FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1969-1972

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European zonal 2 play-off :: Prague 1970

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 pts + = -
1. GM Portisch, Lajos HUN ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 4 2 4 0
2. GM Ivkov, Borislav YUG ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 2 3 1
3. Smejkal, Jan CSR 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 2 1 3
4. Andersson, Ulf SWE 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 2 1 2 3

Four players shared 2nd place in Raach 1969 zonal. Portisch and Ivkov qualified for the interzonal.






Round by round results

1st round — 16th March 1970
GM Portisch, Lajos HUN ½ - ½ YUG GM Ivkov, Borislav
Smejkal, Jan CSR 0 - 1 SWE Andersson, Ulf
1. Andersson — 1; 2.-3. Portisch, Ivkov — ½; 4. Smejkal — 0;



2nd round — 17th March 1970
Andersson, Ulf SWE ½ - ½ YUG GM Ivkov, Borislav
Smejkal, Jan CSR 0 - 1 HUN GM Portisch, Lajos
1.-2. Portisch, Andersson — 1½; 3. Ivkov — 1; 4. Smejkal — 0;



3rd round — 18th March 1970
GM Ivkov, Borislav YUG 0 - 1 CSR Smejkal, Jan
GM Portisch, Lajos HUN 1 - 0 SWE Andersson, Ulf
1. Portisch — 2½; 2. Andersson — 1½; 3.-4. Ivkov, Smejkal — 1;



4th round — 20th March 1970
Andersson, Ulf SWE 0 - 1 CSR Smejkal, Jan
GM Ivkov, Borislav YUG ½ - ½ HUN GM Portisch, Lajos
1. Portisch — 3; 2. Smejkal — 2; 3.-4. Ivkov, Andersson — 1½;



5th round — 21st March 1970
GM Ivkov, Borislav YUG 1 - 0 SWE Andersson, Ulf
GM Portisch, Lajos HUN ½ - ½ CSR Smejkal, Jan
1. Portisch — 3½; 2.-3. Ivkov, Smejkal — 2½; 4. Andersson — 1½;



6th round — 23rd March 1970
Andersson, Ulf SWE ½ - ½ HUN GM Portisch, Lajos
Smejkal, Jan CSR 0 - 1 YUG GM Ivkov, Borislav
1. Portisch — 4; 2. Ivkov — 3½; 3. Smejkal — 2½; 4. Andersson — 2;








Information

European zonal 2 play-off
Dates: 15th - 24th March 1970
City: Prague (Czechoslovakia)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 4 (incl. 2 GMs)
Games played: 12
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1028719
PGN game file: wc1972-zonaleurope2playoff.pgn