Alekhine Memorial :: Moscow 1975

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1. GM Geller, Efim 2600 URS ● 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 10½ 6 9 0
2. GM Spassky, Boris 2625 URS 0 ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 10 6 8 1
3.-5. GM Kholmov, Ratmir 2540 URS ½ ½ ● 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 9½ 5 9 1
3.-5. GM Vaganian, Rafael 2530 URS ½ 0 0 ● 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 9½ 7 5 3
3.-5. GM Korchnoi, Viktor 2665 URS 0 ½ 1 0 ● ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9½ 8 3 4
6.-7. GM Hort, Vlastimil 2600 CSR ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ● ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 9 5 8 2
6.-7. GM Petrosian, Tigran 2645 URS ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9 4 10 1
8.-9. IM Beliavsky, Alexander 2500 URS 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ ● ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8½ 6 5 4
8.-9. GM Tal, Mikhail 2645 URS 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ● 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 8½ 4 9 2
10. GM Forintos, Győző 2490 HUN ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ● ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 7 3 8 4
11. GM Byrne, Robert 2600 USA ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 6 2 8 5
12.-13. GM Lengyel, Levente 2410 HUN ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ● ½ 1 ½ 0 5½ 1 9 5
12.-13. IM García Martínez, Silvino 2445 CUB ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ● 1 ½ ½ 5½ 1 9 5
14. GM Planinc, Albin 2535 YUG 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 ● 0 1 5 3 4 8
15. Stean, Michael Francis 2370 ENG ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ● 0 4 1 6 8
16. Böhm, Hans 2300 NED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ● 3 2 2 11




Round by round results

1st round — 14th October 1975
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2530 1 - 0 2535 YUG GM Planinc, Albin
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
Böhm, Hans NED 2300 0 - 1 2600 URS GM Geller, Efim
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2500 URS IM Beliavsky, Alexander
Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2370 0 - 1 2490 HUN GM Forintos, Győző
GM Lengyel, Levente HUN 2410 ½ - ½ 2445 CUB IM García Martínez, Silvino
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2600 ½ - ½ 2665 URS GM Korchnoi, Viktor
GM Spassky, Boris URS 2625 1 - 0 2600 USA GM Byrne, Robert
1.-4. Geller, Spassky, Vaganian, Forintos — 1; 5.-12. Kholmov, Korchnoi, Hort, Petrosian, Beliavsky, Tal, Lengyel, García Martínez — ½; 13.-16. Byrne, Planinc, Stean, Böhm — 0;



2nd round — 15th October 1975
GM Planinc, Albin YUG 2535 1 - 0 2600 USA GM Byrne, Robert
GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS 2665 ½ - ½ 2625 URS GM Spassky, Boris
IM García Martínez, Silvino CUB 2445 0 - 1 2600 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Forintos, Győző HUN 2490 ½ - ½ 2410 HUN GM Lengyel, Levente
IM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2500 1 - 0 2370 ENG Stean, Michael Francis
GM Geller, Efim URS 2600 1 - 0 2645 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS 2540 1 - 0 2300 NED Böhm, Hans
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2530 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
1. Geller — 2; 2.-7. Spassky, Kholmov, Vaganian, Hort, Beliavsky, Forintos — 1½; 8.-11. Korchnoi, Petrosian, Lengyel, Planinc — 1; 12.-13. Tal, García Martínez — ½; 14.-16. Byrne, Stean, Böhm — 0;



3rd round — 16th October 1975
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2535 YUG GM Planinc, Albin
Böhm, Hans NED 2300 0 - 1 2530 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2370 ½ - ½ 2600 URS GM Geller, Efim
GM Lengyel, Levente HUN 2410 ½ - ½ 2500 URS IM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2600 ½ - ½ 2490 HUN GM Forintos, Győző
GM Spassky, Boris URS 2625 ½ - ½ 2445 CUB IM García Martínez, Silvino
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2600 1 - 0 2665 URS GM Korchnoi, Viktor
1.-2. Geller, Vaganian — 2½; 3.-7. Spassky, Kholmov, Hort, Beliavsky, Forintos — 2; 8.-10. Petrosian, Lengyel, Planinc — 1½; 11.-14. Korchnoi, Tal, Byrne, García Martínez — 1; 15. Stean — ½; 16. Böhm — 0;



4th round — 17th October 1975
GM Planinc, Albin YUG 2535 0 - 1 2665 URS GM Korchnoi, Viktor
IM García Martínez, Silvino CUB 2445 ½ - ½ 2600 USA GM Byrne, Robert
GM Forintos, Győző HUN 2490 ½ - ½ 2625 URS GM Spassky, Boris
IM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2500 1 - 0 2600 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Geller, Efim URS 2600 ½ - ½ 2410 HUN GM Lengyel, Levente
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS 2540 1 - 0 2370 ENG Stean, Michael Francis
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2530 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2645 1 - 0 2300 NED Böhm, Hans
1.-4. Geller, Kholmov, Vaganian, Beliavsky — 3; 5.-7. Spassky, Petrosian, Forintos — 2½; 8.-10. Korchnoi, Hort, Lengyel — 2; 11.-14. Tal, Byrne, García Martínez, Planinc — 1½; 15. Stean — ½; 16. Böhm — 0;



5th round — 18th October 1975
Böhm, Hans NED 2300 0 - 1 2535 YUG GM Planinc, Albin
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2370 ½ - ½ 2530 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Lengyel, Levente HUN 2410 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2600 ½ - ½ 2600 URS GM Geller, Efim
GM Spassky, Boris URS 2625 1 - 0 2500 URS IM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2600 ½ - ½ 2490 HUN GM Forintos, Győző
GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS 2665 1 - 0 2445 CUB IM García Martínez, Silvino
1.-4. Geller, Spassky, Kholmov, Vaganian — 3½; 5.-8. Korchnoi, Petrosian, Beliavsky, Forintos — 3; 9.-11. Hort, Lengyel, Planinc — 2½; 12.-13. Tal, Byrne — 2; 14. García Martínez — 1½; 15. Stean — 1; 16. Böhm — 0;



6th round — 21st October 1975
GM Planinc, Albin YUG 2535 0 - 1 2445 CUB IM García Martínez, Silvino
GM Forintos, Győző HUN 2490 0 - 1 2665 URS GM Korchnoi, Viktor
IM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2500 1 - 0 2600 USA GM Byrne, Robert
GM Geller, Efim URS 2600 1 - 0 2625 URS GM Spassky, Boris
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS 2540 1 - 0 2600 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2530 1 - 0 2410 HUN GM Lengyel, Levente
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2645 1 - 0 2370 ENG Stean, Michael Francis
Böhm, Hans NED 2300 0 - 1 2645 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
1.-3. Geller, Kholmov, Vaganian — 4½; 4.-6. Korchnoi, Petrosian, Beliavsky — 4; 7. Spassky — 3½; 8.-9. Tal, Forintos — 3; 10.-13. Hort, Lengyel, García Martínez, Planinc — 2½; 14. Byrne — 2; 15. Stean — 1; 16. Böhm — 0;



7th round — 22nd October 1975
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2535 YUG GM Planinc, Albin
Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2370 0 - 1 2300 NED Böhm, Hans
GM Lengyel, Levente HUN 2410 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2600 1 - 0 2530 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Spassky, Boris URS 2625 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2600 ½ - ½ 2600 URS GM Geller, Efim
GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS 2665 0 - 1 2500 URS IM Beliavsky, Alexander
IM García Martínez, Silvino CUB 2445 ½ - ½ 2490 HUN GM Forintos, Győző
1.-3. Geller, Kholmov, Beliavsky — 5; 4.-5. Vaganian, Petrosian — 4½; 6.-7. Spassky, Korchnoi — 4; 8.-10. Hort, Tal, Forintos — 3½; 11.-13. Lengyel, García Martínez, Planinc — 3; 14. Byrne — 2½; 15.-16. Stean, Böhm — 1;



8th round — 23rd October 1975
GM Planinc, Albin YUG 2535 1 - 0 2490 HUN GM Forintos, Győző
IM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2500 1 - 0 2445 CUB IM García Martínez, Silvino
GM Geller, Efim URS 2600 1 - 0 2665 URS GM Korchnoi, Viktor
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS 2540 ½ - ½ 2600 USA GM Byrne, Robert
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2530 0 - 1 2625 URS GM Spassky, Boris
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2600 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
Böhm, Hans NED 2300 1 - 0 2410 HUN GM Lengyel, Levente
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2645 1 - 0 2370 ENG Stean, Michael Francis
1.-2. Geller, Beliavsky — 6; 3. Kholmov — 5½; 4.-5. Spassky, Petrosian — 5; 6.-7. Vaganian, Tal — 4½; 8.-10. Korchnoi, Hort, Planinc — 4; 11. Forintos — 3½; 12.-14. Byrne, Lengyel, García Martínez — 3; 15. Böhm — 2; 16. Stean — 1;



9th round — 24th October 1975
Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2370 1 - 0 2535 YUG GM Planinc, Albin
GM Lengyel, Levente HUN 2410 0 - 1 2645 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2600 1 - 0 2300 NED Böhm, Hans
GM Spassky, Boris URS 2625 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2600 0 - 1 2530 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS 2665 1 - 0 2540 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
IM García Martínez, Silvino CUB 2445 ½ - ½ 2600 URS GM Geller, Efim
GM Forintos, Győző HUN 2490 0 - 1 2500 URS IM Beliavsky, Alexander
1. Beliavsky — 7; 2. Geller — 6½; 3.-7. Spassky, Kholmov, Vaganian, Petrosian, Tal — 5½; 8.-9. Korchnoi, Hort — 5; 10. Planinc — 4; 11.-12. Forintos, García Martínez — 3½; 13.-14. Byrne, Lengyel — 3; 15.-16. Stean, Böhm — 2;



10th round — 25th October 1975
GM Planinc, Albin YUG 2535 ½ - ½ 2500 URS IM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Geller, Efim URS 2600 ½ - ½ 2490 HUN GM Forintos, Győző
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS 2540 ½ - ½ 2445 CUB IM García Martínez, Silvino
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2530 1 - 0 2665 URS GM Korchnoi, Viktor
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2645 1 - 0 2600 USA GM Byrne, Robert
Böhm, Hans NED 2300 0 - 1 2625 URS GM Spassky, Boris
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2600 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2370 ½ - ½ 2410 HUN GM Lengyel, Levente
1. Beliavsky — 7½; 2. Geller — 7; 3.-5. Spassky, Vaganian, Petrosian — 6½; 6.-7. Kholmov, Tal — 6; 8. Hort — 5½; 9. Korchnoi — 5; 10. Planinc — 4½; 11.-12. Forintos, García Martínez — 4; 13. Lengyel — 3½; 14. Byrne — 3; 15. Stean — 2½; 16. Böhm — 2;



11th round — 28th October 1975
GM Lengyel, Levente HUN 2410 1 - 0 2535 YUG GM Planinc, Albin
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2600 ½ - ½ 2370 ENG Stean, Michael Francis
GM Spassky, Boris URS 2625 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2600 1 - 0 2300 NED Böhm, Hans
GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS 2665 1 - 0 2645 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
IM García Martínez, Silvino CUB 2445 ½ - ½ 2530 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Forintos, Győző HUN 2490 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
IM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2500 0 - 1 2600 URS GM Geller, Efim
1. Geller — 8; 2. Beliavsky — 7½; 3.-4. Spassky, Vaganian — 7; 5.-7. Kholmov, Petrosian, Tal — 6½; 8.-9. Korchnoi, Hort — 6; 10.-13. Forintos, Lengyel, García Martínez, Planinc — 4½; 14. Byrne — 4; 15. Stean — 3; 16. Böhm — 2;



12th round — 29th October 1975
GM Planinc, Albin YUG 2535 0 - 1 2600 URS GM Geller, Efim
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS 2540 1 - 0 2500 URS IM Beliavsky, Alexander
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2530 1 - 0 2490 HUN GM Forintos, Győző
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2645 1 - 0 2445 CUB IM García Martínez, Silvino
Böhm, Hans NED 2300 0 - 1 2665 URS GM Korchnoi, Viktor
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2600 USA GM Byrne, Robert
Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2370 0 - 1 2625 URS GM Spassky, Boris
GM Lengyel, Levente HUN 2410 0 - 1 2600 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
1. Geller — 9; 2.-3. Spassky, Vaganian — 8; 4.-6. Kholmov, Petrosian, Beliavsky — 7½; 7.-9. Korchnoi, Hort, Tal — 7; 10.-14. Forintos, Byrne, Lengyel, García Martínez, Planinc — 4½; 15. Stean — 3; 16. Böhm — 2;



13th round — 30th October 1975
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2600 1 - 0 2535 YUG GM Planinc, Albin
GM Spassky, Boris URS 2625 ½ - ½ 2410 HUN GM Lengyel, Levente
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2600 ½ - ½ 2370 ENG Stean, Michael Francis
GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS 2665 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
IM García Martínez, Silvino CUB 2445 ½ - ½ 2300 NED Böhm, Hans
GM Forintos, Győző HUN 2490 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
IM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2500 0 - 1 2530 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
GM Geller, Efim URS 2600 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
1. Geller — 9½; 2. Vaganian — 9; 3. Spassky — 8½; 4.-6. Kholmov, Hort, Petrosian — 8; 7.-9. Korchnoi, Beliavsky, Tal — 7½; 10.-13. Forintos, Byrne, Lengyel, García Martínez — 5; 14. Planinc — 4½; 15. Stean — 3½; 16. Böhm — 2½;



14th round — 31st October 1975
GM Planinc, Albin YUG 2535 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
GM Vaganian, Rafael URS 2530 ½ - ½ 2600 URS GM Geller, Efim
GM Petrosian, Tigran URS 2645 ½ - ½ 2500 URS IM Beliavsky, Alexander
Böhm, Hans NED 2300 0 - 1 2490 HUN GM Forintos, Győző
GM Tal, Mikhail URS 2645 1 - 0 2445 CUB IM García Martínez, Silvino
Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2370 0 - 1 2665 URS GM Korchnoi, Viktor
GM Lengyel, Levente HUN 2410 ½ - ½ 2600 USA GM Byrne, Robert
GM Hort, Vlastimil CSR 2600 ½ - ½ 2625 URS GM Spassky, Boris
1. Geller — 10; 2. Vaganian — 9½; 3. Spassky — 9; 4.-8. Kholmov, Korchnoi, Hort, Petrosian, Tal — 8½; 9. Beliavsky — 8; 10. Forintos — 6; 11.-12. Byrne, Lengyel — 5½; 13.-14. García Martínez, Planinc — 5; 15. Stean — 3½; 16. Böhm — 2½;



15th round — 2nd November 1975
GM Spassky, Boris URS 2625 1 - 0 2535 YUG GM Planinc, Albin
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2600 ½ - ½ 2600 CSR GM Hort, Vlastimil
GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS 2665 1 - 0 2410 HUN GM Lengyel, Levente
IM García Martínez, Silvino CUB 2445 ½ - ½ 2370 ENG Stean, Michael Francis
GM Forintos, Győző HUN 2490 1 - 0 2645 URS GM Tal, Mikhail
IM Beliavsky, Alexander URS 2500 ½ - ½ 2300 NED Böhm, Hans
GM Geller, Efim URS 2600 ½ - ½ 2645 URS GM Petrosian, Tigran
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS 2540 1 - 0 2530 URS GM Vaganian, Rafael
1. Geller — 10½; 2. Spassky — 10; 3.-5. Kholmov, Vaganian, Korchnoi — 9½; 6.-7. Hort, Petrosian — 9; 8.-9. Beliavsky, Tal — 8½; 10. Forintos — 7; 11. Byrne — 6; 12.-13. Lengyel, García Martínez — 5½; 14. Planinc — 5; 15. Stean — 4; 16. Böhm — 3;







Information

Alekhine Memorial
Dates: 14th October - 2nd November 1975
City: Moscow (Soviet Union)
Venue:
Organizers: Central Chess Club
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 16 (incl. 12 GMs, 2 IMs)
Games played: 120
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Other websites: perpetualcheck.com
PGN game file: it-moscow1975.pgn





Tournament Review

The major international tournament was concluded with a ceremonial closing at the Central Chess Club of the USSR. Its sporting results were summed up and the winners and prize-winners were honored. However, the play of the participants — and everyone notes that it proved to be interesting and combative — will long be studied by chess players.

Prizes Awarded

The prize of the newspaper Izvestia for the best grandmaster performance was awarded to R. Vaganian “for a beautiful game, namely the game with G. Forintos.”

The editorial board of the magazine Science and Life awarded V. Korchnoi “for uncompromising play and the best finish — 4½ out of 5.”

Evening Moscow presented its traditional prize to the best foreign participant, who showed the best result, to grandmaster V. Hort of Czechoslovakia.

The newspaper Sportivnaya Moskva awarded the first debut prize to Hungarian grandmaster G. Forintos, who scored 3½ points.