FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1978-1981

[ Competition summary || European zonal 1 | European zonal 2 | European zonal 3 | Soviet zonal | US zonal | Canadian zonal |
| Caribbean-Central American zonal 1 | Caribbean-Central American zonal 2 | South American zonal | West Asian zonal | Asian Pacific zonal | Mediterranean-African zonal ||
|| Riga interzonal | Rio de Janeiro interzonal || Candidates QF | Candidates SF | Candidates F || WCh match ]

Candidates' matches :: semifinals

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Abano Terme (Italy), 2nd - 24th August 1980
name Elo flag pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
GM Hübner, Robert 2600 GER ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½
GM Portisch, Lajos 2655 HUN ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½



Buenos Aires (Argentina), 21st July - 20th August 1980
name Elo flag pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 P1.1 P1.2
GM Kortschnoj, Viktor 2695 SUI ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1
GM Polugaevsky, Lev 2635 URS ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0







Information

Candidates' matches :: semifinals
Dates: 2nd - 24th August 1980
Players participating: 4 (incl. 4 GMs)
Eligible: Four winners of 1981 Candidates' Matches quarterfinals.
Games played: 25
Competition format: 12 game match. First to score 6½ point wins. If tied 6-6, two game play-off. Then, another two game play-off. If still equal, more games won with Black decide.
Tie-breaks: none
Other websites: Hübner-Portisch
Kortschnoj-Polugaevsky
PGN game file: wc1981-candsf.pgn