12th Biel Chess Festival :: Biel 1979

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 pts Berger + = -
1. GM Kortschnoj, Viktor 2695 SUI ● 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 72.25 11 2 0
2. IM Wirthensohn, Heinz 2410 SUI 0 ● 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ 44.00 3 9 1
3. GM Unzicker, Wolfgang 2530 GER ½ 0 ● ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 7 43.50 3 8 2
4. IM Partos, Charles 2420 SUI 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 7 42.00 4 6 3
5. GM Šahović, Dragutin 2520 YUG 0 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 39.75 3 8 2
6. IM Toth, Bela 2470 HUN ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ● 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 6½ 41.50 3 7 3
7. IM Hartoch, Robert 2395 NED 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ● ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 39.50 3 7 3
8. IM Hug, Werner 2460 SUI 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 6½ 38.25 2 9 2
9. Schauwecker, Meinrad 2365 SUI 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 0 1 ½ 1 1 6½ 37.00 3 7 3
10. Känel, Hansjürg   SUI 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ● ½ 1 0 0 5½ 34.50 3 5 5
11. IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique 2425 COL 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ● ½ 1 1 5½ 30.75 3 5 5
12. Huss, Andreas 2355 SUI 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ● 0 ½ 5 32.00 2 6 5
13. GM Janošević, Dragoljub 2400 YUG 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 ● ½ 4½ 26.50 2 5 6
14. Hammer, Peter 2350 SUI 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ● 4 23.50 1 6 6




Round by round results

1st round — 27th July - 1st August 1979
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2460 ½ - ½ 2530 GER GM Unzicker, Wolfgang
Huss, Andreas SUI ½ - ½ 2365 SUI Schauwecker, Meinrad
GM Janošević, Dragoljub YUG 2400 ½ - ½ 2420 SUI IM Partos, Charles
Känel, Hansjürg SUI 1 - 0 2395 NED IM Hartoch, Robert
IM Toth, Bela HUN 2470 ½ - ½ 2425 COL IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique
IM Wirthensohn, Heinz SUI 2410 1 - 0 SUI Hammer, Peter
GM Šahović, Dragutin YUG 2520 0 - 1 2695 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
1.-3. Kortschnoj, Wirthensohn, Känel — 1; 4.-11. Unzicker, Partos, Toth, Hug, Schauwecker, Cuartas Bedoya, Huss, Janošević — ½; 12.-14. Šahović, Hartoch, Hammer — 0;



2nd round — 28th July - 1st August 1979
IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique COL 2425 ½ - ½ 2520 YUG GM Šahović, Dragutin
IM Hartoch, Robert NED 2395 ½ - ½ 2410 SUI IM Wirthensohn, Heinz
Huss, Andreas SUI 0 - 1 2460 SUI IM Hug, Werner
IM Partos, Charles SUI 2420 1 - 0 2470 HUN IM Toth, Bela
Schauwecker, Meinrad SUI 2365 1 - 0 SUI Hammer, Peter
GM Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 2530 ½ - ½ 2400 YUG GM Janošević, Dragoljub
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2695 1 - 0 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
1. Kortschnoj — 2; 2.-5. Wirthensohn, Partos, Hug, Schauwecker — 1½; 6.-9. Unzicker, Känel, Cuartas Bedoya, Janošević — 1; 10.-13. Šahović, Toth, Hartoch, Huss — ½; 14. Hammer — 0;



3rd round — 29th July 1979
Hammer, Peter SUI ½ - ½ 2395 NED IM Hartoch, Robert
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2460 ½ - ½ 2365 SUI Schauwecker, Meinrad
GM Janošević, Dragoljub YUG 2400 1 - 0 SUI Huss, Andreas
Känel, Hansjürg SUI ½ - ½ 2425 COL IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique
GM Šahović, Dragutin YUG 2520 ½ - ½ 2420 SUI IM Partos, Charles
IM Toth, Bela HUN 2470 0 - 1 2530 GER GM Unzicker, Wolfgang
IM Wirthensohn, Heinz SUI 2410 0 - 1 2695 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
1. Kortschnoj — 3; 2.-6. Unzicker, Partos, Hug, Schauwecker, Janošević — 2; 7.-9. Wirthensohn, Känel, Cuartas Bedoya — 1½; 10.-11. Šahović, Hartoch — 1; 12.-14. Toth, Huss, Hammer — ½;



4th round — 30th July 1979
IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique COL 2425 0 - 1 2410 SUI IM Wirthensohn, Heinz
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2460 ½ - ½ 2400 YUG GM Janošević, Dragoljub
Huss, Andreas SUI 1 - 0 2470 HUN IM Toth, Bela
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2695 1 - 0 SUI Hammer, Peter
IM Partos, Charles SUI 2420 1 - 0 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
Schauwecker, Meinrad SUI 2365 ½ - ½ 2395 NED IM Hartoch, Robert
GM Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 2530 ½ - ½ 2520 YUG GM Šahović, Dragutin
1. Kortschnoj — 4; 2. Partos — 3; 3.-7. Wirthensohn, Unzicker, Hug, Schauwecker, Janošević — 2½; 8.-12. Šahović, Hartoch, Känel, Cuartas Bedoya, Huss — 1½; 13.-14. Toth, Hammer — ½;



5th round — 31st July 1979
Hammer, Peter SUI 0 - 1 2425 COL IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique
IM Hartoch, Robert NED 2395 0 - 1 2695 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Janošević, Dragoljub YUG 2400 0 - 1 2365 SUI Schauwecker, Meinrad
Känel, Hansjürg SUI ½ - ½ 2530 GER GM Unzicker, Wolfgang
GM Šahović, Dragutin YUG 2520 ½ - ½ SUI Huss, Andreas
IM Toth, Bela HUN 2470 1 - 0 2460 SUI IM Hug, Werner
IM Wirthensohn, Heinz SUI 2410 ½ - ½ 2420 SUI IM Partos, Charles
1. Kortschnoj — 5; 2.-3. Partos, Schauwecker — 3½; 4.-5. Wirthensohn, Unzicker — 3; 6.-8. Hug, Cuartas Bedoya, Janošević — 2½; 9.-11. Šahović, Känel, Huss — 2; 12.-13. Toth, Hartoch — 1½; 14. Hammer — ½;



6th round — 2nd August 1979
IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique COL 2425 ½ - ½ 2395 NED IM Hartoch, Robert
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2460 ½ - ½ 2520 YUG GM Šahović, Dragutin
Huss, Andreas SUI 0 - 1 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
GM Janošević, Dragoljub YUG 2400 0 - 1 2470 HUN IM Toth, Bela
IM Partos, Charles SUI 2420 1 - 0 SUI Hammer, Peter
Schauwecker, Meinrad SUI 2365 0 - 1 2695 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 2530 0 - 1 2410 SUI IM Wirthensohn, Heinz
1. Kortschnoj — 6; 2. Partos — 4½; 3. Wirthensohn — 4; 4. Schauwecker — 3½; 5.-8. Unzicker, Hug, Känel, Cuartas Bedoya — 3; 9.-11. Šahović, Toth, Janošević — 2½; 12.-13. Hartoch, Huss — 2; 14. Hammer — ½;



7th round — 3rd August 1979
Hammer, Peter SUI ½ - ½ 2530 GER GM Unzicker, Wolfgang
IM Hartoch, Robert NED 2395 ½ - ½ 2420 SUI IM Partos, Charles
Känel, Hansjürg SUI ½ - ½ 2460 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2695 1 - 0 2425 COL IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique
GM Šahović, Dragutin YUG 2520 1 - 0 2400 YUG GM Janošević, Dragoljub
IM Toth, Bela HUN 2470 ½ - ½ 2365 SUI Schauwecker, Meinrad
IM Wirthensohn, Heinz SUI 2410 ½ - ½ SUI Huss, Andreas
1. Kortschnoj — 7; 2. Partos — 5; 3. Wirthensohn — 4½; 4. Schauwecker — 4; 5.-8. Unzicker, Šahović, Hug, Känel — 3½; 9.-10. Toth, Cuartas Bedoya — 3; 11.-13. Hartoch, Huss, Janošević — 2½; 14. Hammer — 1;



8th round — 4th August 1979
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2460 ½ - ½ 2410 SUI IM Wirthensohn, Heinz
Huss, Andreas SUI ½ - ½ SUI Hammer, Peter
GM Janošević, Dragoljub YUG 2400 1 - 0 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
IM Partos, Charles SUI 2420 0 - 1 2695 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
Schauwecker, Meinrad SUI 2365 1 - 0 2425 COL IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique
IM Toth, Bela HUN 2470 ½ - ½ 2520 YUG GM Šahović, Dragutin
GM Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 2530 0 - 1 2395 NED IM Hartoch, Robert
1. Kortschnoj — 8; 2.-4. Wirthensohn, Partos, Schauwecker — 5; 5.-6. Šahović, Hug — 4; 7.-11. Unzicker, Toth, Hartoch, Känel, Janošević — 3½; 12.-13. Cuartas Bedoya, Huss — 3; 14. Hammer — 1½;



9th round — 5th August 1979
IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique COL 2425 1 - 0 2420 SUI IM Partos, Charles
Hammer, Peter SUI ½ - ½ 2460 SUI IM Hug, Werner
IM Hartoch, Robert NED 2395 ½ - ½ SUI Huss, Andreas
Känel, Hansjürg SUI ½ - ½ 2470 HUN IM Toth, Bela
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2695 ½ - ½ 2530 GER GM Unzicker, Wolfgang
GM Šahović, Dragutin YUG 2520 ½ - ½ 2365 SUI Schauwecker, Meinrad
IM Wirthensohn, Heinz SUI 2410 ½ - ½ 2400 YUG GM Janošević, Dragoljub
1. Kortschnoj — 8½; 2.-3. Wirthensohn, Schauwecker — 5½; 4. Partos — 5; 5.-6. Šahović, Hug — 4½; 7.-12. Unzicker, Toth, Hartoch, Känel, Cuartas Bedoya, Janošević — 4; 13. Huss — 3½; 14. Hammer — 2;



10th round — 6th August 1979
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2460 ½ - ½ 2395 NED IM Hartoch, Robert
Huss, Andreas SUI 0 - 1 2695 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Janošević, Dragoljub YUG 2400 ½ - ½ SUI Hammer, Peter
GM Šahović, Dragutin YUG 2520 1 - 0 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
Schauwecker, Meinrad SUI 2365 0 - 1 2420 SUI IM Partos, Charles
IM Toth, Bela HUN 2470 ½ - ½ 2410 SUI IM Wirthensohn, Heinz
GM Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 2530 1 - 0 2425 COL IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique
1. Kortschnoj — 9½; 2.-3. Wirthensohn, Partos — 6; 4.-5. Šahović, Schauwecker — 5½; 6.-7. Unzicker, Hug — 5; 8.-10. Toth, Hartoch, Janošević — 4½; 11.-12. Känel, Cuartas Bedoya — 4; 13. Huss — 3½; 14. Hammer — 2½;



11th round — 8th August 1979
IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique COL 2425 ½ - ½ SUI Huss, Andreas
Hammer, Peter SUI ½ - ½ 2470 HUN IM Toth, Bela
IM Hartoch, Robert NED 2395 1 - 0 2400 YUG GM Janošević, Dragoljub
Känel, Hansjürg SUI 1 - 0 2365 SUI Schauwecker, Meinrad
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2695 1 - 0 2460 SUI IM Hug, Werner
IM Partos, Charles SUI 2420 ½ - ½ 2530 GER GM Unzicker, Wolfgang
IM Wirthensohn, Heinz SUI 2410 ½ - ½ 2520 YUG GM Šahović, Dragutin
1. Kortschnoj — 10½; 2.-3. Wirthensohn, Partos — 6½; 4. Šahović — 6; 5.-7. Unzicker, Hartoch, Schauwecker — 5½; 8.-10. Toth, Hug, Känel — 5; 11.-12. Cuartas Bedoya, Janošević — 4½; 13. Huss — 4; 14. Hammer — 3;



12th round — 9th August 1979
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2460 1 - 0 2425 COL IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique
Huss, Andreas SUI 1 - 0 2420 SUI IM Partos, Charles
GM Janošević, Dragoljub YUG 2400 0 - 1 2695 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
Känel, Hansjürg SUI ½ - ½ 2410 SUI IM Wirthensohn, Heinz
GM Šahović, Dragutin YUG 2520 1 - 0 SUI Hammer, Peter
Schauwecker, Meinrad SUI 2365 ½ - ½ 2530 GER GM Unzicker, Wolfgang
IM Toth, Bela HUN 2470 1 - 0 2395 NED IM Hartoch, Robert
1. Kortschnoj — 11½; 2.-3. Wirthensohn, Šahović — 7; 4. Partos — 6½; 5.-8. Unzicker, Toth, Hug, Schauwecker — 6; 9.-10. Hartoch, Känel — 5½; 11. Huss — 5; 12.-13. Cuartas Bedoya, Janošević — 4½; 14. Hammer — 3;



13th round — 10th August 1979
IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique COL 2425 1 - 0 2400 YUG GM Janošević, Dragoljub
Hammer, Peter SUI 1 - 0 SUI Känel, Hansjürg
IM Hartoch, Robert NED 2395 1 - 0 2520 YUG GM Šahović, Dragutin
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2695 ½ - ½ 2470 HUN IM Toth, Bela
IM Partos, Charles SUI 2420 ½ - ½ 2460 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 2530 1 - 0 SUI Huss, Andreas
IM Wirthensohn, Heinz SUI 2410 ½ - ½ 2365 SUI Schauwecker, Meinrad
1. Kortschnoj — 12; 2. Wirthensohn — 7½; 3.-5. Unzicker, Partos, Šahović — 7; 6.-9. Toth, Hartoch, Hug, Schauwecker — 6½; 10.-11. Känel, Cuartas Bedoya — 5½; 12. Huss — 5; 13. Janošević — 4½; 14. Hammer — 4;







Information

12th Biel Chess Festival
Dates: 27th July - 10th August 1979
City: Biel (Switzerland)
Venue: Kongresshaus
Organizers: Biel International Chess Festival
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 14 (incl. 4 GMs, 6 IMs)
Games played: 91
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: 1. Sonnerborn-Berger
Time control:
Website: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=103632
PGN game file: biel-1979.pgn





Tournament Review

1979: Viktor Korchnoi Without a Rival

A true great makes his first appearance at the chess festival, which once again organizes a grandmaster tournament. His credential: world championship runner-up. Just a few months earlier, Viktor Korchnoi, who had fled to Switzerland in 1976, had been narrowly held back by Anatoly Karpov in a marathon battle for the world championship.

Viktor Korchnoi is at the height of his powers. For several years he has been trying to storm the fortress of the world championship title. Each time, Anatoly Karpov stands in his way: in the 1974 Candidates final, then in the 1978 and 1981 world championship matches.

The “Lion of Leningrad” is in a class of his own in the grandmaster tournament. With 11 wins and 2 draws, he leaves the field far behind and finishes 4.5 points ahead of his nearest pursuer, the Swiss player Heinz Wirthensohn. The lack of suspense surprises no one in view of the world ranking list: with his 2695 Elo points, Korchnoi is rated more than 150 points above Wirthensohn. Heinz Wirthensohn can take consolation in the title of Swiss Champion, since the grandmaster tournament also counts as the Swiss Championship, which in turn explains the presence of eight Swiss players among the 14 participants.

For the first time, the festival, with its 15 different categories, breaks the magic barrier of 1,000 participants.

Final standings in the grandmaster tournament: 1. Viktor Korchnoi (SUI) 12 points, 2. Heinz Wirthensohn (SUI, Swiss Champion) 7.5, 3. Charles Partos (SUI), 4. Dragutin Sahovic (YUG), 5. Wolfgang Unzicker (FRG) 7, 6. Rob Hartoch (NED), 7. Werner Hug (SUI), 8. Meinrad Schauwecker (SUI), 9. Bela Toth (ITA) 6.5, 10. Cuartas (COL), 11. Hansjürg Känel (SUI) 5.5, 12. Andreas Huss (SUI) 5, 13. Dragoljub Janosevic (YUG) 4.5, 14. Peter Hammer (SUI) 4.

Final standings in the master tournament: 1. Yehuda Grünfeld (ISR) 8.5 points, 2. Michael Basman (ENG) 8.5, 3. Sinisa Joksic (YUG) 8. 83 participants.