7th Paul Keres memorial :: Tallinn 1981

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 pts + = -
1. GM Tal, Mikhail 2555 URS ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 10 5 10 0
2.-3. GM Bronstein, David 2490 URS ½ ● ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 9½ 5 9 1
2.-3. GM Gipslis, Aivars 2470 URS ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 9½ 4 11 0
4.-5. GM Bagirov, Vladimir 2505 URS ½ ½ ½ ● 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 8½ 4 9 2
4.-5. GM Gufeld, Eduard 2515 URS ½ 0 ½ 1 ● 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 8½ 4 9 2
6. GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír 2520 CSR 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ● ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 8 3 10 2
7.-9. IM Pétursson, Margeir 2445 ISL ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 7½ 3 9 3
7.-9. IM Nei, Iivo 2495 URS ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ● 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7½ 3 9 3
7.-9. IM Kärner, Hillar 2410 URS ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ● 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 7½ 6 3 6
10.-12. GM Barczay, László 2415 HUN ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ● 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 7 2 10 3
10.-12. IM Đurić, Stefan 2435 YUG ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ● ½ 0 0 ½ 1 7 4 6 5
10.-12. Veingold, Aleksander 2445 URS 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ● 1 ½ ½ ½ 7 2 10 3
13. GM Vogt, Lothar 2455 GDR 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 ● ½ ½ ½ 6½ 3 7 5
14. IM Hazai, László 2450 HUN ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 6 2 8 5
15. Uusi, Gunnar 2370 URS 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 5½ 1 9 5
16. Vooremaa, Andres 2415 URS 0 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ● 4½ 2 5 8




Round by round results

1st round — 6th March 1981
GM Bagirov, Vladimir URS 2505 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
IM Đurić, Stefan YUG 2435 ½ - ½ 2370 URS Uusi, Gunnar
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2520 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Bronstein, David
GM Gipslis, Aivars URS 2470 1 - 0 2450 HUN IM Hazai, László
GM Gufeld, Eduard URS 2515 1 - 0 2445 URS Veingold, Aleksander
IM Kärner, Hillar URS 2410 1 - 0 2415 URS Vooremaa, Andres
IM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2445 1 - 0 2495 URS IM Nei, Iivo
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2455 1 - 0 2415 HUN GM Barczay, László
1.-5. Gipslis, Gufeld, Pétursson, Kärner, Vogt — 1; 6.-11. Tal, Bronstein, Bagirov, Ftáčnik, Đurić, Uusi — ½; 12.-16. Nei, Barczay, Veingold, Hazai, Vooremaa — 0;



2nd round — 7th March 1981
GM Barczay, László HUN 2415 ½ - ½ 2445 URS Veingold, Aleksander
GM Bronstein, David URS 2490 ½ - ½ 2505 URS GM Bagirov, Vladimir
IM Hazai, László HUN 2450 0 - 1 2520 CSR GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
IM Nei, Iivo URS 2495 ½ - ½ 2515 URS GM Gufeld, Eduard
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2435 YUG IM Đurić, Stefan
Uusi, Gunnar URS 2370 0 - 1 2410 URS IM Kärner, Hillar
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2455 ½ - ½ 2470 URS GM Gipslis, Aivars
Vooremaa, Andres URS 2415 ½ - ½ 2445 ISL IM Pétursson, Margeir
1. Kärner — 2; 2.-6. Gipslis, Gufeld, Ftáčnik, Pétursson, Vogt — 1½; 7.-10. Tal, Bronstein, Bagirov, Đurić — 1; 11.-15. Nei, Barczay, Veingold, Uusi, Vooremaa — ½; 16. Hazai — 0;



3rd round — 8th March 1981
GM Bagirov, Vladimir URS 2505 ½ - ½ 2450 HUN IM Hazai, László
IM Đurić, Stefan YUG 2435 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Bronstein, David
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2520 ½ - ½ 2455 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Gipslis, Aivars URS 2470 1 - 0 2415 HUN GM Barczay, László
GM Gufeld, Eduard URS 2515 1 - 0 2415 URS Vooremaa, Andres
IM Kärner, Hillar URS 2410 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
IM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2445 ½ - ½ 2370 URS Uusi, Gunnar
Veingold, Aleksander URS 2445 ½ - ½ 2495 URS IM Nei, Iivo
1.-3. Gipslis, Gufeld, Kärner — 2½; 4.-6. Ftáčnik, Pétursson, Vogt — 2; 7.-10. Tal, Bronstein, Bagirov, Đurić — 1½; 11.-13. Nei, Veingold, Uusi — 1; 14.-16. Barczay, Hazai, Vooremaa — ½;



4th round — 10th March 1981
GM Barczay, László HUN 2415 ½ - ½ 2495 URS IM Nei, Iivo
GM Bronstein, David URS 2490 1 - 0 2410 URS IM Kärner, Hillar
GM Gipslis, Aivars URS 2470 ½ - ½ 2520 CSR GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
IM Hazai, László HUN 2450 1 - 0 2435 YUG IM Đurić, Stefan
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2445 ISL IM Pétursson, Margeir
Uusi, Gunnar URS 2370 ½ - ½ 2515 URS GM Gufeld, Eduard
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2455 ½ - ½ 2505 URS GM Bagirov, Vladimir
Vooremaa, Andres URS 2415 ½ - ½ 2445 URS Veingold, Aleksander
1.-2. Gipslis, Gufeld — 3; 3.-7. Bronstein, Ftáčnik, Pétursson, Kärner, Vogt — 2½; 8.-9. Tal, Bagirov — 2; 10.-14. Nei, Đurić, Veingold, Hazai, Uusi — 1½; 15.-16. Barczay, Vooremaa — 1;



5th round — 11th March 1981
GM Bagirov, Vladimir URS 2505 ½ - ½ 2470 URS GM Gipslis, Aivars
IM Đurić, Stefan YUG 2435 0 - 1 2455 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2520 ½ - ½ 2415 HUN GM Barczay, László
GM Gufeld, Eduard URS 2515 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
IM Kärner, Hillar URS 2410 0 - 1 2450 HUN IM Hazai, László
IM Nei, Iivo URS 2495 1 - 0 2415 URS Vooremaa, Andres
IM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2445 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Bronstein, David
Veingold, Aleksander URS 2445 ½ - ½ 2370 URS Uusi, Gunnar
1.-3. Gipslis, Gufeld, Vogt — 3½; 4.-6. Bronstein, Ftáčnik, Pétursson — 3; 7.-11. Tal, Bagirov, Nei, Kärner, Hazai — 2½; 12.-13. Veingold, Uusi — 2; 14.-15. Barczay, Đurić — 1½; 16. Vooremaa — 1;



6th round — 13th March 1981
GM Barczay, László HUN 2415 ½ - ½ 2415 URS Vooremaa, Andres
GM Bronstein, David URS 2490 1 - 0 2515 URS GM Gufeld, Eduard
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2520 ½ - ½ 2505 URS GM Bagirov, Vladimir
GM Gipslis, Aivars URS 2470 1 - 0 2435 YUG IM Đurić, Stefan
IM Hazai, László HUN 2450 0 - 1 2445 ISL IM Pétursson, Margeir
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2555 1 - 0 2445 URS Veingold, Aleksander
Uusi, Gunnar URS 2370 0 - 1 2495 URS IM Nei, Iivo
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2455 0 - 1 2410 URS IM Kärner, Hillar
1. Gipslis — 4½; 2.-3. Bronstein, Pétursson — 4; 4.-9. Tal, Gufeld, Ftáčnik, Nei, Kärner, Vogt — 3½; 10. Bagirov — 3; 11. Hazai — 2½; 12.-14. Barczay, Veingold, Uusi — 2; 15.-16. Đurić, Vooremaa — 1½;



7th round — 14th March 1981
GM Bagirov, Vladimir URS 2505 ½ - ½ 2415 HUN GM Barczay, László
IM Đurić, Stefan YUG 2435 ½ - ½ 2520 CSR GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
GM Gufeld, Eduard URS 2515 1 - 0 2450 HUN IM Hazai, László
IM Kärner, Hillar URS 2410 ½ - ½ 2470 URS GM Gipslis, Aivars
IM Nei, Iivo URS 2495 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
IM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2445 0 - 1 2455 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
Veingold, Aleksander URS 2445 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Bronstein, David
Vooremaa, Andres URS 2415 0 - 1 2370 URS Uusi, Gunnar
1. Gipslis — 5; 2.-4. Bronstein, Gufeld, Vogt — 4½; 5.-9. Tal, Ftáčnik, Pétursson, Nei, Kärner — 4; 10. Bagirov — 3½; 11. Uusi — 3; 12.-14. Barczay, Veingold, Hazai — 2½; 15. Đurić — 2; 16. Vooremaa — 1½;



8th round — 15th March 1981
GM Bagirov, Vladimir URS 2505 1 - 0 2435 YUG IM Đurić, Stefan
GM Barczay, László HUN 2415 ½ - ½ 2370 URS Uusi, Gunnar
GM Bronstein, David URS 2490 ½ - ½ 2495 URS IM Nei, Iivo
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2520 0 - 1 2410 URS IM Kärner, Hillar
GM Gipslis, Aivars URS 2470 ½ - ½ 2445 ISL IM Pétursson, Margeir
IM Hazai, László HUN 2450 ½ - ½ 2445 URS Veingold, Aleksander
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2555 1 - 0 2415 URS Vooremaa, Andres
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2455 ½ - ½ 2515 URS GM Gufeld, Eduard
1. Gipslis — 5½; 2.-6. Tal, Bronstein, Gufeld, Kärner, Vogt — 5; 7.-9. Bagirov, Pétursson, Nei — 4½; 10. Ftáčnik — 4; 11. Uusi — 3½; 12.-14. Barczay, Veingold, Hazai — 3; 15. Đurić — 2; 16. Vooremaa — 1½;



9th round — 18th March 1981
IM Đurić, Stefan YUG 2435 1 - 0 2415 HUN GM Barczay, László
GM Gufeld, Eduard URS 2515 ½ - ½ 2470 URS GM Gipslis, Aivars
IM Kärner, Hillar URS 2410 0 - 1 2505 URS GM Bagirov, Vladimir
IM Nei, Iivo URS 2495 ½ - ½ 2450 HUN IM Hazai, László
IM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2445 ½ - ½ 2520 CSR GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
Uusi, Gunnar URS 2370 0 - 1 2555 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
Veingold, Aleksander URS 2445 1 - 0 2455 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
Vooremaa, Andres URS 2415 1 - 0 2490 URS GM Bronstein, David
1.-2. Tal, Gipslis — 6; 3.-4. Bagirov, Gufeld — 5½; 5.-9. Bronstein, Pétursson, Nei, Kärner, Vogt — 5; 10. Ftáčnik — 4½; 11. Veingold — 4; 12.-13. Hazai, Uusi — 3½; 14.-15. Barczay, Đurić — 3; 16. Vooremaa — 2½;



10th round — 19th March 1981
GM Bagirov, Vladimir URS 2505 ½ - ½ 2445 ISL IM Pétursson, Margeir
GM Barczay, László HUN 2415 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Bronstein, David URS 2490 1 - 0 2370 URS Uusi, Gunnar
IM Đurić, Stefan YUG 2435 1 - 0 2410 URS IM Kärner, Hillar
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2520 1 - 0 2515 URS GM Gufeld, Eduard
GM Gipslis, Aivars URS 2470 ½ - ½ 2445 URS Veingold, Aleksander
IM Hazai, László HUN 2450 ½ - ½ 2415 URS Vooremaa, Andres
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2455 0 - 1 2495 URS IM Nei, Iivo
1.-2. Tal, Gipslis — 6½; 3.-5. Bronstein, Bagirov, Nei — 6; 6.-8. Gufeld, Ftáčnik, Pétursson — 5½; 9.-10. Kärner, Vogt — 5; 11. Veingold — 4½; 12.-13. Đurić, Hazai — 4; 14.-15. Barczay, Uusi — 3½; 16. Vooremaa — 3;



11th round — 21st March 1981
GM Gufeld, Eduard URS 2515 1 - 0 2505 URS GM Bagirov, Vladimir
IM Kärner, Hillar URS 2410 0 - 1 2415 HUN GM Barczay, László
IM Nei, Iivo URS 2495 ½ - ½ 2470 URS GM Gipslis, Aivars
IM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2445 1 - 0 2435 YUG IM Đurić, Stefan
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Bronstein, David
Uusi, Gunnar URS 2370 ½ - ½ 2450 HUN IM Hazai, László
Veingold, Aleksander URS 2445 ½ - ½ 2520 CSR GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
Vooremaa, Andres URS 2415 ½ - ½ 2455 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
1.-2. Tal, Gipslis — 7; 3.-6. Bronstein, Gufeld, Pétursson, Nei — 6½; 7.-8. Bagirov, Ftáčnik — 6; 9. Vogt — 5½; 10.-11. Kärner, Veingold — 5; 12.-13. Barczay, Hazai — 4½; 14.-15. Đurić, Uusi — 4; 16. Vooremaa — 3½;



12th round — 22nd March 1981
GM Bagirov, Vladimir URS 2505 1 - 0 2445 URS Veingold, Aleksander
GM Barczay, László HUN 2415 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Bronstein, David
IM Đurić, Stefan YUG 2435 ½ - ½ 2515 URS GM Gufeld, Eduard
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2520 ½ - ½ 2495 URS IM Nei, Iivo
GM Gipslis, Aivars URS 2470 1 - 0 2415 URS Vooremaa, Andres
IM Hazai, László HUN 2450 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
IM Kärner, Hillar URS 2410 1 - 0 2445 ISL IM Pétursson, Margeir
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2455 ½ - ½ 2370 URS Uusi, Gunnar
1. Gipslis — 8; 2. Tal — 7½; 3.-6. Bronstein, Bagirov, Gufeld, Nei — 7; 7.-8. Ftáčnik, Pétursson — 6½; 9.-10. Kärner, Vogt — 6; 11.-13. Barczay, Veingold, Hazai — 5; 14.-15. Đurić, Uusi — 4½; 16. Vooremaa — 3½;



13th round — 24th March 1981
GM Bronstein, David URS 2490 1 - 0 2450 HUN IM Hazai, László
GM Gufeld, Eduard URS 2515 ½ - ½ 2410 URS IM Kärner, Hillar
IM Nei, Iivo URS 2495 ½ - ½ 2505 URS GM Bagirov, Vladimir
IM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2445 0 - 1 2415 HUN GM Barczay, László
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2555 1 - 0 2455 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
Uusi, Gunnar URS 2370 ½ - ½ 2470 URS GM Gipslis, Aivars
Veingold, Aleksander URS 2445 ½ - ½ 2435 YUG IM Đurić, Stefan
Vooremaa, Andres URS 2415 0 - 1 2520 CSR GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
1.-2. Tal, Gipslis — 8½; 3. Bronstein — 8; 4.-7. Bagirov, Gufeld, Ftáčnik, Nei — 7½; 8.-9. Pétursson, Kärner — 6½; 10.-11. Barczay, Vogt — 6; 12. Veingold — 5½; 13.-15. Đurić, Hazai, Uusi — 5; 16. Vooremaa — 3½;



14th round — 25th March 1981
GM Bagirov, Vladimir URS 2505 0 - 1 2415 URS Vooremaa, Andres
GM Barczay, László HUN 2415 ½ - ½ 2450 HUN IM Hazai, László
IM Đurić, Stefan YUG 2435 1 - 0 2495 URS IM Nei, Iivo
GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír CSR 2520 ½ - ½ 2370 URS Uusi, Gunnar
GM Gipslis, Aivars URS 2470 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
IM Kärner, Hillar URS 2410 0 - 1 2445 URS Veingold, Aleksander
IM Pétursson, Margeir ISL 2445 ½ - ½ 2515 URS GM Gufeld, Eduard
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2455 0 - 1 2490 URS GM Bronstein, David
1.-3. Tal, Bronstein, Gipslis — 9; 4.-5. Gufeld, Ftáčnik — 8; 6.-7. Bagirov, Nei — 7½; 8. Pétursson — 7; 9.-11. Kärner, Barczay, Veingold — 6½; 12.-13. Đurić, Vogt — 6; 14.-15. Hazai, Uusi — 5½; 16. Vooremaa — 4½;



15th round — 27th March 1981
GM Bronstein, David URS 2490 ½ - ½ 2470 URS GM Gipslis, Aivars
GM Gufeld, Eduard URS 2515 ½ - ½ 2415 HUN GM Barczay, László
IM Hazai, László HUN 2450 ½ - ½ 2455 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
IM Nei, Iivo URS 2495 0 - 1 2410 URS IM Kärner, Hillar
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2555 1 - 0 2520 CSR GM Ftáčnik, Ľubomír
Uusi, Gunnar URS 2370 0 - 1 2505 URS GM Bagirov, Vladimir
Veingold, Aleksander URS 2445 ½ - ½ 2445 ISL IM Pétursson, Margeir
Vooremaa, Andres URS 2415 0 - 1 2435 YUG IM Đurić, Stefan
1. Tal — 10; 2.-3. Bronstein, Gipslis — 9½; 4.-5. Bagirov, Gufeld — 8½; 6. Ftáčnik — 8; 7.-9. Pétursson, Nei, Kärner — 7½; 10.-12. Barczay, Đurić, Veingold — 7; 13. Vogt — 6½; 14. Hazai — 6; 15. Uusi — 5½; 16. Vooremaa — 4½;







Information

7th Paul Keres memorial
Dates: 6th - 28th March 1981
City: Tallinn (Soviet Union)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 16 (incl. 8 GMs, 5 IMs)
Games played: 120
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: https://al20102007.narod.ru/it/1981/tallin81.html
PGN game file: keres-1981.pgn





Tournament Review

Closing Chord

International tournaments have a long tradition. Many famous grandmasters, both Soviet and foreign, have played in them. The last time I had the pleasure of taking part in such an event was twelve years ago. I retained the fondest memories of those days, and I gladly accepted the invitation to play in another tournament, Tallinn 1981.

The field proved quite strong: five foreign grandmasters and three national masters. According to the FIDE scale, the tournament was Category IX. Norms were set for the titles of international master and international grandmaster. However, the latter norm apparently did not please all the participants. In my opinion, it was too high. Evidently this resulted from the fact that nowadays, unfortunately, not all tournaments are submitted to FIDE, or not always in time.

For example, I played in the Tbilisi tournament, which concluded an international series, and later in a tournament in Leningrad. My rating increased, but in the official list it still remained lower than it was in reality. In fact, the ratings of several other participants were also significantly higher.

The tournament began successfully for the Riga player Aivars Gipslis and the GDR grandmaster Lothar Vogt. Both won their first three games and took the lead. Things went less well for me. Half a point behind me were Lubomir Ftáčnik of Czechoslovakia and David Bronstein. Over this short distance, the previous year’s World Junior Champion, the Hungarian András Pintér, also dropped several points.

On the first day after the rest day, I began with a game against Ftáčnik. The other two leaders were playing one another. The Czechoslovak grandmaster put strong pressure on his opponent. Naturally, he badly wanted to win. Tal, however, survived a completely lost position and scored his first victory in the tournament, while his rivals drew their game.

Among the foreign participants, the one I particularly remembered was the Icelander Margeir Pétursson. The Czechoslovak grandmaster has been progressing very rapidly — not long ago he was still competing as a junior. This is hardly surprising: he devotes a great deal of time to his favourite occupation, chess. In both appearance and playing style he resembles Friðrik Ólafsson. Like the famous Icelander, he is only 21, yet he has already represented his country three times at Chess Olympiads.

Among the home players, the best were the international masters Hilmar Kärner and Iivo Nei. Kärner, moreover, scored more victories than Tal.

Alexander Veingold was unlucky. He fell just half a point short of fulfilling the international master norm. At the Tallinn 1979 tournament, the Estonian master had exceeded an equivalent norm by two points. Evidently the arithmetic of norms is not always entirely precise.

Nevertheless, the peculiar grandmaster barrier was finally overcome. And it was the organisers of the competition who achieved this, displaying the highest standard of genuine grandmasterly skill and hospitality.

/ Eduard Gufeld, "64" 9/81