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Budapest Zonal Playoff Tournament

Istvan Bilek3.5/6(+1 -0 =5)[games]
Mario Bertok3/6(+1 -1 =4)[games]
Aleksandar Matanovic3/6(+1 -1 =4)[games]
Theo van Scheltinga2.5/6(+1 -2 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Budapest Zonal Playoff (1960)

Berg en Dal, the Netherlands, 20-27 November 1960

Age 01 02 03 04 ————————————————————————————————————— 01 Bilek 28 •• 1½ ½½ ½½ 3½ 02 Bertok 31 0½ •• ½½ ½1 3 03 Matanovic 30 ½½ ½½ •• 01 3 04 Van Scheltinga 46 ½½ ½0 10 •• 2½ —————————————————————————————————————

Six rounds in eight days, starting on Sunday 20 November (12 games). Rest days 22 & 25 November. After finishing equal second with Van Scheltinga and Matanovic in the Budapest Zonal (1960), Bilek and Bertok qualified for a ticket to the Stockholm Interzonal (1962). Bertok edged out Matanovic on Sonneborn-Berger score.

Sources
Mark Weeks' website (https://mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

 page 1 of 1; 12 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Matanovic vs M Bertok  ½-½231960Budapest Zonal PlayoffC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
2. T van Scheltinga vs I Bilek  ½-½331960Budapest Zonal PlayoffE60 King's Indian Defense
3. M Bertok vs I Bilek  0-1671960Budapest Zonal PlayoffC18 French, Winawer
4. A Matanovic vs T van Scheltinga  0-1571960Budapest Zonal PlayoffC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
5. T van Scheltinga vs M Bertok  ½-½411960Budapest Zonal PlayoffE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
6. I Bilek vs A Matanovic  ½-½421960Budapest Zonal PlayoffA05 Reti Opening
7. M Bertok vs A Matanovic  ½-½151960Budapest Zonal PlayoffE41 Nimzo-Indian
8. I Bilek vs T van Scheltinga  ½-½101960Budapest Zonal PlayoffE09 Catalan, Closed
9. I Bilek vs M Bertok  ½-½221960Budapest Zonal PlayoffA04 Reti Opening
10. T van Scheltinga vs A Matanovic  0-1931960Budapest Zonal PlayoffD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
11. M Bertok vs T van Scheltinga  1-0511960Budapest Zonal PlayoffB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
12. A Matanovic vs I Bilek  ½-½421960Budapest Zonal PlayoffB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
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