Cloverline International Chess Tournament :: Chicago 1982

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pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 pts + = -
1. GM Hübner, Robert 2620 GER ● 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 8 6 4 0
2. GM Browne, Walter Shawn 2580 USA 0 ½ ● 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 5½ 3 5 2
3. GM Kortschnoj, Viktor 2645 SUI ½ 0 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2 6 2
4. GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman 2450 USA 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 1 7 2
5. GM Lein, Anatoly 2485 USA 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 4 1 6 3
6. GM Martz, William Edward 2405 USA ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ● 3 0 6 4




Round by round results

1st round — 9th April 1982
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2580 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2485 ½ - ½ 2645 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Martz, William Edward USA 2405 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1.-6. Hübner, Browne, Kortschnoj, Dzindzichashvili, Lein, Martz — ½;



2nd round — 10th April 1982
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 1 - 0 2580 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2645 ½ - ½ 2450 USA GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman
GM Martz, William Edward USA 2405 ½ - ½ 2485 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
1. Hübner — 1½; 2.-5. Kortschnoj, Dzindzichashvili, Lein, Martz — 1; 6. Browne — ½;



3rd round — 11th April 1982
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2580 1 - 0 2645 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2405 USA GM Martz, William Edward
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2485 0 - 1 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1. Hübner — 2½; 2.-4. Browne, Dzindzichashvili, Martz — 1½; 5.-6. Kortschnoj, Lein — 1;



4th round — 13th April 1982
GM Martz, William Edward USA 2405 ½ - ½ 2580 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2485 ½ - ½ 2450 USA GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 ½ - ½ 2645 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
1. Hübner — 3; 2.-4. Browne, Dzindzichashvili, Martz — 2; 5.-6. Kortschnoj, Lein — 1½;



5th round — 14th April 1982
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2580 ½ - ½ 2485 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman USA 2450 0 - 1 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2645 1 - 0 2405 USA GM Martz, William Edward
1. Hübner — 4; 2.-3. Browne, Kortschnoj — 2½; 4.-6. Dzindzichashvili, Lein, Martz — 2;



6th round — 15th April 1982
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2580 1 - 0 2450 USA GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2645 1 - 0 2485 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 1 - 0 2405 USA GM Martz, William Edward
1. Hübner — 5; 2.-3. Browne, Kortschnoj — 3½; 4.-6. Dzindzichashvili, Lein, Martz — 2;



7th round — 17th April 1982
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2580 ½ - ½ 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2645 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2485 ½ - ½ 2405 USA GM Martz, William Edward
1. Hübner — 5½; 2.-3. Browne, Kortschnoj — 4; 4.-6. Dzindzichashvili, Lein, Martz — 2½;



8th round — 18th April 1982
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2645 ½ - ½ 2580 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
GM Martz, William Edward USA 2405 0 - 1 2450 USA GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 1 - 0 2485 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
1. Hübner — 6½; 2.-3. Browne, Kortschnoj — 4½; 4. Dzindzichashvili — 3½; 5.-6. Lein, Martz — 2½;



9th round — 19th April 1982
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2580 1 - 0 2405 USA GM Martz, William Edward
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2485 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI 2645 0 - 1 2620 GER GM Hübner, Robert
1. Hübner — 7½; 2. Browne — 5½; 3. Kortschnoj — 4½; 4. Dzindzichashvili — 4; 5. Lein — 3; 6. Martz — 2½;



10th round — 21st April 1982
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2485 1 - 0 2580 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
GM Hübner, Robert GER 2620 ½ - ½ 2450 USA GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman
GM Martz, William Edward USA 2405 ½ - ½ 2645 SUI GM Kortschnoj, Viktor
1. Hübner — 8; 2. Browne — 5½; 3. Kortschnoj — 5; 4. Dzindzichashvili — 4½; 5. Lein — 4; 6. Martz — 3;







Information

Cloverline International Chess Tournament
Dates: 9th - 21st April 1982
City: Chicago (United States)
Venue:
Organizers: sponsor: Cloverline Inc.
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 6 (incl. 6 GMs)
Games played: 30
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Other websites: wischess.org (interview with W.Martz)
PGN game file: it-cloverline1982.pgn





Tournament Review

HUEBNER IN A WALTZ...

by National Master John Tomas

The Cloverline International was the grandmaster tournament that snuck up on everybody. If you listened hard enough in January and February you might have heard rumors that Norbert Leopoldi was trying to put a major tournament together so that long-time friend International Master William Martz could pick up a GM norm. Martz had been playing some of the best chess of his life recently and believed he had better chances in a very strong tournament than in a mixed event with several weaker players.

The rumors continued. At one time or another Hort, Lombardy, Kavalek, Spassky, Petrosian, Byrne, and Bass were all thought to be playing. The tournament became a certainty in March when Martz announced it publicly at the "Put Fun Back into Chess" tourney, but the field was not set until only a couple of weeks before the April 9 start when U.S. Champion Walter Browne and GM Anatoly Lein joined another of Leopoldi's friends, GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, Martz, and his good friend, World Championship Candidate Robert Huebner, and last, but hardly least, twice-World Champion Challenger Viktor Korchnoi.

One of the major questions about the tournament was whether IM Bill Martz would get his GM norm. Although he started quite reasonably with four draws and a loss to Korchnoi, the handwriting was on the wall. For one thing, he had made nothing of two promising positions against Huebner and Lein; for another, he had already had three of his five Whites. Moreover, he was handling the tension poorly. He arrived at least an hour early for each game and spent it pacing and talking compulsively. The results showed in the second half of the tournament when Martz lost three games very badly.

The Cloverline gave Midwest players an unparalleled opportunity to observe intimately some of the world's greatest players. The impressions it left are unforgettable: Korchnoi's calmness--during his long thinks he almost seemed to stop breathing; Huebner's compulsive pacing--when his opponent was on the move he was almost never at the board; Browne's repertoire of frowns, grimaces, and shakes--at times his restless searching for the best move caused him to resemble a python attempting to hypnotize his opponent; Browne and Huebner in a post-mortem--pieces flying over the board too fast to follow; Korchnoi in post-mortem--hardly touching the pieces, talking each variation out first.

Yes, it was quite an experience.

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