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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Yerevan Tournament

Viktor Korchnoi9.5/13(+6 -0 =7)[games]
Tigran Petrosian8.5/13(+4 -0 =9)[games]
Leonid Stein8.5/13(+5 -1 =7)[games]
Vladimir Liberzon8/13(+4 -1 =8)[games]
Lajos Portisch7/13(+4 -3 =6)[games]
Iivo Nei6.5/13(+2 -2 =9)[games]
Gideon Stahlberg6/13(+1 -2 =10)[games]
Aleksandar Matanovic6/13(+1 -2 =10)[games]
Yuri Averbakh6/13(+1 -2 =10)[games]
Miroslav Filip6/13(+1 -2 =10)[games]
Reinhart Fuchs6/13(+2 -3 =8)[games]
Lothar Schmid5.5/13(+1 -3 =9)[games]
Eduard Mnatsakanian4.5/13(+2 -6 =5)[games]
Boris Shashin3/13(+1 -8 =4)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Yerevan (1965)

The USSR organized an international chess tournament in the city of Yerevan in 1965. Fourteen grandmasters and masters, including the world champion, were invited to compete in the round robin event. Eight participants represented the Soviet Union, including Tigran Petrosian, Yuri Averbakh, Viktor Korchnoi, Vladimir Liberzon, Eduard Mnatsakanian, Iivo Nei, Boris Shashin, and Leonid Stein. The remaining six seats went to non-Soviet players including Miroslav Filip from Czechoslovakia, Reinhart Fuchs from East Germany, Aleksander Matanovic from Yugoslavia, Lajos Portisch from Hungary, Lothar Schmid from West Germany, and Gideon Stahlberg from Sweden. Despite finishing undefeated with +4, Petrosian only managed shared second with Stein, while Korchnoi took clear first, a full point ahead, with +6 at the finish.

Yerevan, Soviet Union (Armenia), 17 September - 6 October 1965

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Korchnoi * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½ =2 Petrosian ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8½ =2 Stein ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8½ 4 Liberzon ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 5 Portisch ½ ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 7 6 Nei ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ =7 Stahlberg ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 6 =7 Matanovic ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 =7 Averbakh 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 =7 Filip 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 6 =7 Fuchs 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 6 12 Schmid 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 5½ 13 Mnatsakanian 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 4½ 14 Shashin 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 3

Original collection: Game Collection: Yerevan 1965, by User: suenteus po 147.

 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Stahlberg vs A Matanovic  ½-½491965YerevanE17 Queen's Indian
2. V Liberzon vs Portisch 1-0281965YerevanB89 Sicilian
3. I Nei vs Stein  ½-½211965YerevanD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
4. R Fuchs vs Korchnoi 0-1271965YerevanB83 Sicilian
5. E Mnatsakanian vs Averbakh  ½-½321965YerevanC47 Four Knights
6. Filip vs L Schmid  ½-½231965YerevanA16 English
7. B Shashin vs Petrosian  ½-½491965YerevanE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
8. Averbakh vs Korchnoi 0-1391965YerevanA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
9. A Matanovic vs V Liberzon  ½-½401965YerevanC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
10. E Mnatsakanian vs B Shashin 1-0371965YerevanC16 French, Winawer
11. L Schmid vs Stahlberg  ½-½351965YerevanB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
12. Petrosian vs I Nei 1-0591965YerevanD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
13. Portisch vs R Fuchs  1-0371965YerevanE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
14. Stein vs Filip  ½-½361965YerevanB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
15. I Nei vs E Mnatsakanian  ½-½501965YerevanD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
16. B Shashin vs Averbakh  ½-½311965YerevanD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
17. Filip vs Petrosian 0-1401965YerevanA40 Queen's Pawn Game
18. Stahlberg vs Stein 0-1361965YerevanE78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3
19. V Liberzon vs L Schmid  ½-½431965YerevanC18 French, Winawer
20. R Fuchs vs A Matanovic  ½-½291965YerevanC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
21. Korchnoi vs Portisch ½-½411965YerevanA14 English
22. Averbakh vs Portisch  ½-½201965YerevanA47 Queen's Indian
23. Stein vs V Liberzon 1-0251965YerevanB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
24. Petrosian vs Stahlberg ½-½641965YerevanC02 French, Advance
25. E Mnatsakanian vs Filip  ½-½211965YerevanB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-20-13  notyetagm: Yerevan (1965)

The famous <NOVOTNY INTERFERENCE> game:

R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965

Jul-20-13  notyetagm: R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965

25 ... ?


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25 ... ♗c2-d3!! <novotny>


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