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| European zonal 3 Polish play-off :: Warsaw 1978 |
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Crosstable
Polish play-off for two spots in European zonal 3. Finally Poland was granted two extra berths as organizers of the zonal,
so effectively this tournament had no effect whatsoever as all four players qualified for the zonal.
Round by round results
| 1st round |
| GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz |
 |
2505 |
½ - ½ |
2430 |
 |
IM Sznapik, Aleksander |
| Skrobek, Ryszard |
 |
2460 |
1 - 0 |
2310 |
 |
Kuligowski, Adam |
| 1. Skrobek 1; 2.-3. Sznapik, Schmidt ½; 4. Kuligowski 0; |
| 2nd round |
| GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz |
 |
2505 |
½ - ½ |
2460 |
 |
Skrobek, Ryszard |
| IM Sznapik, Aleksander |
 |
2430 |
½ - ½ |
2310 |
 |
Kuligowski, Adam |
| 1. Skrobek 1½; 2.-3. Sznapik, Schmidt 1; 4. Kuligowski ½; |
| 3rd round |
| Kuligowski, Adam |
 |
2310 |
1 - 0 |
2505 |
 |
GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz |
| Skrobek, Ryszard |
 |
2460 |
0 - 1 |
2430 |
 |
IM Sznapik, Aleksander |
| 1. Sznapik 2; 2.-3. Kuligowski, Skrobek 1½; 4. Schmidt 1; |
| 4th round |
| Kuligowski, Adam |
 |
2310 |
½ - ½ |
2460 |
 |
Skrobek, Ryszard |
| IM Sznapik, Aleksander |
 |
2430 |
½ - ½ |
2505 |
 |
GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz |
| 1. Sznapik 2½; 2.-3. Kuligowski, Skrobek 2; 4. Schmidt 1½; |
| 5th round |
| Kuligowski, Adam |
 |
2310 |
1 - 0 |
2430 |
 |
IM Sznapik, Aleksander |
| Skrobek, Ryszard |
 |
2460 |
0 - 1 |
2505 |
 |
GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz |
| 1. Kuligowski 3; 2.-3. Sznapik, Schmidt 2½; 4. Skrobek 2; |
| 6th round |
| GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz |
 |
2505 |
0 - 1 |
2310 |
 |
Kuligowski, Adam |
| IM Sznapik, Aleksander |
 |
2430 |
0 - 1 |
2460 |
 |
Skrobek, Ryszard |
| 1. Kuligowski 4; 2. Skrobek 3; 3.-4. Sznapik, Schmidt 2½; |
Information
| European zonal 3 Polish play-off |
| Dates: |
15th - 21st May 1978 |
| City: |
Warsaw (Poland) |
| Venue: |
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| Organizers: |
Polski Związek Szachowy |
| Chief Arbiter: |
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| Players participating: |
4 (incl. 1 GM, 1 IM) |
| Games played: |
12 |
| Competition format: |
Double Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
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| PGN game file: |
wc1981-zonaleurope3playoffPL.pgn |