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Teesside 1975
Compiled by suenteus po 147

In the year 1975, one of the strongest grandmaster tournaments held in Great Britain in decades was organized at Teesside. Four of England's best and up-and-coming players met eleven participants invited from Europe, the United States, and the Soviet Union in the round robin format. The complete list of attendants were (in order of ELO): Robert Huebner (2615), Vasily Smyslov (2605), Efim Geller (2600), Vlastimil Hort (2600), David Bronstein (2590), Lubomir Kavalek (2555), Florin Gheorghiu (2540), Fridrik Olfasson (2535), William Lombardy (2515), Gyula Sax (2510), Jan Timman (2510), Raymond Keene (2505), William Hartston (2475), Anthony Miles (2435), and Michael Stean (2370). The average of the combined ratings of the participants qualified the tournament as a category XII event. Although England had rejoined the world in elite international chess, the Soviets dominated in their usual fashion, with Geller taking clear first followed by his countrymen Smyslov and Bronstein. One game decided by forfeit (Miles' win over Huebner in the final round) has been ommitted from this collection.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Geller 9½/14 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1

2nd Smyslov 8½/14 ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1

=3rd Bronstein 8/14 ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½

=3rd Huebner 8/14 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1

=3rd Hort 8/14 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

=6th Timman 7½/14 0 ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½

=6th Sax 7½/14 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1

=8th Kavalek 7/14 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½

=8th Olafsson 7/14 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½

10th Miles 6½/14 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½

=11th Gheorghiu 6/14 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½

=11th Stean 6/14 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½

=11th Lombardy 6/14 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1

14th Keene 5½/14 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½

15th Hartston 4/14 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ *

Round One
Bronstein vs Keene, 1975
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Hort, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Lombardy, 1975
(A17) English, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Miles vs W Hartston, 1975
(A36) English, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs F Olafsson, 1975
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs Kavalek, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Huebner, 1975
(D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Two
W Hartston vs Timman, 1975
(C16) French, Winawer, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs M Stean, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Huebner vs Gheorghiu, 1975
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keene vs Geller, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs Sax, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs Bronstein, 1975
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Miles, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 74 moves, 1-0
Round Three
Bronstein vs Lombardy, 1975
(B44) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Geller vs F Olafsson, 1975
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
Gheorghiu vs W Hartston, 1975
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kavalek vs Hort, 1975
(A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Huebner, 1975
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs Keene, 1975
(A15) English, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Smyslov, 1975
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four
W Hartston vs Sax, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
Huebner vs Bronstein, 1975
(A22) English, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keene vs Kavalek, 1975
(E97) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs Geller, 1975
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Miles vs Timman, 1975
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs M Stean, 1975
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Gheorghiu, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five
Bronstein vs W Hartston, 1975
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Geller vs Huebner, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Miles, 1975
(A58) Benko Gambit, 43 moves, 0-1
Hort vs Keene, 1975
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0
Kavalek vs F Olafsson, 1975
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Smyslov, 1975
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs Lombardy, 1975
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
W Hartston vs Geller, 1975
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 48 moves, 0-1
Huebner vs M Stean, 1975
(A10) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs Kavalek, 1975
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Miles vs Sax, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs Hort, 1975
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1975
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Timman vs Gheorghiu, 1975
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven
Bronstein vs Miles, 1975
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 72 moves, 0-1
Geller vs Smyslov, 1975
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs Lombardy, 1975
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kavalek vs Huebner, 1975
(A14) English, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keene vs F Olafsson, 1975
(A05) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Timman, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 8 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs W Hartston, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight
Gheorghiu vs Sax, 1975
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 32 moves, 0-1
W Hartston vs Kavalek, 1975
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Huebner vs Hort, 1975
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs Keene, 1975
(E14) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Miles vs Geller, 1975
(A15) English, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs M Stean, 1975
(D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Bronstein, 1975
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 35 moves, 1-0
Round Nine
Bronstein vs Gheorghiu, 1975
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Geller vs Timman, 1975
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 53 moves, 1-0
Hort vs W Hartston, 1975
(B40) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Kavalek vs Smyslov, 1975
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keene vs Huebner, 1975
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs Lombardy, 1975
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs Miles, 1975
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten
Gheorghiu vs Geller, 1975
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Hartston vs Keene, 1975
(C16) French, Winawer, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Huebner vs F Olafsson, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Miles vs Kavalek, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Bronstein, 1975
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Hort, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs M Stean, 1975
(A58) Benko Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven
Geller vs Sax, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Miles, 1975
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kavalek vs Timman, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keene vs Smyslov, 1975
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 53 moves, 0-1
Lombardy vs Huebner, 1975
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs W Hartston, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs Gheorghiu, 1975
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve
Bronstein vs Geller, 1975
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Kavalek, 1975
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Hartston vs Lombardy, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Miles vs Keene, 1975
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs M Stean, 1975
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 41 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs F Olafsson, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Hort, 1975
(E31) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen
Hort vs Gheorghiu, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Huebner vs W Hartston, 1975
(A16) English, 66 moves, 1-0
Kavalek vs Sax, 1975
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keene vs Timman, 1975
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 0-1
Lombardy vs Smyslov, 1975
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs Miles, 1975
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 42 moves, 1-0
M Stean vs Bronstein, 1975
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen
Bronstein vs Kavalek, 1975
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Geller vs M Stean, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Gheorghiu vs Keene, 1975
(A10) English, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Miles vs Lombardy, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Hort, 1975
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Huebner, 1975
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs F Olafsson, 1975
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen
W Hartston vs Smyslov, 1975
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 0-1
Hort vs Bronstein, 1975
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kavalek vs Geller, 1975
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keene vs Sax, 1975
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs Timman, 1975
(C01) French, Exchange, 49 moves, 1-0
F Olafsson vs Gheorghiu, 1975
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
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