3rd International Chess Tournament :: Golden Sands 1964

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 pts + = -
1. GM Vasiukov, Evgeny URS ● ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 9 6 6 1
2. IM Hort, Vlastimil CSR ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 8½ 4 9 0
3.-4. GM Bílek, István HUN ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 8 4 8 1
3.-4. GM Geller, Efim URS ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 8 4 8 1
5. Spiridonov, Nikola BUL 1 ½ 0 ½ ● 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 7 4 6 3
6.-8. Milev, Zdravko BUL 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ● 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 3 7 3
6.-8. Radulov, Ivan BUL 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ● 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 4 5 4
6.-8. Bárczay, László HUN ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ● 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ 4 5 4
9.-10. IM Minev, Nikolai BUL 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ● ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 2 8 3
9.-10. IM Soós, Bela ROM 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 6 3 6 4
11.-12. IM Fuchs, Reinhart GDR ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 5½ 0 11 2
11.-12. Prakhov, Valentin BUL 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 5½ 1 9 3
13. Bradvarević, Aleksandar YUG 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 4½ 1 7 5
14. Stefanov, Iosif BUL ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ● 3½ 0 7 6




Round by round results

1st round
Spiridonov, Nikola BUL 1 - 0 BUL Milev, Zdravko
GM Bílek, István HUN ½ - ½ HUN Bárczay, László
GM Geller, Efim URS ½ - ½ CSR IM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Vasiukov, Evgeny URS 1 - 0 BUL IM Minev, Nikolai
Radulov, Ivan BUL 1 - 0 YUG Bradvarević, Aleksandar
IM Fuchs, Reinhart GDR ½ - ½ ROM IM Soós, Bela
Prakhov, Valentin BUL ½ - ½ BUL Stefanov, Iosif
1.-3. Vasiukov, Spiridonov, Radulov — 1; 4.-11. Hort, Bílek, Geller, Bárczay, Soós, Fuchs, Prakhov, Stefanov — ½; 12.-14. Milev, Minev, Bradvarević — 0;



2nd round
Milev, Zdravko BUL ½ - ½ BUL Stefanov, Iosif
IM Soós, Bela ROM ½ - ½ BUL Prakhov, Valentin
Bradvarević, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ GDR IM Fuchs, Reinhart
IM Minev, Nikolai BUL 1 - 0 BUL Radulov, Ivan
IM Hort, Vlastimil CSR ½ - ½ URS GM Vasiukov, Evgeny
Bárczay, László HUN 0 - 1 URS GM Geller, Efim
Spiridonov, Nikola BUL 0 - 1 HUN GM Bílek, István
1.-3. Vasiukov, Bílek, Geller — 1½; 4.-11. Hort, Spiridonov, Radulov, Minev, Soós, Fuchs, Prakhov, Stefanov — 1; 12.-14. Milev, Bárczay, Bradvarević — ½;



3rd round
GM Bílek, István HUN ½ - ½ BUL Milev, Zdravko
GM Geller, Efim URS ½ - ½ BUL Spiridonov, Nikola
GM Vasiukov, Evgeny URS ½ - ½ HUN Bárczay, László
Radulov, Ivan BUL 0 - 1 CSR IM Hort, Vlastimil
IM Fuchs, Reinhart GDR ½ - ½ BUL IM Minev, Nikolai
Prakhov, Valentin BUL ½ - ½ YUG Bradvarević, Aleksandar
Stefanov, Iosif BUL 0 - 1 ROM IM Soós, Bela
1.-5. Vasiukov, Hort, Bílek, Geller, Soós — 2; 6.-9. Spiridonov, Minev, Fuchs, Prakhov — 1½; 10.-14. Milev, Radulov, Bárczay, Bradvarević, Stefanov — 1;



4th round
Milev, Zdravko BUL 1 - 0 ROM IM Soós, Bela
Bradvarević, Aleksandar YUG 1 - 0 BUL Stefanov, Iosif
IM Minev, Nikolai BUL ½ - ½ BUL Prakhov, Valentin
IM Hort, Vlastimil CSR ½ - ½ GDR IM Fuchs, Reinhart
Bárczay, László HUN 0 - 1 BUL Radulov, Ivan
Spiridonov, Nikola BUL 1 - 0 URS GM Vasiukov, Evgeny
GM Bílek, István HUN ½ - ½ URS GM Geller, Efim
1.-4. Hort, Bílek, Geller, Spiridonov — 2½; 5.-12. Vasiukov, Milev, Radulov, Minev, Soós, Fuchs, Prakhov, Bradvarević — 2; 13.-14. Bárczay, Stefanov — 1;



5th round
GM Geller, Efim URS ½ - ½ BUL Milev, Zdravko
GM Vasiukov, Evgeny URS ½ - ½ HUN GM Bílek, István
Radulov, Ivan BUL ½ - ½ BUL Spiridonov, Nikola
IM Fuchs, Reinhart GDR ½ - ½ HUN Bárczay, László
Prakhov, Valentin BUL ½ - ½ CSR IM Hort, Vlastimil
Stefanov, Iosif BUL ½ - ½ BUL IM Minev, Nikolai
IM Soós, Bela ROM ½ - ½ YUG Bradvarević, Aleksandar
1.-4. Hort, Bílek, Geller, Spiridonov — 3; 5.-12. Vasiukov, Milev, Radulov, Minev, Soós, Fuchs, Prakhov, Bradvarević — 2½; 13.-14. Bárczay, Stefanov — 1½;



6th round
Milev, Zdravko BUL 1 - 0 YUG Bradvarević, Aleksandar
IM Minev, Nikolai BUL ½ - ½ ROM IM Soós, Bela
IM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 1 - 0 BUL Stefanov, Iosif
Bárczay, László HUN 1 - 0 BUL Prakhov, Valentin
Spiridonov, Nikola BUL ½ - ½ GDR IM Fuchs, Reinhart
GM Bílek, István HUN 1 - 0 BUL Radulov, Ivan
GM Geller, Efim URS ½ - ½ URS GM Vasiukov, Evgeny
1.-2. Hort, Bílek — 4; 3.-5. Geller, Spiridonov, Milev — 3½; 6.-9. Vasiukov, Minev, Soós, Fuchs — 3; 10.-13. Radulov, Bárczay, Prakhov, Bradvarević — 2½; 14. Stefanov — 1½;



7th round
GM Vasiukov, Evgeny URS 1 - 0 BUL Milev, Zdravko
Radulov, Ivan BUL ½ - ½ URS GM Geller, Efim
IM Fuchs, Reinhart GDR 0 - 1 HUN GM Bílek, István
Prakhov, Valentin BUL 1 - 0 BUL Spiridonov, Nikola
Stefanov, Iosif BUL 0 - 1 HUN Bárczay, László
IM Soós, Bela ROM 0 - 1 CSR IM Hort, Vlastimil
Bradvarević, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ BUL IM Minev, Nikolai
1.-2. Hort, Bílek — 5; 3.-4. Vasiukov, Geller — 4; 5.-9. Spiridonov, Milev, Bárczay, Minev, Prakhov — 3½; 10.-13. Radulov, Soós, Fuchs, Bradvarević — 3; 14. Stefanov — 1½;



8th round
Milev, Zdravko BUL ½ - ½ BUL IM Minev, Nikolai
IM Hort, Vlastimil CSR ½ - ½ YUG Bradvarević, Aleksandar
Bárczay, László HUN ½ - ½ ROM IM Soós, Bela
Spiridonov, Nikola BUL ½ - ½ BUL Stefanov, Iosif
GM Bílek, István HUN 1 - 0 BUL Prakhov, Valentin
GM Geller, Efim URS 1 - 0 GDR IM Fuchs, Reinhart
GM Vasiukov, Evgeny URS 1 - 0 BUL Radulov, Ivan
1. Bílek — 6; 2. Hort — 5½; 3.-4. Vasiukov, Geller — 5; 5.-8. Spiridonov, Milev, Bárczay, Minev — 4; 9.-11. Soós, Prakhov, Bradvarević — 3½; 12.-13. Radulov, Fuchs — 3; 14. Stefanov — 2;



9th round
Radulov, Ivan BUL 1 - 0 BUL Milev, Zdravko
IM Fuchs, Reinhart GDR ½ - ½ URS GM Vasiukov, Evgeny
Prakhov, Valentin BUL ½ - ½ URS GM Geller, Efim
Stefanov, Iosif BUL ½ - ½ HUN GM Bílek, István
IM Soós, Bela ROM 0 - 1 BUL Spiridonov, Nikola
Bradvarević, Aleksandar YUG 0 - 1 HUN Bárczay, László
IM Minev, Nikolai BUL 0 - 1 CSR IM Hort, Vlastimil
1.-2. Hort, Bílek — 6½; 3.-4. Vasiukov, Geller — 5½; 5.-6. Spiridonov, Bárczay — 5; 7.-10. Milev, Radulov, Minev, Prakhov — 4; 11.-13. Soós, Fuchs, Bradvarević — 3½; 14. Stefanov — 2½;



10th round
Milev, Zdravko BUL ½ - ½ CSR IM Hort, Vlastimil
Bárczay, László HUN 1 - 0 BUL IM Minev, Nikolai
Spiridonov, Nikola BUL ½ - ½ YUG Bradvarević, Aleksandar
GM Bílek, István HUN 0 - 1 ROM IM Soós, Bela
GM Geller, Efim URS 1 - 0 BUL Stefanov, Iosif
GM Vasiukov, Evgeny URS 1 - 0 BUL Prakhov, Valentin
Radulov, Ivan BUL ½ - ½ GDR IM Fuchs, Reinhart
1. Hort — 7; 2.-4. Vasiukov, Bílek, Geller — 6½; 5. Bárczay — 6; 6. Spiridonov — 5½; 7.-9. Milev, Radulov, Soós — 4½; 10.-13. Minev, Fuchs, Prakhov, Bradvarević — 4; 14. Stefanov — 2½;



11th round
IM Fuchs, Reinhart GDR ½ - ½ BUL Milev, Zdravko
Prakhov, Valentin BUL ½ - ½ BUL Radulov, Ivan
Stefanov, Iosif BUL ½ - ½ URS GM Vasiukov, Evgeny
IM Soós, Bela ROM 1 - 0 URS GM Geller, Efim
Bradvarević, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ HUN GM Bílek, István
IM Minev, Nikolai BUL 1 - 0 BUL Spiridonov, Nikola
IM Hort, Vlastimil CSR ½ - ½ HUN Bárczay, László
1. Hort — 7½; 2.-3. Vasiukov, Bílek — 7; 4.-5. Geller, Bárczay — 6½; 6.-7. Spiridonov, Soós — 5½; 8.-10. Milev, Radulov, Minev — 5; 11.-13. Fuchs, Prakhov, Bradvarević — 4½; 14. Stefanov — 3;



12th round
Milev, Zdravko BUL 1 - 0 HUN Bárczay, László
Spiridonov, Nikola BUL ½ - ½ CSR IM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Bílek, István HUN ½ - ½ BUL IM Minev, Nikolai
GM Geller, Efim URS 1 - 0 YUG Bradvarević, Aleksandar
GM Vasiukov, Evgeny URS 1 - 0 ROM IM Soós, Bela
Radulov, Ivan BUL 1 - 0 BUL Stefanov, Iosif
IM Fuchs, Reinhart GDR ½ - ½ BUL Prakhov, Valentin
1.-2. Vasiukov, Hort — 8; 3.-4. Bílek, Geller — 7½; 5. Bárczay — 6½; 6.-8. Spiridonov, Milev, Radulov — 6; 9.-10. Minev, Soós — 5½; 11.-12. Fuchs, Prakhov — 5; 13. Bradvarević — 4½; 14. Stefanov — 3;



13th round
Prakhov, Valentin BUL ½ - ½ BUL Milev, Zdravko
Stefanov, Iosif BUL ½ - ½ GDR IM Fuchs, Reinhart
IM Soós, Bela ROM ½ - ½ BUL Radulov, Ivan
Bradvarević, Aleksandar YUG 0 - 1 URS GM Vasiukov, Evgeny
IM Minev, Nikolai BUL ½ - ½ URS GM Geller, Efim
IM Hort, Vlastimil CSR ½ - ½ HUN GM Bílek, István
Bárczay, László HUN 0 - 1 BUL Spiridonov, Nikola
1. Vasiukov — 9; 2. Hort — 8½; 3.-4. Bílek, Geller — 8; 5. Spiridonov — 7; 6.-8. Milev, Radulov, Bárczay — 6½; 9.-10. Minev, Soós — 6; 11.-12. Fuchs, Prakhov — 5½; 13. Bradvarević — 4½; 14. Stefanov — 3½;







Information

3rd International Chess Tournament
Dates: 6th - 22nd September 1964
City: Golden Sands (Bulgaria)
Venue:
Organizers: Bulgarian Chess Federation
Tournament Director: Mr. Zakhary Stanchev (BUL)
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 14 (incl. 3 GMs, 4 IMs)
Games played: 91
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: varna-1964.pgn





Tournament Review

The International Tournament in Varna

In terms of composition, the international tournament in Varna was the strongest event of this kind organized in Bulgaria up to that time. The field included several grandmasters and strong international masters, and the battle was sufficiently even and serious that the foreign players could not take anything for granted.

The first four places were occupied by the grandmasters and by Vlastimil Hort. These players performed most consistently and remained at the head of the standings throughout the tournament, with only the identity of the leader changing from round to round.

Among the Bulgarian players, Nikola Spiridonov and Zdravko Milev performed best. Spiridonov played with great ambition and fighting spirit and fully deserved to finish immediately behind the leading grandmasters and Hort. Milev could perhaps have done even better had he shown a little more fighting spirit, but he nevertheless produced several fine games.

Ivan Radulov scored as many points as Milev, although certain weaknesses were visible in his play. He often drifted into difficult positions from which his tactical skill enabled him to escape, and sometimes even to win. When there were no tactical resources, however, he could be helpless against sustained positional pressure, as in his games with Vasiukov and Hort.

Seven and a half points were required for an international-master norm, but none of the Bulgarian national masters managed to reach it.

Besides the main prizes, a number of special prizes were awarded. Vasiukov received the prize for the greatest number of wins, with six victories, and also for one of the best games of the tournament. Other prizes recognized the best finish over the last five rounds and the best results by foreign players against the Bulgarians and by Bulgarian players against the foreign contingent.

The satisfaction of the participants with the playing and recreational conditions suggested that, with a little more effort, the Varna tournament could become a permanent annual event attracting enough grandmasters to make grandmaster norms possible as well.

Mikhail Balchikliev