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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  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Stahlberg vs A Matanovic   ½-½ 49 1965 Yerevan E17 Queen's Indian 2. V Liberzon vs Portisch 1-0 28 1965 Yerevan B89 Sicilian 3. I Nei vs Stein   ½-½ 21 1965 Yerevan D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 4. R Fuchs vs Korchnoi 0-1 27 1965 Yerevan B83 Sicilian 5. E Mnatsakanian vs Averbakh   ½-½ 32 1965 Yerevan C47 Four Knights 6. Filip vs L Schmid   ½-½ 23 1965 Yerevan A16 English 7. B Shashin vs Petrosian   ½-½ 49 1965 Yerevan E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1 8. Averbakh vs Korchnoi 0-1 39 1965 Yerevan A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 9. A Matanovic vs V Liberzon   ½-½ 40 1965 Yerevan C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 10. E Mnatsakanian vs B Shashin 1-0 37 1965 Yerevan C16 French, Winawer 11. L Schmid vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 35 1965 Yerevan B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 12. Petrosian vs I Nei 1-0 59 1965 Yerevan D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. Portisch vs R Fuchs   1-0 37 1965 Yerevan E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 14. Stein vs Filip   ½-½ 36 1965 Yerevan B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 15. I Nei vs E Mnatsakanian   ½-½ 50 1965 Yerevan D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 16. B Shashin vs Averbakh   ½-½ 31 1965 Yerevan D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 17. Filip vs Petrosian 0-1 40 1965 Yerevan A40 Queen's Pawn Game 18. Stahlberg vs Stein 0-1 36 1965 Yerevan E78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3 19. V Liberzon vs L Schmid   ½-½ 43 1965 Yerevan C18 French, Winawer 20. R Fuchs vs A Matanovic   ½-½ 29 1965 Yerevan C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 21. Korchnoi vs Portisch ½-½ 41 1965 Yerevan A14 English 22. Averbakh vs Portisch   ½-½ 20 1965 Yerevan A47 Queen's Indian 23. Stein vs V Liberzon 1-0 25 1965 Yerevan B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 24. Petrosian vs Stahlberg ½-½ 64 1965 Yerevan C02 French, Advance 25. E Mnatsakanian vs Filip   ½-½ 21 1965 Yerevan B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   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 ... ? click for larger view 25 ... ♗c2-d3!! <novotny> click for larger view NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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