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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Amsterdam IBM Tournament
Anatoly Karpov10/14(+7 -1 =6)[games]
Jan Timman9/14(+4 -0 =10)[games]
Gennadi Sosonko8/14(+2 -0 =12)[games]
Vlastimil Hort7.5/14(+3 -2 =9)[games]
Zoltan Ribli7/14(+4 -4 =6)[games]
Sergey Dolmatov7/14(+3 -3 =8)[games]
John van der Wiel4/14(+2 -8 =4)[games]
Bent Larsen3.5/14(+2 -9 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Amsterdam IBM (1980)

"The story has been repeating itself, becoming monotonous for some years now: wherever Karpov plays, he wins. For a moment it seemed that the world champion would have difficulty maintaining his supremacy. It was in the sixth round, when, losing to Ribli, he was overtaken by Timman for first place. Two consecutive victories, however, allowed him to stand out again and despite Timman's efforts to catch up with him, he remained alone in the lead until the end, winning the tournament by a good point over his tenacious pursuer. Apart from Karpov, who won - as can be seen - seven games, the Dutch players Timman and Sosonko can be satisfied with their respective results. For Timman, this was, after Bugojno, a happy performance after a long period of disappointment. For Sosonko - the only unbeaten player, along with Timman - the IBM was the confirmation of a whole series of good results. The ex-Soviet once again proved his solidity, drawing 12 games and winning the last two. The big loser was Bent Larsen. It is surprising how often the great Dane's career alternates between periods of brilliant play and success and periods of failure and disappointing performances. His final placement in last place - which initially seemed destined for the young and inexperienced Dutch talent Van der Wiel - will undoubtedly have aroused perplexity in Larsen and his many admirers. But everyone knows that this is a consequence of his style of play and appropriate rehabilitation will soon follow." (Richard Meulders in El Ajedrez, transl.)

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 27 June - 14 July 1980

               Age Elo*  01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
————————————————————————————————————————————————————
 1 Karpov       29 2725  •• ½½ ½½ ½1 01 1½ 11 11 10
 2 Timman       28 2600  ½½ •• ½½ 1½ ½½ 1½ ½1 ½1  9
 3 Sosonko      37 2545  ½½ ½½ •• ½½ ½½ ½½ ½1 ½1  8
 4 Hort         36 2595  ½0 0½ ½½ •• 1½ ½½ ½1 ½1  7½
=5 Ribli        28 2610  10 ½½ ½½ 0½ •• 1½ 01 10  7
=5 Dolmatov     21 2535  0½ 0½ ½½ ½½ 0½ •• 1½ 11  7
 7 Van der Wiel 20 2465  00 ½0 ½0 ½0 10 0½ •• 01  4
 8 Larsen       45 2585  00 ½0 ½0 ½0 01 00 10 ••  3½
————————————————————————————————————————————————————
This was the 20th tournament sponsored by IBM. Fourteen rounds in 18 days, starting on Friday 27 June. Rest days 1, 6, 9 & 13 July. Karpov won with 10/14.

Photo (Karpov vs Timman): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...

Sources
Dutchbase (https://maxeuwe.nl/files-dutchbase/...)
Eric Delaire website (https://web.archive.org/web/2008042...)
Game Collection: Amsterdam IBM 1980 (by User: suenteus po 147)
*FIDE rating list January 1980 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023041...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 6/1980, pp. 181-183 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1980...)
El Ajedrez, September 1980, pp. 404-407 (http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...)
New York Times, 8 September 1980, Section S, p. 17 (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/09/08/...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 10/1980, pp. 218-220 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Jaque 105, September 1980, pp. 9-16 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Skakbladet, 8/1980, p. 119 (https://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)

Previous: Amsterdam IBM (1979). Next (and last IBM): Amsterdam IBM (1981). See also Amsterdam IBM-B (1980) and Amsterdam IBM-C (1980)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Timman vs Sosonko  ½-½501980Amsterdam IBMB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
2. Hort vs Sosonko  ½-½311980Amsterdam IBMB32 Sicilian
3. Karpov vs Timman  ½-½261980Amsterdam IBMB08 Pirc, Classical
4. Larsen vs Hort  ½-½411980Amsterdam IBMA16 English
5. Sosonko vs Karpov  ½-½121980Amsterdam IBME06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
6. Dolmatov vs Sosonko  ½-½261980Amsterdam IBMB32 Sicilian
7. Ribli vs Timman  ½-½331980Amsterdam IBME17 Queen's Indian
8. Hort vs Karpov ½-½181980Amsterdam IBMA25 English
9. Timman vs Larsen  ½-½421980Amsterdam IBMB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
10. Sosonko vs Ribli ½-½141980Amsterdam IBME15 Queen's Indian
11. Van der Wiel vs Hort  ½-½161980Amsterdam IBMB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
12. Larsen vs Sosonko  ½-½541980Amsterdam IBME42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
13. Van der Wiel vs Timman  ½-½401980Amsterdam IBMC57 Two Knights
14. Hort vs Dolmatov  ½-½601980Amsterdam IBMB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
15. Sosonko vs Van der Wiel  ½-½161980Amsterdam IBME15 Queen's Indian
16. Sosonko vs Timman ½-½351980Amsterdam IBME00 Queen's Pawn Game
17. Hort vs Ribli  ½-½241980Amsterdam IBMB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
18. Timman vs Karpov  ½-½341980Amsterdam IBME19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
19. Sosonko vs Hort ½-½211980Amsterdam IBMA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
20. Van der Wiel vs Dolmatov  ½-½431980Amsterdam IBMC19 French, Winawer, Advance
21. Karpov vs Sosonko ½-½381980Amsterdam IBMB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
22. Dolmatov vs Timman  ½-½491980Amsterdam IBMC55 Two Knights Defense
23. Sosonko vs Dolmatov  ½-½141980Amsterdam IBMD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
24. Timman vs Ribli  ½-½411980Amsterdam IBME15 Queen's Indian
25. Ribli vs Sosonko  ½-½171980Amsterdam IBMA37 English, Symmetrical
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  PGN Download
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