2440 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Darga, Klaus GER 2500 ½ - ½ 2470 ESP IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2550 1 - 0 2565 USA GM Kavalek, Lubomir
Huguet, Bernard FRA 2235 0 - 1 2585 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 0 - 1 2605 URS GM Stein, Leonid
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2640 1 - 0 2495 ESP IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús
IM Ree, Hans NED 2440 ½ - ½ 2525 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
IM Saidy, Anthony Fred USA 2430 0 - 1 2590 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
1.-2. Stein, Petrosian — 8½; 3.-5. Hort, Andersson, Ribli — 8; 6. Panno — 7½; 7.-9. Calvo Mínguez, Kavalek, Gheorghiu — 7; 10.-11. Díez del Corral Rivas, Ljubojević — 6½; 12. Darga — 6; 13. Hug — 5½; 14. Saidy — 5; 15. Ree — 4½; 16. Huguet — ½;



14th round — 19th April 1973
IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo ESP 2470 ½ - ½ 2555 SWE GM Andersson, Ulf
IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús ESP 2495 ½ - ½ 2500 GER GM Darga, Klaus
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2590 ½ - ½ 2550 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2440 ½ - ½ 2235 FRA Huguet, Bernard
GM Kavalek, Lubomir USA 2565 1 - 0 2565 YUG IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir
IM Ree, Hans NED 2440 0 - 1 2430 USA IM Saidy, Anthony Fred
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2525 ½ - ½ 2585 ARG GM Panno, Oscar
GM Stein, Leonid URS 2605 ½ - ½ 2640 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
1.-2. Stein, Petrosian — 9; 3.-5. Hort, Andersson, Ribli — 8½; 6.-7. Panno, Kavalek — 8; 8.-9. Calvo Mínguez, Gheorghiu — 7½; 10. Díez del Corral Rivas — 7; 11.-12. Darga, Ljubojević — 6½; 13.-14. Saidy, Hug — 6; 15. Ree — 4½; 16. Huguet — 1;



15th round — 21st April 1973
GM Andersson, Ulf SWE 2555 ½ - ½ 2495 ESP IM Díez del Corral Rivas, Jesús
GM Darga, Klaus GER 2500 ½ - ½ 2605 URS GM Stein, Leonid
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2550 ½ - ½ 2440 NED IM Ree, Hans
Huguet, Bernard FRA 2235 0 - 1 2470 ESP IM Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo
IM Ljubojević, Ljubomir YUG 2565 ½ - ½ 2590 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Panno, Oscar ARG 2585 1 - 0 2440 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2640 ½ - ½ 2565 USA GM Kavalek, Lubomir
IM Saidy, Anthony Fred USA 2430 ½ - ½ 2525 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
1.-2. Stein, Petrosian — 9½; 3.-6. Hort, Andersson, Panno, Ribli — 9; 7.-8. Calvo Mínguez, Kavalek — 8½; 9. Gheorghiu — 8; 10. Díez del Corral Rivas — 7½; 11.-12. Darga, Ljubojević — 7; 13. Saidy — 6½; 14. Hug — 6; 15. Ree — 5; 16. Huguet — 1;







Information

2nd International Chess Tournament
Dates: 2nd - 21st April 1973
City: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
Venue: Hotel Santa Catalina
Organizers:
Tournament Director: Pierre Joly Dumesnil
Chief Arbiter: Walter Kühnle-Woods
Players participating: 16 (incl. 9 GMs, 6 IMs)
Games played: 120
Competition format: Round-robin
Tie-breaks: 1. Sonnerborn-Berger
Time control:
Website: Tournament bulletin
Other websites: chessgames.com
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PGN game file: laspalmas-1973.pgn





Tournament Review

By José M.ª González, from Las Palmas

From 1 to 22 April, this International Tournament was held at the Hotel Santa Catalina in Las Palmas. It reached category eleven and was organised by the Provincial Federation of that city. The arbitration was carried out by Mr. Walter Kühnle Woods, an international FIDE arbiter.

First place was finally taken by Leonid Stein, who scored steadily throughout the tournament. Tigran Petrosian finished level with him, and both also had identical records: 11 draws and 4 victories, without having resigned a single game at any point.

Both players gave the impression of having travelled to Las Palmas more to enjoy the excellent Canary Islands climate than to contest a strong tournament. We saw the runner-up concede draws against inferior players in 8, 9 and 14 moves, and so on.

The quartet half a point behind them — Hort, Andersson, Panno and Ribli — soon caught the “easy-going” mood and conceded draws with great ease. Perhaps an exception should be made for the last-named, who fought hard in some games to obtain his GM norm.

The real revelation of the tournament was our compatriot Ricardo Calvo, who fought from beginning to end to obtain his first international master norm, which he achieved comfortably by scoring 8.5 points against a field of grandmasters.

His fighting spirit was commendable, as he had almost all the “phenomena” taking part on the ropes, finishing only one point behind first place. He was on the verge of a cigarette paper away from winning the tournament, which — although it may sound absurd — would not have surprised me at all, because he fought for it by displaying aggressive play and trying — in Fischer style — to extract something from positions where “there was nothing”.

His victories over grandmasters Kawalek — a beauty-prize game — Gheorghiu and Ljubojević, and the tiny distance of half a point from even reaching the GM score, confirm Calvo as being at the level of the best players and at the stellar moment of his play.

Kawalek was the player who obtained the most victories, although his three losses reduced his final placing, which is nevertheless good. Not so Gheorghiu’s, which I consider low for his category.

Jesús Díez del Corral took part without training and had a logically weak start, before gradually getting into form as the rounds progressed and finally achieving a worthy placing. I am not now going to discover Jesús’s excellent class, but I am sure that if his private commitments allowed him time for proper training, Spain would very soon have its second grandmaster.

Darga and Ljubojević were not at the level one could have expected of them. This was especially true of the Yugoslav, who played very irregularly. Saidy, Hug and Ree fulfilled their duty.

The Frenchman Huguet was completely out of his depth, and I think his performance could have been improved by many of our Canary Islands players, especially Visier or Menvielle.