19th Biel Chess Festival :: Biel 1986

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts Berger + = -
1. GM Polugaevsky, Lev 2575 URS ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 7 35.50 4 6 1
2. GM Lobron, Eric 2515 GER ½ ● ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 34.50 4 6 1
3. GM Cebalo, Mišo 2475 YUG ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 6½ 33.75 3 7 1
4. GM Hort, Vlastimil 2545 GER ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 6½ 32.50 3 7 1
5. IM Greenfeld, Alon 2510 ISR 0 1 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 32.50 2 8 1
6. GM Miles, Anthony John 2570 ENG ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 31.50 2 8 1
7. GM Nunn, John Denis Martin 2590 ENG 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 29.00 2 8 1
8. GM Hübner, Robert 2620 GER ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 0 ½ 1 5½ 28.50 1 9 1
9. GM Rogers, Ian 2515 AUS ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 ½ 1 5½ 27.00 2 7 2
10. GM Kortschnoj, Viktor 2650 SUI 1 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ● 0 1 5 26.50 4 2 5
11. IM Klinger, Josef 2430 AUT 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ● 1 3½ 15.00 2 3 6
12. IM Hug, Werner 2455 SUI 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ● 1½ 9.25 0 3 8




Round by round results

1st round — 20th July 1986
GM Cebalo, Mišo YUG 2475 ½ - ½ 2455 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2650 0 - 1 2430 AUT IM Klinger, Josef
GM Miles, Anthony John ENG 2570 ½ - ½ 2545 GER GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Nunn, John Denis Martin ENG 2590 ½ - ½ 2515 GER GM Lobron, Eric
GM Polugaevsky, Lev URS 2575 1 - 0 2510 ISR IM Greenfeld, Alon
GM Rogers, Ian AUS 2515 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1.-2. Polugaevsky, Klinger — 1; 3.-10. Lobron, Cebalo, Hort, Miles, Nunn, Hübner, Rogers, Hug — ½; 11.-12. Greenfeld, Kortschnoj — 0;



2nd round — 21st July 1986
IM Greenfeld, Alon ISR 2510 ½ - ½ 2475 YUG GM Cebalo, Mišo
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 ½ - ½ 2545 GER GM Hort, Vlastimil
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2455 0 - 1 2650 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
IM Klinger, Josef AUT 2430 0 - 1 2590 ENG GM Nunn, John Denis Martin
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2515 1 - 0 2570 ENG GM Miles, Anthony John
GM Rogers, Ian AUS 2515 ½ - ½ 2575 URS GM Polugaevsky, Lev
1.-3. Polugaevsky, Lobron, Nunn — 1½; 4.-9. Cebalo, Hort, Hübner, Rogers, Kortschnoj, Klinger — 1; 10.-12. Greenfeld, Miles, Hug — ½;



3rd round — 22nd July 1986
GM Cebalo, Mišo YUG 2475 1 - 0 2515 AUS GM Rogers, Ian
GM Hort, Vlastimil GER 2545 ½ - ½ 2515 GER GM Lobron, Eric
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2650 0 - 1 2510 ISR IM Greenfeld, Alon
GM Miles, Anthony John ENG 2570 1 - 0 2430 AUT IM Klinger, Josef
GM Nunn, John Denis Martin ENG 2590 1 - 0 2455 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Polugaevsky, Lev URS 2575 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1. Nunn — 2½; 2.-4. Polugaevsky, Lobron, Cebalo — 2; 5.-8. Hort, Greenfeld, Miles, Hübner — 1½; 9.-11. Rogers, Kortschnoj, Klinger — 1; 12. Hug — ½;



4th round — 23rd July 1986
IM Greenfeld, Alon ISR 2510 ½ - ½ 2590 ENG GM Nunn, John Denis Martin
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 ½ - ½ 2515 GER GM Lobron, Eric
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2455 ½ - ½ 2570 ENG GM Miles, Anthony John
IM Klinger, Josef AUT 2430 0 - 1 2545 GER GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Polugaevsky, Lev URS 2575 ½ - ½ 2475 YUG GM Cebalo, Mišo
GM Rogers, Ian AUS 2515 1 - 0 2650 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
1. Nunn — 3; 2.-5. Polugaevsky, Lobron, Cebalo, Hort — 2½; 6.-9. Greenfeld, Miles, Hübner, Rogers — 2; 10.-12. Kortschnoj, Klinger, Hug — 1;



5th round — 25th July 1986
GM Cebalo, Mišo YUG 2475 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
GM Hort, Vlastimil GER 2545 1 - 0 2455 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2650 1 - 0 2575 URS GM Polugaevsky, Lev
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2515 1 - 0 2430 AUT IM Klinger, Josef
GM Miles, Anthony John ENG 2570 ½ - ½ 2510 ISR IM Greenfeld, Alon
GM Nunn, John Denis Martin ENG 2590 ½ - ½ 2515 AUS GM Rogers, Ian
1.-3. Lobron, Hort, Nunn — 3½; 4. Cebalo — 3; 5.-9. Polugaevsky, Greenfeld, Miles, Hübner, Rogers — 2½; 10. Kortschnoj — 2; 11.-12. Klinger, Hug — 1;



6th round — 26th July 1986
GM Cebalo, Mišo YUG 2475 1 - 0 2650 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
IM Greenfeld, Alon ISR 2510 ½ - ½ 2545 GER GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 ½ - ½ 2430 AUT IM Klinger, Josef
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2455 0 - 1 2515 GER GM Lobron, Eric
GM Polugaevsky, Lev URS 2575 1 - 0 2590 ENG GM Nunn, John Denis Martin
GM Rogers, Ian AUS 2515 ½ - ½ 2570 ENG GM Miles, Anthony John
1. Lobron — 4½; 2.-3. Cebalo, Hort — 4; 4.-5. Polugaevsky, Nunn — 3½; 6.-9. Greenfeld, Miles, Hübner, Rogers — 3; 10. Kortschnoj — 2; 11. Klinger — 1½; 12. Hug — 1;



7th round — 27th July 1986
GM Hort, Vlastimil GER 2545 1 - 0 2515 AUS GM Rogers, Ian
IM Klinger, Josef AUT 2430 1 - 0 2455 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2650 1 - 0 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2515 0 - 1 2510 ISR IM Greenfeld, Alon
GM Miles, Anthony John ENG 2570 ½ - ½ 2575 URS GM Polugaevsky, Lev
GM Nunn, John Denis Martin ENG 2590 ½ - ½ 2475 YUG GM Cebalo, Mišo
1. Hort — 5; 2.-3. Lobron, Cebalo — 4½; 4.-6. Polugaevsky, Greenfeld, Nunn — 4; 7. Miles — 3½; 8.-10. Hübner, Rogers, Kortschnoj — 3; 11. Klinger — 2½; 12. Hug — 1;



8th round — 28th July 1986
GM Cebalo, Mišo YUG 2475 0 - 1 2570 ENG GM Miles, Anthony John
IM Greenfeld, Alon ISR 2510 ½ - ½ 2430 AUT IM Klinger, Josef
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 1 - 0 2455 SUI IM Hug, Werner
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2650 ½ - ½ 2590 ENG GM Nunn, John Denis Martin
GM Polugaevsky, Lev URS 2575 ½ - ½ 2545 GER GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Rogers, Ian AUS 2515 ½ - ½ 2515 GER GM Lobron, Eric
1. Hort — 5½; 2. Lobron — 5; 3.-7. Polugaevsky, Cebalo, Greenfeld, Miles, Nunn — 4½; 8. Hübner — 4; 9.-10. Rogers, Kortschnoj — 3½; 11. Klinger — 3; 12. Hug — 1;



9th round — 30th July 1986
GM Hort, Vlastimil GER 2545 ½ - ½ 2475 YUG GM Cebalo, Mišo
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2455 ½ - ½ 2510 ISR IM Greenfeld, Alon
IM Klinger, Josef AUT 2430 ½ - ½ 2515 AUS GM Rogers, Ian
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2515 ½ - ½ 2575 URS GM Polugaevsky, Lev
GM Miles, Anthony John ENG 2570 ½ - ½ 2650 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Nunn, John Denis Martin ENG 2590 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1. Hort — 6; 2. Lobron — 5½; 3.-7. Polugaevsky, Cebalo, Greenfeld, Miles, Nunn — 5; 8. Hübner — 4½; 9.-10. Rogers, Kortschnoj — 4; 11. Klinger — 3½; 12. Hug — 1½;



10th round — 31st July 1986
GM Cebalo, Mišo YUG 2475 ½ - ½ 2515 GER GM Lobron, Eric
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 ½ - ½ 2510 ISR IM Greenfeld, Alon
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2650 1 - 0 2545 GER GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Nunn, John Denis Martin ENG 2590 ½ - ½ 2570 ENG GM Miles, Anthony John
GM Polugaevsky, Lev URS 2575 1 - 0 2430 AUT IM Klinger, Josef
GM Rogers, Ian AUS 2515 1 - 0 2455 SUI IM Hug, Werner
1.-3. Polugaevsky, Lobron, Hort — 6; 4.-7. Cebalo, Greenfeld, Miles, Nunn — 5½; 8.-10. Hübner, Rogers, Kortschnoj — 5; 11. Klinger — 3½; 12. Hug — 1½;



11th round — 1st August 1986
IM Greenfeld, Alon ISR 2510 ½ - ½ 2515 AUS GM Rogers, Ian
GM Hort, Vlastimil GER 2545 ½ - ½ 2590 ENG GM Nunn, John Denis Martin
IM Hug, Werner SUI 2455 0 - 1 2575 URS GM Polugaevsky, Lev
IM Klinger, Josef AUT 2430 0 - 1 2475 YUG GM Cebalo, Mišo
GM Lobron, Eric GER 2515 1 - 0 2650 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Miles, Anthony John ENG 2570 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1.-2. Polugaevsky, Lobron — 7; 3.-4. Cebalo, Hort — 6½; 5.-7. Greenfeld, Miles, Nunn — 6; 8.-9. Hübner, Rogers — 5½; 10. Kortschnoj — 5; 11. Klinger — 3½; 12. Hug — 1½;







Information

19th Biel Chess Festival
Dates: 20th July - 1st August 1986
City: Biel (Switzerland)
Venue: Kongresshaus
Organizers: Biel International Chess Festival
Tournament Director: Mr. Hans Suri (SUI)
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 12 (incl. 9 GMs, 3 IMs)
Games played: 66
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: 1. Sonnerborn-Berger
Time control: 40/2h + 20/1h
Website: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=90319
PGN game file: biel-1986.pgn





Tournament Review

1986: A New Dimension

The spectators and organizers speak of a transitional year between the 1985 Interzonal tournament and the 1987 tournament, the 20th anniversary. But they even expand the tournament programme further, with a grandmaster tournament that reaches Category 12 for the first time, as well as another closed tournament and a women’s tournament, won by the Georgian Nana Alexandria. Not to be forgotten are the additional open events, which extend over several days or even the entire duration of the festival.

All this, however, is possible only because of a change of sponsor, with UBS giving way after five years to Credit Suisse. Dr William Wirth, one of the general directors of the major bank headquartered in Zurich, is strongly committed to supporting chess. Other organizers also benefit from the bank’s involvement in chess, among them the Swiss Chess Federation. The support will continue until 1997.

There are three new developments to mention: first, the results can be viewed via videotext; second, a chess computer, “Mephisto Amsterdam”, takes part in an open tournament for the first time; and third, the former world championship candidate Lev Polugaevsky from the Soviet Union is invited to the grandmaster tournament.

After first becoming acquainted with the Seeland air at the 1985 Interzonal tournament, Lev Polugaevsky, rated 2575 Elo, celebrates a fine success with a strong performance. In the past, several of his rivals here, Korchnoi, Lobron, Hort, Miles, Nunn and Hübner, had also made successful debuts. It should also be noted that Vlastimil Hort represents Germany for the first time, one year after emigrating from Czechoslovakia.

After 11 rounds, Polugaevsky shares the lead with Eric Lobron, but has the better tie-break score. The two big favourites for tournament victory, Viktor Korchnoi, rated 2650 Elo, and Robert Hübner, rated 2620, are surprisingly found in the lower half of the table. The Swiss player nevertheless has one small success: he is the only one to beat Polugaevsky, thereby winning a prestige duel against a former colleague from the Soviet Union. His first duel against a player from his former homeland, after he had left the communist regime in 1976, had come in 1982 at the Chess Olympiad in Lucerne against none other than the future World Champion Garry Kasparov, when he was playing on first board for Switzerland. On that occasion there was even the otherwise customary handshake before the start of the game, something Soviet players usually avoided with “defectors”. Kasparov later gave a detailed account of this episode in his first book, Child of Change.

Final standings in the grandmaster tournament (Category 12): 1. Lev Polugaevsky (URS) 7 points, 2. Eric Lobron (FRG) 7, 3. Miso Cebalo (YUG) 6.5, 4. Vlastimil Hort (FRG) 6.5, 5. Alon Greenfeld (ISR) 6, 6. Anthony Miles (ENG) 6, 7. John Nunn (ENG) 6, 8. Robert Hübner (FRG) 5.5, 9. Ian Rogers (AUS) 5.5, 10. Viktor Korchnoi (SUI) 5, 11. Josef Klinger (AUT) 3.5, 12. Werner Hug (SUI) 1.5.

Final standings in the closed master tournament: 1. Stefan Kindermann (FRG) 7.5 points, 2. Yehuda Grünfeld (ISR) 7, 3. Aldo Haïk (FRA) 7. 12 participants.

Final standings in the open master tournament: 1. Daniel Campora (ARG) 9.5 points, 2. Patrick Wolff (USA) 8.5, 3. Joerg Hickl (FRG) 8. 153 participants.