17th Biel Chess Festival :: Biel 1984

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts Berger + = -
1.-2. GM Hort, Vlastimil 2635 CSR ● ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8 39.00 6 4 1
1.-2. GM Hübner, Robert 2495 GER ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 39.00 6 4 1
3. IM Kortschnoj, Viktor 2470 SUI 1 ½ ● 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 35.50 5 4 2
4. GM Lobron, Eric 2470 GER 0 ½ 1 ● 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 6½ 34.75 5 3 3
5. IM Ostermeyer, Peter 2405 GER ½ ½ ½ 0 ● ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 32.00 3 7 1
6. FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo 2385 CUB ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 5 29.00 2 6 3
7. GM Cramling, Pia 2595 SWE 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5 23.75 3 4 4
8. IM Züger, Beat 2445 SUI 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ● 1 ½ 1 ½ 5 22.50 3 4 4
9. IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír 2475 CSR ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ● ½ ½ 0 4½ 24.75 2 5 4
10. FM Eslon, Jaan 2360 SWE 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 0 4 20.25 2 4 5
11. IM Rogers, Ian 2455 AUS 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 ● 1 4 19.50 3 2 6
12. FM Gobet, Fernand 2380 SUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ● 2½ 11.00 2 1 8




Round by round results

1st round — 22nd - 26th July 1984
GM Cramling, Pia SWE 2405 1 - 0 2635 SUI IM Kortschnoj, Viktor
FM Eslon, Jaan SWE 2430 ½ - ½ 2570 CSR IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 ½ - ½ 2615 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2520 1 - 0 2460 GER IM Ostermeyer, Peter
IM Züger, Beat SUI 2385 1 - 0 2455 AUS IM Rogers, Ian
FM Gobet, Fernand SUI 2380 0 - 1 CUB FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
1.-4. Lobron, García Gonzáles, Cramling, Züger — 1; 5.-8. Hort, Hübner, Ftáčnik, Eslon — ½; 9.-12. Kortschnoj, Ostermeyer, Rogers, Gobet — 0;



2nd round — 23rd July 1984
IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2570 1 - 0 2405 SWE GM Cramling, Pia
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2615 1 - 0 2520 GER GM Lobron, Eric
IM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 1 - 0 2380 SUI FM Gobet, Fernand
IM Ostermeyer, Peter GER 2460 1 - 0 2430 SWE FM Eslon, Jaan
IM Rogers, Ian AUS 2455 1 - 0 CUB FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
IM Züger, Beat SUI 2385 0 - 1 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1.-3. Hort, Hübner, Ftáčnik — 1½; 4.-10. Kortschnoj, Lobron, Ostermeyer, García Gonzáles, Cramling, Züger, Rogers — 1; 11. Eslon — ½; 12. Gobet — 0;



3rd round — 24th July 1984
GM Cramling, Pia SWE 2405 ½ - ½ 2460 GER IM Ostermeyer, Peter
FM Eslon, Jaan SWE 2430 0 - 1 2615 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB ½ - ½ 2635 SUI IM Kortschnoj, Viktor
FM Gobet, Fernand SUI 2380 1 - 0 2570 CSR IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 1 - 0 2455 AUS IM Rogers, Ian
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2520 1 - 0 2385 SUI IM Züger, Beat
1.-2. Hort, Hübner — 2½; 3. Lobron — 2; 4.-8. Kortschnoj, Ostermeyer, García Gonzáles, Cramling, Ftáčnik — 1½; 9.-11. Züger, Rogers, Gobet — 1; 12. Eslon — ½;



4th round — 25th July 1984
IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2570 1 - 0 CUB FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2615 1 - 0 2405 SWE GM Cramling, Pia
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 ½ - ½ 2520 GER GM Lobron, Eric
IM Ostermeyer, Peter GER 2460 1 - 0 2380 SUI FM Gobet, Fernand
IM Rogers, Ian AUS 2455 0 - 1 2635 SUI IM Kortschnoj, Viktor
IM Züger, Beat SUI 2385 ½ - ½ 2430 SWE FM Eslon, Jaan
1. Hort — 3½; 2. Hübner — 3; 3.-6. Kortschnoj, Lobron, Ostermeyer, Ftáčnik — 2½; 7.-9. García Gonzáles, Cramling, Züger — 1½; 10.-12. Eslon, Rogers, Gobet — 1;



5th round — 27th July 1984
GM Cramling, Pia SWE 2405 ½ - ½ 2385 SUI IM Züger, Beat
FM Eslon, Jaan SWE 2430 0 - 1 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB ½ - ½ 2460 GER IM Ostermeyer, Peter
FM Gobet, Fernand SUI 2380 0 - 1 2615 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
IM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 ½ - ½ 2570 CSR IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2520 0 - 1 2455 AUS IM Rogers, Ian
1. Hort — 4½; 2. Hübner — 4; 3.-5. Kortschnoj, Ostermeyer, Ftáčnik — 3; 6. Lobron — 2½; 7.-10. García Gonzáles, Cramling, Züger, Rogers — 2; 11.-12. Eslon, Gobet — 1;



6th round — 28th July 1984
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2615 ½ - ½ CUB FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 1 - 0 2405 SWE GM Cramling, Pia
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2520 0 - 1 2430 SWE FM Eslon, Jaan
IM Ostermeyer, Peter GER 2460 ½ - ½ 2635 SUI IM Kortschnoj, Viktor
IM Rogers, Ian AUS 2455 ½ - ½ 2570 CSR IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
IM Züger, Beat SUI 2385 ½ - ½ 2380 SUI FM Gobet, Fernand
1.-2. Hort, Hübner — 5; 3.-5. Kortschnoj, Ostermeyer, Ftáčnik — 3½; 6.-9. Lobron, García Gonzáles, Züger, Rogers — 2½; 10.-11. Cramling, Eslon — 2; 12. Gobet — 1½;



7th round — 29th July 1984
GM Cramling, Pia SWE 2405 0 - 1 2520 GER GM Lobron, Eric
FM Eslon, Jaan SWE 2430 1 - 0 2455 AUS IM Rogers, Ian
IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2570 0 - 1 2460 GER IM Ostermeyer, Peter
FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 0 - 1 2385 SUI IM Züger, Beat
FM Gobet, Fernand SUI 2380 0 - 1 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
IM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 1 - 0 2615 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
1. Hübner — 6; 2. Hort — 5; 3.-4. Kortschnoj, Ostermeyer — 4½; 5.-7. Lobron, Züger, Ftáčnik — 3½; 8. Eslon — 3; 9.-10. García Gonzáles, Rogers — 2½; 11. Cramling — 2; 12. Gobet — 1½;



8th round — 30th July 1984
FM Eslon, Jaan SWE 2430 ½ - ½ 2405 SWE GM Cramling, Pia
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2615 ½ - ½ 2570 CSR IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 0 - 1 CUB FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2520 1 - 0 2380 SUI FM Gobet, Fernand
IM Rogers, Ian AUS 2455 ½ - ½ 2460 GER IM Ostermeyer, Peter
IM Züger, Beat SUI 2385 0 - 1 2635 SUI IM Kortschnoj, Viktor
1. Hübner — 6; 2.-3. Hort, Kortschnoj — 5½; 4. Ostermeyer — 5; 5. Lobron — 4½; 6. Ftáčnik — 4; 7.-9. García Gonzáles, Züger, Eslon — 3½; 10. Rogers — 3; 11. Cramling — 2½; 12. Gobet — 1½;



9th round — 31st July 1984
GM Cramling, Pia SWE 2405 1 - 0 2455 AUS IM Rogers, Ian
IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2570 0 - 1 2385 SUI IM Züger, Beat
FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB ½ - ½ 2520 GER GM Lobron, Eric
FM Gobet, Fernand SUI 2380 1 - 0 2430 SWE FM Eslon, Jaan
IM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
IM Ostermeyer, Peter GER 2460 ½ - ½ 2615 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
1. Hübner — 6½; 2.-3. Hort, Kortschnoj — 6; 4. Ostermeyer — 5½; 5. Lobron — 5; 6. Züger — 4½; 7.-8. García Gonzáles, Ftáčnik — 4; 9.-10. Cramling, Eslon — 3½; 11. Rogers — 3; 12. Gobet — 2½;



10th round — 2nd August 1984
GM Cramling, Pia SWE 2405 1 - 0 2380 SUI FM Gobet, Fernand
FM Eslon, Jaan SWE 2430 ½ - ½ CUB FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 1 - 0 2570 CSR IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2520 1 - 0 2635 SUI IM Kortschnoj, Viktor
IM Rogers, Ian AUS 2455 0 - 1 2615 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
IM Züger, Beat SUI 2385 ½ - ½ 2460 GER IM Ostermeyer, Peter
1. Hübner — 7½; 2. Hort — 7; 3.-5. Kortschnoj, Lobron, Ostermeyer — 6; 6. Züger — 5; 7.-8. García Gonzáles, Cramling — 4½; 9.-10. Ftáčnik, Eslon — 4; 11. Rogers — 3; 12. Gobet — 2½;



11th round — 3rd August 1984
IM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2570 ½ - ½ 2520 GER GM Lobron, Eric
FM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB ½ - ½ 2405 SWE GM Cramling, Pia
FM Gobet, Fernand SUI 2380 0 - 1 2455 AUS IM Rogers, Ian
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2615 1 - 0 2385 SUI IM Züger, Beat
IM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2635 1 - 0 2430 SWE FM Eslon, Jaan
IM Ostermeyer, Peter GER 2460 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1.-2. Hort, Hübner — 8; 3. Kortschnoj — 7; 4.-5. Lobron, Ostermeyer — 6½; 6.-8. García Gonzáles, Cramling, Züger — 5; 9. Ftáčnik — 4½; 10.-11. Eslon, Rogers — 4; 12. Gobet — 2½;







Information

17th Biel Chess Festival
Dates: 22nd July - 3rd August 1984
City: Biel (Switzerland)
Venue: Kongresshaus
Organizers: Biel International Chess Festival
Tournament Director: Mr. Hans Suri (SUI)
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 12 (incl. 4 GMs, 5 IMs, 3 FMs)
Games played: 66
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: 1. Sonnerborn-Berger
Time control:
Website: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=58368
PGN game file: biel-1984.pgn





Tournament Review

1984: Pia Cramling Surprises Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi is the tournament’s main attraction. After a five-year absence, caused by his participation in Candidates matches and world championship events, the world championship runner-up returns to Biel. Korchnoi is the clear favourite; his most dangerous rivals are the German Robert Hübner and the Czech Vlastimil Hort, who regularly plays in the Bundesliga.

After two weeks, Robert Hübner and Vlastimil Hort share first place with 8 points and an identical Sonneborn-Berger tie-break score. For the first time in its history, the chess festival’s grandmaster tournament has co-winners.

Viktor Korchnoi finishes only third after slipping on a banana skin named Pia Cramling. A defeat that goes down in chess history. At 21, the Swede is one of the best-known female players in the chess world, one of the few predicted to earn the men’s grandmaster title. In Biel she surprises Viktor Korchnoi, who recovers badly from the blow and, although he has enough chances to save the game for a draw, loses his way.

“One of the finest memories of my career,” Pia Cramling, who will regularly return to the Kongresshaus, will say a few years later. Her success also inspires her brother Dan, who wins the master invitational tournament.

The 1984 edition is the dress rehearsal for another major event, since at the end of 1983 FIDE had entrusted Biel, for the second time, with the organization of an Interzonal tournament in the summer of 1985. Nevertheless, the organizing committee has to consider the long-term prospects for this major event if it does not manage to double the budget of 220,000 francs. The future does not look rosy.

Final standings in the grandmaster tournament: 1. Vlastimil Hort (TCH) and Robert Hübner (FRG) ex aequo 8 points, 3. Viktor Korchnoi (SUI) 7, 4. Eric Lobron (FRG), 5. Peter Ostermeyer (FRG) 6.5, 6. Guillermo Garcia 5, 7. Pia Cramling (SWE) 5, 8. Beat Züger (SUI) 5, 9. Lubomir Ftacnik (TCH) 4.5, 10. Jaan Eslon (SWE) 4, 11. Ian Rogers (AUS) 4, 12. Fernand Gobet (SUI) 2.

Final standings in the master invitational tournament: 1. Dan Cramling (SWE) 7.5 points, 2. Jan Ambroz (TCH) 7.5, 3. Stefano Tatai 6.5 points. 12 participants.

Final standings in the Master Open: 1. Carlos Garcia-Palermo (ARG) 9 points, 2. Emil Dizdarevic (YUG) 8.5, 3. Tomislav Paunovic (YUG) 8. 110 participants.