| 14th Biel Chess Festival :: Biel 1981 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | pts | Berger | + | = | - |
| 1. | IM Lobron, Eric | 2395 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 61.75 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2. | GM Hort, Vlastimil | 2595 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 59.50 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3. | GM Stean, Michael Francis | 2490 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | 54.50 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
| 4. | IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | 2420 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | 50.75 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| 5. | IM Toth, Bela | 2400 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38.00 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6. | GM Kurajica, Bojan | 2500 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 43.00 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
| 7. | GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 2515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 30.25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8. | IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | 2430 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 36.25 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| 9. | Züger, Beat | 2360 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 27.25 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| 10. | IM Partos, Charles | 2425 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 25.00 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| 11. | Franzoni, Giancarlo | 2295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 19.25 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 12. | Bichsel, Walter | 2320 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 18.00 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 13. | Hammer, Peter | 2330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 3½ | 17.25 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| 14. | Känel, Hansjürg | 2240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 1½ | 6.25 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1st round — 24th - 29th July 1981 | |||||||||
| Bichsel, Walter | 2320 | 0 - 1 | 2395 | IM Toth, Bela | |||||
| IM Partos, Charles | 2425 | ½ - ½ | 2360 | Züger, Beat | |||||
| Franzoni, Giancarlo | 2255 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | GM Hort, Vlastimil | |||||
| GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 2500 | 1 - 0 | Känel, Hansjürg | ||||||
| GM Kurajica, Bojan | 2495 | 0 - 1 | 2405 | IM Lobron, Eric | |||||
| IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | 2425 | ½ - ½ | 2420 | IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | |||||
| GM Stean, Michael Francis | 1 - 0 | Hammer, Peter | |||||||
| 1.-5. Lobron, Hort, Stean, Toth, Gruenfeld 1; 6.-9. Wirthensohn, Cuartas Bedoya, Züger, Partos ½; 10.-14. Kurajica, Franzoni, Bichsel, Hammer, Känel 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 25th July 1981 | |||||||||
| GM Kurajica, Bojan | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2425 | IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | |||||
| GM Hort, Vlastimil | 2575 | 1 - 0 | 2500 | GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | |||||
| IM Toth, Bela | 2395 | 1 - 0 | 2425 | IM Partos, Charles | |||||
| Züger, Beat | 2360 | ½ - ½ | 2255 | Franzoni, Giancarlo | |||||
| Känel, Hansjürg | 0 - 1 | GM Stean, Michael Francis | |||||||
| IM Lobron, Eric | 2405 | 1 - 0 | Hammer, Peter | ||||||
| IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | 2420 | 1 - 0 | 2320 | Bichsel, Walter | |||||
| 1.-4. Lobron, Hort, Stean, Toth 2; 5. Wirthensohn 1½; 6.-8. Gruenfeld, Cuartas Bedoya, Züger 1; 9.-11. Kurajica, Partos, Franzoni ½; 12.-14. Bichsel, Hammer, Känel 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 26th July 1981 | |||||||||
| IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | 2425 | 0 - 1 | 2405 | IM Lobron, Eric | |||||
| Hammer, Peter | ½ - ½ | Känel, Hansjürg | |||||||
| Bichsel, Walter | 2320 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | GM Kurajica, Bojan | |||||
| GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 2500 | ½ - ½ | 2360 | Züger, Beat | |||||
| GM Stean, Michael Francis | ½ - ½ | 2575 | GM Hort, Vlastimil | ||||||
| Franzoni, Giancarlo | 2255 | 0 - 1 | 2395 | IM Toth, Bela | |||||
| IM Partos, Charles | 2425 | 0 - 1 | 2420 | IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | |||||
| 1.-2. Lobron, Toth 3; 3.-5. Hort, Stean, Wirthensohn 2½; 6.-7. Gruenfeld, Züger 1½; 8.-9. Kurajica, Cuartas Bedoya 1; 10.-14. Partos, Franzoni, Bichsel, Hammer, Känel ½; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 27th July 1981 | |||||||||
| GM Kurajica, Bojan | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2425 | IM Partos, Charles | |||||
| IM Lobron, Eric | 2405 | 1 - 0 | Känel, Hansjürg | ||||||
| Züger, Beat | 2360 | ½ - ½ | GM Stean, Michael Francis | ||||||
| IM Toth, Bela | 2395 | 1 - 0 | 2500 | GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | |||||
| IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | 2420 | ½ - ½ | 2255 | Franzoni, Giancarlo | |||||
| IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | 2425 | ½ - ½ | 2320 | Bichsel, Walter | |||||
| GM Hort, Vlastimil | 2575 | 1 - 0 | Hammer, Peter | ||||||
| 1.-2. Lobron, Toth 4; 3. Hort 3½; 4.-5. Stean, Wirthensohn 3; 6. Züger 2; 7.-9. Kurajica, Gruenfeld, Cuartas Bedoya 1½; 10.-12. Partos, Franzoni, Bichsel 1; 13.-14. Hammer, Känel ½; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 28th July 1981 | |||||||||
| Bichsel, Walter | 2320 | ½ - ½ | 2405 | IM Lobron, Eric | |||||
| GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 2500 | 0 - 1 | 2420 | IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | |||||
| Känel, Hansjürg | 0 - 1 | 2575 | GM Hort, Vlastimil | ||||||
| Franzoni, Giancarlo | 2255 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | GM Kurajica, Bojan | |||||
| GM Stean, Michael Francis | 1 - 0 | 2395 | IM Toth, Bela | ||||||
| IM Partos, Charles | 2425 | 0 - 1 | 2425 | IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | |||||
| Hammer, Peter | ½ - ½ | 2360 | Züger, Beat | ||||||
| 1.-2. Lobron, Hort 4½; 3.-5. Stean, Wirthensohn, Toth 4; 6.-7. Cuartas Bedoya, Züger 2½; 8. Kurajica 2; 9.-11. Gruenfeld, Franzoni, Bichsel 1½; 12.-13. Partos, Hammer 1; 14. Känel ½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 30th July 1981 | |||||||||
| Züger, Beat | 2360 | ½ - ½ | Känel, Hansjürg | ||||||
| IM Lobron, Eric | 2405 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | GM Hort, Vlastimil | |||||
| Bichsel, Walter | 2320 | 0 - 1 | 2425 | IM Partos, Charles | |||||
| GM Kurajica, Bojan | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2500 | GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | |||||
| IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | 2420 | ½ - ½ | GM Stean, Michael Francis | ||||||
| IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | 2425 | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Franzoni, Giancarlo | |||||
| IM Toth, Bela | 2395 | 1 - 0 | Hammer, Peter | ||||||
| 1.-3. Lobron, Hort, Toth 5; 4.-5. Stean, Wirthensohn 4½; 6. Cuartas Bedoya 3½; 7. Züger 3; 8. Kurajica 2½; 9.-10. Gruenfeld, Partos 2; 11.-12. Franzoni, Bichsel 1½; 13.-14. Hammer, Känel 1; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 31st July 1981 | |||||||||
| IM Partos, Charles | 2425 | ½ - ½ | 2405 | IM Lobron, Eric | |||||
| Franzoni, Giancarlo | 2255 | 1 - 0 | 2320 | Bichsel, Walter | |||||
| Känel, Hansjürg | 0 - 1 | 2395 | IM Toth, Bela | ||||||
| GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 2500 | 1 - 0 | 2425 | IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | |||||
| GM Hort, Vlastimil | 2575 | 1 - 0 | 2360 | Züger, Beat | |||||
| GM Stean, Michael Francis | ½ - ½ | 2495 | GM Kurajica, Bojan | ||||||
| Hammer, Peter | ½ - ½ | 2420 | IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | ||||||
| 1.-2. Hort, Toth 6; 3. Lobron 5½; 4.-5. Stean, Wirthensohn 5; 6. Cuartas Bedoya 3½; 7.-9. Kurajica, Gruenfeld, Züger 3; 10.-11. Partos, Franzoni 2½; 12.-13. Bichsel, Hammer 1½; 14. Känel 1; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 1st August 1981 | |||||||||
| IM Partos, Charles | 2425 | ½ - ½ | 2255 | Franzoni, Giancarlo | |||||
| IM Lobron, Eric | 2405 | 1 - 0 | 2360 | Züger, Beat | |||||
| Bichsel, Walter | 2320 | 0 - 1 | 2500 | GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | |||||
| IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | 2425 | ½ - ½ | GM Stean, Michael Francis | ||||||
| GM Kurajica, Bojan | 2495 | 1 - 0 | Hammer, Peter | ||||||
| IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | 2420 | 1 - 0 | Känel, Hansjürg | ||||||
| IM Toth, Bela | 2395 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | GM Hort, Vlastimil | |||||
| 1.-3. Lobron, Hort, Toth 6½; 4. Wirthensohn 6; 5. Stean 5½; 6.-8. Kurajica, Gruenfeld, Cuartas Bedoya 4; 9.-11. Züger, Partos, Franzoni 3; 12.-13. Bichsel, Hammer 1½; 14. Känel 1; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 2nd August 1981 | |||||||||
| Hammer, Peter | ½ - ½ | 2425 | IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | ||||||
| GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 2500 | 1 - 0 | 2425 | IM Partos, Charles | |||||
| Züger, Beat | 2360 | 0 - 1 | 2395 | IM Toth, Bela | |||||
| Känel, Hansjürg | 0 - 1 | 2495 | GM Kurajica, Bojan | ||||||
| Franzoni, Giancarlo | 2255 | 0 - 1 | 2405 | IM Lobron, Eric | |||||
| GM Hort, Vlastimil | 2575 | 1 - 0 | 2420 | IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | |||||
| GM Stean, Michael Francis | 1 - 0 | 2320 | Bichsel, Walter | ||||||
| 1.-3. Lobron, Hort, Toth 7½; 4. Stean 6½; 5. Wirthensohn 6; 6.-7. Kurajica, Gruenfeld 5; 8. Cuartas Bedoya 4½; 9.-11. Züger, Partos, Franzoni 3; 12. Hammer 2; 13. Bichsel 1½; 14. Känel 1; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 3rd August 1981 | |||||||||
| IM Lobron, Eric | 2405 | 1 - 0 | 2395 | IM Toth, Bela | |||||
| GM Kurajica, Bojan | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | GM Hort, Vlastimil | |||||
| IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | 2420 | 1 - 0 | 2360 | Züger, Beat | |||||
| IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | 2425 | 1 - 0 | Känel, Hansjürg | ||||||
| Bichsel, Walter | 2320 | ½ - ½ | Hammer, Peter | ||||||
| Franzoni, Giancarlo | 2255 | 0 - 1 | 2500 | GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | |||||
| IM Partos, Charles | 2425 | ½ - ½ | GM Stean, Michael Francis | ||||||
| 1. Lobron 8½; 2. Hort 8; 3. Toth 7½; 4.-5. Stean, Wirthensohn 7; 6. Gruenfeld 6; 7.-8. Kurajica, Cuartas Bedoya 5½; 9. Partos 3½; 10.-11. Züger, Franzoni 3; 12. Hammer 2½; 13. Bichsel 2; 14. Känel 1; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 5th August 1981 | |||||||||
| GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 2500 | 0 - 1 | 2405 | IM Lobron, Eric | |||||
| Züger, Beat | 2360 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | GM Kurajica, Bojan | |||||
| Känel, Hansjürg | 0 - 1 | 2320 | Bichsel, Walter | ||||||
| IM Toth, Bela | 2395 | 0 - 1 | 2420 | IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | |||||
| GM Hort, Vlastimil | 2575 | ½ - ½ | 2425 | IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | |||||
| GM Stean, Michael Francis | 1 - 0 | 2255 | Franzoni, Giancarlo | ||||||
| Hammer, Peter | ½ - ½ | 2425 | IM Partos, Charles | ||||||
| 1. Lobron 9½; 2. Hort 8½; 3.-4. Stean, Wirthensohn 8; 5. Toth 7½; 6.-8. Kurajica, Gruenfeld, Cuartas Bedoya 6; 9. Partos 4; 10. Züger 3½; 11.-13. Franzoni, Bichsel, Hammer 3; 14. Känel 1; | |||||||||
| 12th round — 6th August 1981 | |||||||||
| IM Partos, Charles | 2425 | 1 - 0 | Känel, Hansjürg | ||||||
| Bichsel, Walter | 2320 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | GM Hort, Vlastimil | |||||
| IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | 2425 | 0 - 1 | 2360 | Züger, Beat | |||||
| IM Lobron, Eric | 2405 | ½ - ½ | 2420 | IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | |||||
| GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 2500 | 0 - 1 | GM Stean, Michael Francis | ||||||
| GM Kurajica, Bojan | 2495 | 1 - 0 | 2395 | IM Toth, Bela | |||||
| Franzoni, Giancarlo | 2255 | ½ - ½ | Hammer, Peter | ||||||
| 1. Lobron 10; 2. Hort 9½; 3. Stean 9; 4. Wirthensohn 8½; 5. Toth 7½; 6. Kurajica 7; 7.-8. Gruenfeld, Cuartas Bedoya 6; 9. Partos 5; 10. Züger 4½; 11.-12. Franzoni, Hammer 3½; 13. Bichsel 3; 14. Känel 1; | |||||||||
| 13th round — 7th August 1981 | |||||||||
| Hammer, Peter | 0 - 1 | 2500 | GM Gruenfeld, Yehuda | ||||||
| Züger, Beat | 2360 | ½ - ½ | 2320 | Bichsel, Walter | |||||
| Känel, Hansjürg | ½ - ½ | 2255 | Franzoni, Giancarlo | ||||||
| IM Wirthensohn, Heinz | 2420 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | GM Kurajica, Bojan | |||||
| GM Hort, Vlastimil | 2575 | 1 - 0 | 2425 | IM Partos, Charles | |||||
| IM Toth, Bela | 2395 | ½ - ½ | 2425 | IM Cuartas Bedoya, Carlos Enrique | |||||
| GM Stean, Michael Francis | ½ - ½ | 2405 | IM Lobron, Eric | ||||||
| 1.-2. Lobron, Hort 10½; 3. Stean 9½; 4. Wirthensohn 9; 5. Toth 8; 6. Kurajica 7½; 7. Gruenfeld 7; 8. Cuartas Bedoya 6½; 9.-10. Züger, Partos 5; 11. Franzoni 4; 12.-13. Bichsel, Hammer 3½; 14. Känel 1½; | |||||||||
| 14th Biel Chess Festival | |
| Dates: | 24th July - 7th August 1981 |
| City: | Biel (Switzerland) |
| Venue: | Kongresshaus |
| Organizers: | Biel International Chess Festival |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 14 (incl. 4 GMs, 5 IMs) |
| Games played: | 91 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | 1. Sonnerborn-Berger |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=61990 |
| PGN game file: | biel-1981.pgn |
1981: A Hunt for RecordsTwo new records: first, a record number of participants, with 1,181 players, and second, the number of tournaments offered: 20. The year 1981 is dominated by the Karpov–Korchnoi World Championship match, in which the Swiss resident is clearly defeated this time. After 1979, the Kongresshaus once again hosts the Swiss Championships, for the sixth time in Biel’s history. As in 1979, the winner is Heinz Wirthensohn, who finishes fourth in the grandmaster tournament behind the German Eric Lobron, the Czech Vlastimil Hort and the Briton Michael Stean. The rank outsider Eric Lobron, an International Master, only 21 years old and rated just 2395 Elo, steals the show from the clear favourite, Vlastimil Hort. Nevertheless, Vlastimil Hort will remain associated with the Biel Chess Festival for many years. The newly crowned 1980 German Champion, Eric Lobron, prevails thanks to a better tie-break score, Sonneborn-Berger points, and scores his first major success in Seeland. In his best years he will later climb as high as 20th place in the world rankings. Final standings in the grandmaster tournament: 1. Eric Lobron (FRG) 10.5 points, 2. Vlastimil Hort (TCH) 10.5, 3. Michael Stean (ENG) 9.5, 4. Heinz Wirthensohn (SUI) 9, 5. Bela Toth (ITA) 8, 6. Bogdan Kurajica (YUG) 7.5, 7. Yehuda Grünfeld (ISR) 7, 8. Carlos Cuartas (COL) 6.5, 9. Charles Partos (SUI), 10. Beat Züger (SUI) 5, 11. Giancarlo Franzoni (SUI) 4, 12. Walter Bichsel (SUI), 13. Peter Hammer (SUI) 3.5, 14. Hansjürg Känel (SUI) 1.5. Final standings in the master tournament: 1. Nathan Birnboim (ISR) 8.5, 2. Laszlo Karsa (HUN) 8.5, 3. Peter Popovic (YUG) 8. 118 participants. |