FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1978-1981

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European zonal 3 Polish play-off :: Warsaw 1978

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 pts + = -
1. Kuligowski, Adam 2310 POL 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 4 3 2 1
2. Skrobek, Ryszard 2460 POL 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 3 2 2 2
3.-4. IM Sznapik, Aleksander 2430 POL ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 3 2
3.-4. GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz 2505 POL 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 3 2

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 POL 2505 ½ - ½ 2430 POL IM Sznapik, Aleksander
Skrobek, Ryszard POL 2460 1 - 0 2310 POL Kuligowski, Adam
1. Skrobek — 1; 2.-3. Sznapik, Schmidt — ½; 4. Kuligowski — 0;



2nd round
GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz POL 2505 ½ - ½ 2460 POL Skrobek, Ryszard
IM Sznapik, Aleksander POL 2430 ½ - ½ 2310 POL Kuligowski, Adam
1. Skrobek — 1½; 2.-3. Sznapik, Schmidt — 1; 4. Kuligowski — ½;



3rd round
Kuligowski, Adam POL 2310 1 - 0 2505 POL GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz
Skrobek, Ryszard POL 2460 0 - 1 2430 POL IM Sznapik, Aleksander
1. Sznapik — 2; 2.-3. Kuligowski, Skrobek — 1½; 4. Schmidt — 1;



4th round
Kuligowski, Adam POL 2310 ½ - ½ 2460 POL Skrobek, Ryszard
IM Sznapik, Aleksander POL 2430 ½ - ½ 2505 POL GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz
1. Sznapik — 2½; 2.-3. Kuligowski, Skrobek — 2; 4. Schmidt — 1½;



5th round
Kuligowski, Adam POL 2310 1 - 0 2430 POL IM Sznapik, Aleksander
Skrobek, Ryszard POL 2460 0 - 1 2505 POL GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz
1. Kuligowski — 3; 2.-3. Sznapik, Schmidt — 2½; 4. Skrobek — 2;



6th round
GM Schmidt, Włodzimierz POL 2505 0 - 1 2310 POL Kuligowski, Adam
IM Sznapik, Aleksander POL 2430 0 - 1 2460 POL 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:
Organizers: Polski Związek Szachowy
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 4 (incl. 1 GM, 1 IM)
Games played: 12
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: wc1981-zonaleurope3playoffPL.pgn