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| Interzonal play-off :: Los Angeles 1968 |
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Crosstable
Three players shared 6th place in 1967 Sousse interzonal. Reshevsky qualified by better tie-break in the main tournament.
Round by round results
| 1st round — 18th February 1968 |
| GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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½ - ½ |
|
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GM Stein, Leonid |
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Hort, Stein ½; 3. Reshevsky 0; |
| 2nd round — 19th February 1968 |
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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½ - ½ |
|
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GM Hort, Vlastimil |
| GM Stein, Leonid |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1. Hort 1; 2.-3. Reshevsky, Stein ½; |
| 3rd round — 20th February 1968 |
| GM Stein, Leonid |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
| GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1.-3. Reshevsky, Hort, Stein 1; |
| 4th round — 21st February 1968 |
| GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
| GM Stein, Leonid |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Reshevsky, Hort 1½; 3. Stein 1; |
| 5th round — 22nd February 1968 |
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Stein, Leonid |
| GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1. Reshevsky 2; 2.-3. Hort, Stein 1½; |
| 6th round — 24th February 1968 |
| GM Stein, Leonid |
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|
1 - 0 |
|
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GM Hort, Vlastimil |
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1. Stein 2½; 2. Reshevsky 2; 3. Hort 1½; |
| 7th round — 25th February 1968 |
| GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Stein, Leonid |
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1. Stein 3; 2.-3. Reshevsky, Hort 2; |
| 8th round — 26th February 1968 |
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Hort, Vlastimil |
| GM Stein, Leonid |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1. Stein 3; 2.-3. Reshevsky, Hort 2½; |
| 9th round — 27th February 1968 |
| GM Stein, Leonid |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
| GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1. Stein 3½; 2. Reshevsky 3; 3. Hort 2½; |
| 10th round — 28th February 1968 |
| GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
| GM Stein, Leonid |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Reshevsky, Stein 3½; 3. Hort 3; |
| 11th round — 29th February 1968 |
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Stein, Leonid |
| GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Reshevsky, Stein 4; 3. Hort 3; |
| 12th round — 2nd March 1968 |
| GM Stein, Leonid |
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|
0 - 1 |
|
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GM Hort, Vlastimil |
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1.-3. Reshevsky, Hort, Stein 4; |
Information
| Interzonal play-off |
| Dates: |
18th February - 2nd March 1968 |
| City: |
Los Angeles (United States) |
| Venue: |
Steiner Chess Club |
| Organizers: |
FIDE, Mr. Gregor Piatigorsky |
| Tournament Director: |
Mr. Isaac Kashdan (USA) |
| Chief Arbiter: |
Mr. Isaac Kashdan (USA) |
| Arbiters: |
Mr. James Tarjan (USA) |
| Players participating: |
3 (incl. 3 GMs) |
| Games played: |
12 |
| Competition format: |
Quadruple Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
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| Website: |
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=84879 |
| PGN game file: |
wc1969-izplayoff.pgn |