International Chess Tournament :: Leningrad 1977

60th Anniversary of the October Revolution

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pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 pts + = -
1.-2. GM Romanishin, Oleg 2595 URS ● ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 11½ 8 7 2
1.-2. GM Tal, Mikhail 2620 URS ½ ● ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 11½ 7 9 1
3. GM Smyslov, Vassily 2595 URS ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 10½ 4 13 0
4.-5. GM Karpov, Anatoly 2690 URS ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 10 5 10 2
4.-5. GM Vaganian, Rafael 2545 URS 0 1 ½ ½ ● 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 10 5 10 2
6.-9. GM Balashov, Yury 2565 URS 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ● ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 9 3 12 2
6.-9. GM Kochiev, Alexander 2490 URS 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 9 4 10 3
6.-9. GM Ribli, Zoltán 2595 HUN ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ● ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 9 4 10 3
6.-9. GM Taimanov, Mark 2530 URS 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ● 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 9 5 8 4
10. GM Smejkal, Jan 2575 CSR 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ● ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 8 3 10 4
11.-13. GM Beliavsky, Alexander 2555 URS ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ● 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 7½ 3 9 5
11.-13. GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo 2485 CUB 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ● 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 7½ 4 7 6
11.-13. GM Kuzmin, Gennady 2550 URS ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ● 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 7½ 3 9 5
14.-17. GM Gheorghiu, Florin 2545 ROM 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ● ½ ½ ½ 1 7 2 10 5
14.-17. GM Knežević, Milorad 2500 YUG 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ 7 2 10 5
14.-17. GM Radulov, Ivan 2500 BUL ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 7 1 12 4
14.-17. GM Vogt, Lothar 2495 GDR 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ● 0 7 2 10 5
18. GM Mariotti, Sergio 2490 ITA 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ● 5 3 4 10




Round by round results

1st round — 25th June 1977
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 ½ - ½ 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 0 - 1 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 0 - 1 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 ½ - ½ 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 ½ - ½ 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 1 - 0 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
1.-3. Smyslov, Vaganian, Taimanov — 1; 4.-15. Romanishin, Tal, Balashov, Kochiev, Ribli, Smejkal, Beliavsky, García Gonzáles, Gheorghiu, Knežević, Radulov, Vogt — ½; 16.-18. Karpov, Kuzmin, Mariotti — 0;



2nd round — 26th June 1977
GM Kuzmin, Gennady URS 2550 ½ - ½ 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Kochiev, Alexander URS 2490 ½ - ½ 2690 URS GM Karpov, Anatoly
GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 2485 1 - 0 2490 ITA GM Mariotti, Sergio
GM Romanishin, Oleg URS 2595 1 - 0 2500 YUG GM Knežević, Milorad
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS 2595 ½ - ½ 2620 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Taimanov, Mark URS 2530 ½ - ½ 2595 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM Smejkal, Jan CSR 2575 0 - 1 2495 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2545 ½ - ½ 2500 BUL GM Radulov, Ivan
1.-6. Romanishin, Smyslov, Vaganian, Taimanov, García Gonzáles, Vogt — 1½; 7.-13. Tal, Balashov, Kochiev, Ribli, Beliavsky, Gheorghiu, Radulov — 1; 14.-17. Karpov, Smejkal, Kuzmin, Knežević — ½; 18. Mariotti — 0;



3rd round — 27th June 1977
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2565 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 1 - 0 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 0 - 1 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 ½ - ½ 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 1 - 0 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 0 - 1 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 0 - 1 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 ½ - ½ 2545 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
1.-8. Romanishin, Tal, Smyslov, Vaganian, Kochiev, Taimanov, Gheorghiu, Vogt — 2; 9.-13. Karpov, Balashov, García Gonzáles, Kuzmin, Radulov — 1½; 14.-16. Ribli, Beliavsky, Knežević — 1; 17. Smejkal — ½; 18. Mariotti — 0;



4th round — 28th June 1977
GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 2485 ½ - ½ 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 ½ - ½ 2690 URS GM Karpov, Anatoly
GM Romanishin, Oleg URS 2595 1 - 0 2490 ITA GM Mariotti, Sergio
GM Kuzmin, Gennady URS 2550 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Taimanov, Mark URS 2530 ½ - ½ 2500 BUL GM Radulov, Ivan
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2545 ½ - ½ 2620 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Smejkal, Jan CSR 2575 ½ - ½ 2595 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2495 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Kochiev, Alexander URS 2490 1 - 0 2500 YUG GM Knežević, Milorad
1.-2. Romanishin, Kochiev — 3; 3.-8. Tal, Smyslov, Vaganian, Taimanov, Gheorghiu, Vogt — 2½; 9.-13. Karpov, Balashov, García Gonzáles, Kuzmin, Radulov — 2; 14.-15. Ribli, Beliavsky — 1½; 16.-17. Smejkal, Knežević — 1; 18. Mariotti — 0;



5th round — 30th June 1977
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2565 1 - 0 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 0 - 1 2555 URS GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 0 - 1 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS 2595 1 - 0 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 ½ - ½ 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 1 - 0 2545 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 ½ - ½ 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
1.-4. Romanishin, Smyslov, Kochiev, Taimanov — 3½; 5.-7. Tal, Balashov, Vogt — 3; 8.-13. Vaganian, Ribli, Beliavsky, Kuzmin, Gheorghiu, Radulov — 2½; 14.-15. Karpov, García Gonzáles — 2; 16.-17. Smejkal, Knežević — 1½; 18. Mariotti — 0;



6th round — 1st July 1977
GM Romanishin, Oleg URS 2595 1 - 0 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 ½ - ½ 2690 URS GM Karpov, Anatoly
GM Kochiev, Alexander URS 2490 ½ - ½ 2490 ITA GM Mariotti, Sergio
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2545 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Taimanov, Mark URS 2530 ½ - ½ 2620 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Smejkal, Jan CSR 2575 1 - 0 2500 BUL GM Radulov, Ivan
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 1 - 0 2595 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM Kuzmin, Gennady URS 2550 1 - 0 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 1 - 0 2500 YUG GM Knežević, Milorad
1. Romanishin — 4½; 2.-4. Smyslov, Kochiev, Taimanov — 4; 5.-9. Tal, Vaganian, Beliavsky, Kuzmin, Vogt — 3½; 10.-11. Balashov, Gheorghiu — 3; 12.-15. Karpov, Ribli, Smejkal, Radulov — 2½; 16. García Gonzáles — 2; 17. Knežević — 1½; 18. Mariotti — ½;



7th round — 2nd July 1977
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2565 ½ - ½ 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 1 - 0 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS 2595 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 1 - 0 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 0 - 1 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 2485 ½ - ½ 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 ½ - ½ 2495 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 ½ - ½ 2545 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
1. Romanishin — 5; 2.-4. Tal, Smyslov, Taimanov — 4½; 5.-8. Vaganian, Kochiev, Beliavsky, Vogt — 4; 9.-13. Karpov, Balashov, Smejkal, Kuzmin, Gheorghiu — 3½; 14.-15. Ribli, Radulov — 3; 16. García Gonzáles — 2½; 17. Knežević — 2; 18. Mariotti — ½;



8th round — 5th July 1977
GM Kochiev, Alexander URS 2490 ½ - ½ 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 ½ - ½ 2595 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 ½ - ½ 2490 ITA GM Mariotti, Sergio
GM Romanishin, Oleg URS 2595 0 - 1 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Taimanov, Mark URS 2530 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Smejkal, Jan CSR 2575 ½ - ½ 2620 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 0 - 1 2500 BUL GM Radulov, Ivan
GM Kuzmin, Gennady URS 2550 1 - 0 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 0 - 1 2500 YUG GM Knežević, Milorad
1.-4. Romanishin, Tal, Smyslov, Taimanov — 5; 5.-7. Vaganian, Kochiev, Kuzmin — 4½; 8.-13. Karpov, Balashov, Smejkal, Beliavsky, Radulov, Vogt — 4; 14.-16. Ribli, García Gonzáles, Gheorghiu — 3½; 17. Knežević — 3; 18. Mariotti — 1;



9th round — 6th July 1977
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2565 ½ - ½ 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 ½ - ½ 2690 URS GM Karpov, Anatoly
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 1 - 0 2555 URS GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2545 0 - 1 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS 2595 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 2485 ½ - ½ 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 0 - 1 2545 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 ½ - ½ 2495 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 ½ - ½ 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
1. Romanishin — 6; 2.-4. Smyslov, Vaganian, Taimanov — 5½; 5.-7. Tal, Kochiev, Kuzmin — 5; 8.-12. Karpov, Balashov, Smejkal, Radulov, Vogt — 4½; 13.-15. Ribli, Beliavsky, García Gonzáles — 4; 16.-17. Gheorghiu, Knežević — 3½; 18. Mariotti — 2;



10th round — 7th July 1977
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 1 - 0 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 ½ - ½ 2500 BUL GM Radulov, Ivan
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 0 - 1 2490 ITA GM Mariotti, Sergio
GM Kuzmin, Gennady URS 2550 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Smejkal, Jan CSR 2575 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Taimanov, Mark URS 2530 0 - 1 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 0 - 1 2620 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Kochiev, Alexander URS 2490 0 - 1 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 0 - 1 2500 YUG GM Knežević, Milorad
1.-2. Romanishin, Vaganian — 6½; 3.-4. Tal, Smyslov — 6; 5.-6. Taimanov, Kuzmin — 5½; 7.-11. Karpov, Kochiev, Smejkal, García Gonzáles, Radulov — 5; 12.-15. Balashov, Gheorghiu, Knežević, Vogt — 4½; 16.-17. Ribli, Beliavsky — 4; 18. Mariotti — 3;



11th round — 9th July 1977
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2565 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 0 - 1 2690 URS GM Karpov, Anatoly
GM Romanishin, Oleg URS 2595 0 - 1 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS 2595 ½ - ½ 2545 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 ½ - ½ 2495 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 2485 ½ - ½ 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2545 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 ½ - ½ 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 0 - 1 2595 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
1. Vaganian — 7; 2.-5. Romanishin, Tal, Smyslov, Taimanov — 6½; 6.-7. Karpov, Kuzmin — 6; 8.-10. Kochiev, Smejkal, García Gonzáles — 5½; 11.-16. Balashov, Ribli, Gheorghiu, Knežević, Radulov, Vogt — 5; 17. Beliavsky — 4½; 18. Mariotti — 3;



12th round — 10th July 1977
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 ½ - ½ 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 ½ - ½ 2620 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 1 - 0 2490 ITA GM Mariotti, Sergio
GM Kochiev, Alexander URS 2490 0 - 1 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Kuzmin, Gennady URS 2550 0 - 1 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Smejkal, Jan CSR 2575 ½ - ½ 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 ½ - ½ 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 ½ - ½ 2500 BUL GM Radulov, Ivan
1.-3. Romanishin, Vaganian, Taimanov — 7½; 4.-5. Tal, Smyslov — 7; 6. Karpov — 6½; 7.-10. Ribli, Smejkal, García Gonzáles, Kuzmin — 6; 11.-16. Balashov, Kochiev, Gheorghiu, Knežević, Radulov, Vogt — 5½; 17. Beliavsky — 5; 18. Mariotti — 3;



13th round — 11th July 1977
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2565 ½ - ½ 2690 URS GM Karpov, Anatoly
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 ½ - ½ 2500 YUG GM Knežević, Milorad
GM Romanishin, Oleg URS 2595 1 - 0 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS 2595 1 - 0 2495 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Taimanov, Mark URS 2530 0 - 1 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 ½ - ½ 2595 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 2485 1 - 0 2555 URS GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2545 ½ - ½ 2545 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 ½ - ½ 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
1. Romanishin — 8½; 2.-3. Smyslov, Vaganian — 8; 4.-5. Tal, Taimanov — 7½; 6.-7. Karpov, García Gonzáles — 7; 8.-10. Kochiev, Ribli, Kuzmin — 6½; 11.-15. Balashov, Smejkal, Gheorghiu, Knežević, Radulov — 6; 16. Vogt — 5½; 17. Beliavsky — 5; 18. Mariotti — 3½;



14th round — 14th July 1977
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 ½ - ½ 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 ½ - ½ 2490 ITA GM Mariotti, Sergio
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 0 - 1 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Smejkal, Jan CSR 2575 1 - 0 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 0 - 1 2620 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 1 - 0 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Kuzmin, Gennady URS 2550 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 1 - 0 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
1. Romanishin — 9½; 2.-3. Tal, Smyslov — 8½; 4. Vaganian — 8; 5.-6. Karpov, Taimanov — 7½; 7.-11. Kochiev, Ribli, Smejkal, García Gonzáles, Kuzmin — 7; 12.-14. Balashov, Radulov, Vogt — 6½; 15.-17. Beliavsky, Gheorghiu, Knežević — 6; 18. Mariotti — 4;



15th round — 16th July 1977
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2565 1 - 0 2500 YUG GM Knežević, Milorad
GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 2485 0 - 1 2690 URS GM Karpov, Anatoly
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 1 - 0 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Romanishin, Oleg URS 2595 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS 2595 ½ - ½ 2595 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM Taimanov, Mark URS 2530 0 - 1 2545 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 1 - 0 2500 BUL GM Radulov, Ivan
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2545 ½ - ½ 2495 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Kochiev, Alexander URS 2490 1 - 0 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
1. Romanishin — 10; 2. Tal — 9½; 3.-4. Smyslov, Vaganian — 9; 5. Karpov — 8½; 6. Kochiev — 8; 7.-9. Balashov, Ribli, Taimanov — 7½; 10.-13. Smejkal, García Gonzáles, Kuzmin, Vogt — 7; 14.-16. Beliavsky, Gheorghiu, Radulov — 6½; 17. Knežević — 6; 18. Mariotti — 5;



16th round — 17th July 1977
GM Radulov, Ivan BUL 2500 ½ - ½ 2565 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Karpov, Anatoly URS 2690 1 - 0 2545 ROM GM Gheorghiu, Florin
GM Mariotti, Sergio ITA 2490 0 - 1 2620 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Vogt, Lothar GDR 2495 0 - 1 2595 URS GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Knežević, Milorad YUG 2500 ½ - ½ 2595 URS GM Smyslov, Vassily
GM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2530 URS GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Kuzmin, Gennady URS 2550 ½ - ½ 2575 CSR GM Smejkal, Jan
GM Ribli, Zoltán HUN 2595 1 - 0 2485 CUB GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2545 ½ - ½ 2490 URS GM Kochiev, Alexander
1. Romanishin — 11; 2. Tal — 10½; 3.-5. Smyslov, Karpov, Vaganian — 9½; 6.-7. Kochiev, Ribli — 8½; 8.-9. Balashov, Taimanov — 8; 10.-11. Smejkal, Kuzmin — 7½; 12.-15. Beliavsky, García Gonzáles, Radulov, Vogt — 7; 16.-17. Gheorghiu, Knežević — 6½; 18. Mariotti — 5;



17th round — 19th July 1977
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2565 1 - 0 2490 ITA GM Mariotti, Sergio
GM Romanishin, Oleg URS 2595 ½ - ½ 2690 URS GM Karpov, Anatoly
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS 2595 1 - 0 2500 BUL GM Radulov, Ivan
GM Taimanov, Mark URS 2530 1 - 0 2495 GDR GM Vogt, Lothar
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2620 1 - 0 2550 URS GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Smejkal, Jan CSR 2575 ½ - ½ 2545 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM García Gonzáles, Guillermo CUB 2485 ½ - ½ 2500 YUG GM Knežević, Milorad
GM Gheorghiu, Florin ROM 2545 ½ - ½ 2595 HUN GM Ribli, Zoltán
GM Kochiev, Alexander URS 2490 ½ - ½ 2555 URS GM Beliavsky, Alexander
1.-2. Romanishin, Tal — 11½; 3. Smyslov — 10½; 4.-5. Karpov, Vaganian — 10; 6.-9. Balashov, Kochiev, Ribli, Taimanov — 9; 10. Smejkal — 8; 11.-13. Beliavsky, García Gonzáles, Kuzmin — 7½; 14.-17. Gheorghiu, Knežević, Radulov, Vogt — 7; 18. Mariotti — 5;







Information

Internationa Chess Tournament
Dates: 26th June - 20th July 1977
City: Leningrad (Soviet Union)
Venue: Felix Dzerzhinsky Palace of Culture
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 18 (incl. 18 GMs)
Games played: 153
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Other websites: chessgames.com
Tournament logo: it leningrad1977
PGN game file: it-leningrad1977.pgn





Tournament Review

Trivia

  • Of the 153 games, 68 were decisive, or 44.5%. White won 37 games, Black 31.

  • With White, Gheorghiu, Knežević and Radulov did not score a single win. Balashov and Smyslov did not suffer a single defeat. Tal scored the most points with White: 6 out of 9. Beliavsky and Smyslov each scored 5½ out of 8.

  • With Black, Balashov did not win a single game, while Romanishin, Tal, Smyslov and Karpov did not lose. The best score was Romanishin’s: 6½ out of 9. Taimanov scored 6 out of 9, and Tal 5½ out of 8.

  • More points with Black than with White were scored by Taimanov — 6 out of 9 and 3 out of 8 respectively; Romanishin — 6½ out of 9 and 5 out of 8; and Kochiev — 5 out of 9 and 4 out of 8. In percentage terms, higher results with Black were also achieved by Karpov, Mariotti, Tal and Vogt.

  • The “home players’ tournament” was won by Vaganian with 6 out of 9. Romanishin and Tal each scored 5½ points, and Taimanov 5.

  • The “foreign grandmasters’ tournament” ended in favour of Knežević and Ribli, who each scored 4½ out of 7. Gheorghiu and Smejkal each scored 4.

  • The unofficial match between the Soviet and foreign participants was won by the home players by 50½–22½: +30 −4 =39. Karpov, Romanishin, Smyslov and Tal each scored 6 out of 8, while Balashov scored 5½. Beliavsky was the only Soviet player to score below 50%, with 3½ points. Karpov, Smyslov, Tal and Balashov did not lose a single game, while every Soviet player scored at least one win.

  • Against the Soviet participants, García scored 4½ out of 10, including three wins; Radulov and Ribli also scored 4½ out of 10, each with one win.

  • The longest winning streak was Tal’s — 4 games. The longest drawing streak was Smyslov’s — 7 games. The longest losing streak was Mariotti’s — 5 games.

  • The longest game was Radulov–García, which lasted 151 moves and took 15 hours 23 minutes: 6 hours 50 minutes for White and 8 hours 33 minutes for Black. The “fastest” game was Knežević–Kuzmin: 8 minutes in total, with 5 minutes used by White and 3 by Black, over 15 moves. Both games ended in draws.

  • García spent the most time thinking over his games: 47 hours 34 minutes. He also made the largest number of moves — 783. Ribli spent the least time: 23 hours 6 minutes.

  • The best result in the first five rounds was 3½ points, scored by Kochiev, Romanishin, Smyslov and Taimanov. The best finishing result was Tal’s 4½ points.

  • Smyslov scored 3½ points both in the first five rounds and in the last five rounds, while in the middle part of the event all his games ended in draws.

  • Against the nine prize-winners, only Beliavsky achieved a plus score: 5 points.