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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Amsterdam IBM Tournament
Ljubomir Ljubojevic9.5/15(+6 -2 =7)[games]
Hans Bohm9/15(+5 -2 =8)[games]
Sergey Makarichev9/15(+6 -3 =6)[games]
Jan Smejkal9/15(+5 -2 =8)[games]
Laszlo Szabo9/15(+5 -2 =8)[games]
Yuri Razuvaev8/15(+3 -2 =10)[games]
Lubomir Kavalek8/15(+5 -4 =6)[games]
Robert Huebner7.5/15(+3 -3 =9)[games]
Gennadi Sosonko7/15(+1 -2 =12)[games]
Wolfgang Uhlmann7/15(+4 -5 =6)[games]
Florin Gheorghiu7/15(+1 -2 =12)[games]
Vlastimil Jansa7/15(+2 -3 =10)[games]
Jan Timman7/15(+5 -6 =4)[games]
Vladimir Raicevic6.5/15(+4 -6 =5)[games]
Svend Hamann5/15(+1 -6 =8)[games]
Hans Ree4.5/15(+1 -7 =7)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Amsterdam IBM (1975)

"The Dutch organizers usually look for top players, or at least players with fighting spirit. Their selection for this year's grandmaster group at the 15th IBM tournament was extremely successful, for I have not seen such interesting chess played at the IBM in years. Ljubomir Ljubojevic, the main contender for first prize, was expected to create fireworks. So was Jan Timman. Laszlo Szabo could easily have kept up the sharp pace; and I did not intend to remain in the shadows. Both Jan Smejkal and Robert Huebner, players with a fine positional feeling, good technique, and a belief in active defense, were expected to bring more objectivity to the battles. Wolfgang Uhlmann could have played either way, while the less-known Soviet players, Razuvaev and Makarichev, and the Dane Hamman, were expected to add an exotic flavor to the tournament because of their unfamiliarity. Gena Sosonko, Vlastimil Jansa, and Florin Gheorghiu are generally difficult to beat because of their solid routine. Hans Ree ... Well, he can play well and he can play badly, apparently depending on the weather. And Vladimir Raicevic and Hans Bohm were classed as tailenders. Someone at the opening ceremony even asked who they were. ...

Ljubomir Ljubojevic, try as he might, could not score the way he wanted to in the first ten rounds. He lost a few and won a few and had a score of 50%. But in the last five rounds he scored a fantastic 4½ points (winning the last three) and moved from seventh place to clear first. Now the IBM tournament has been added to the first prize he won earlier this year at the strong Las Palmas tournament. IBM was Category 11, with an average rating of 2510. What makes Ljubojevic so successful? To begin with, from his games one can see that he does not study the openings very much; he is, however, a master of improvisation, always trying to create extraordinary positions where his feeling lor sharp tactical solutions dominates the play. He likes to take risks and lets nothing stand in his way; in fact, in this respect he goes further than "common sense" would allow. He has been compared to the young Tal, and takes the same tactical path as his Yugoslavian colleagues, Velimirovic and Planinc." (Kavalek in Chess Life)

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 8-26 July 1975

             Age Elo*  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
 1 Ljubojevic 24 2615  • ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1  9½
=2 Böhm       25 2300  ½ • 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1  9
=2 Makarichev 21 2440  1 0 • ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 ½  9
=2 Smejkal    29 2600  ½ 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1  9
=2 Szabó      58 2545  ½ ½ ½ ½ • 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1  9
=6 Razuvaev   29 2515  0 ½ ½ ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1  8
=6 Kavalek    31 2555  1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ • 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1  8
 8 Hübner     26 2615  0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½  7½
=9 Sosonko    32 2470  ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½  7
=9 Uhlmann    40 2535  0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 • ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0  7
=9 Gheorghiu  31 2540  0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½  7
=9 Jansa      32 2540  ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 0 1 ½  7
=9 Timman     23 2510  0 ½ 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ • 1 1 ½  7
14 Raicevic   26 2440  ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 • 1 ½  6½
15 Hamann     34 2485  ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 • 1  5
16 Ree        30 2470  0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 •  4½
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
This was the 15th tournament sponsored by IBM. Fifteen rounds in 19 days, starting on Tuesday 8 July. Rest days 12, 17, 20 & 25 July. First prize: 4,000 Dutch guilders. Chief arbiter: Piet Bakker. Ljubojevic won with 9.5/15. Böhm and Makarichev took GM norms.

Photo (10 players): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...
Photo (Böhm & Ljubojevic): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...

Sources
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
Eric Delaire website (https://web.archive.org/web/2008042...)
*FIDE rating list January 1975 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023121...)
Skakbladet, 9/1975, pp. 235-239 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Jaque 46, October 1975, pp. 18-23 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Shakhmatny Bulletin, 11/1975, pp. 345-348 (https://publ.lib.ru/ARCHIVES/SH/''S... )
Chess Life & Review, 11/1975, pp. 734-738 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 10/1975, pp. 217-218 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Amsterdam IBM (1974). Next: Amsterdam IBM (1976). See also Amsterdam IBM-B (1975)

 page 1 of 1; games 1-25 of 25  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Uhlmann vs S Makarichev  0-1611975Amsterdam IBMA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
2. S Makarichev vs V Raicevic  0-1271975Amsterdam IBMC11 French
3. Uhlmann vs Ljubojevic 0-1371975Amsterdam IBMA30 English, Symmetrical
4. Ljubojevic vs S Makarichev 0-1281975Amsterdam IBMC42 Petrov Defense
5. Smejkal vs Uhlmann  0-1771975Amsterdam IBMB08 Pirc, Classical
6. Timman vs Kavalek 0-1331975Amsterdam IBMB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
7. V Raicevic vs Timman  0-1351975Amsterdam IBMA19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation
8. Smejkal vs H Bohm  0-1401975Amsterdam IBMA09 Reti Opening
9. V Raicevic vs Huebner  0-1391975Amsterdam IBMA10 English
10. H Ree vs Smejkal  0-1371975Amsterdam IBMA34 English, Symmetrical
11. Sosonko vs Uhlmann  0-1391975Amsterdam IBME97 King's Indian
12. S Hamann vs V Raicevic  0-1351975Amsterdam IBMD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. S Makarichev vs Timman  0-1401975Amsterdam IBMC16 French, Winawer
14. S Hamann vs Szabo  0-1451975Amsterdam IBME47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
15. Gheorghiu vs Ljubojevic 0-1281975Amsterdam IBMB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. V Raicevic vs Smejkal  0-1401975Amsterdam IBMB42 Sicilian, Kan
17. Kavalek vs H Bohm 0-1371975Amsterdam IBMB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
18. Jansa vs S Makarichev  0-1471975Amsterdam IBMC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
19. Uhlmann vs Timman  0-1641975Amsterdam IBMA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
20. H Ree vs Kavalek  0-1351975Amsterdam IBMA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
21. Timman vs Ljubojevic 0-1251975Amsterdam IBMA65 Benoni, 6.e4
22. Jansa vs V Raicevic  0-1561975Amsterdam IBMC07 French, Tarrasch
23. S Hamann vs Uhlmann 0-1291975Amsterdam IBME92 King's Indian
24. Huebner vs Ljubojevic 0-1221975Amsterdam IBMA33 English, Symmetrical
25. Kavalek vs S Makarichev  0-1521975Amsterdam IBMA05 Reti Opening
 page 1 of 1; games 1-25 of 25  PGN Download
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