Tilburg Interpolis (1980) |
The 4th Interpolis tournament was a Category XV event (Elo average 2619). Twelve GMs including world champion Karpov and former world champion Spassky competed in an all-play-all format. The top five players received 6,000, 4,000, 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 Dutch guilders. In addition there were bonuses of 1,000 guilders for each win, 400 for each draw and 250 for each loss. Total prize fund: 85,000 guilders. Chief arbiter: Constant Orbaan. Tilburg, the Netherlands, 19 September - 2 October 1980 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Karpov 29 2725 • ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 7½
2 Portisch 43 2655 ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 7
3 Timman 28 2600 0 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½
=4 Sosonko 37 2545 ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ + ½ ½ 6
=4 Spassky 43 2615 0 ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 6
6 Tal 43 2705 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½
=7 Hort 36 2595 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5
=7 Larsen 45 2585 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 • ½ 0 1 ½ 5
=9 Andersson 29 2590 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ 4½
=9 Ribli 29 2610 0 ½ ½ - 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ • ½ ½ 4½
=9 Hübner 31 2600 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ • 1 4½
12 Kavalek 37 2600 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 • 4
————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eleven rounds in 14 days, starting on Friday 19 September. Ribli had to forfeit his final round game against Sosonko as his father had just died (66 - 1 = 65 games). Rest days 22, 26 September & 1 October. Karpov won again, with 7.5/11.Photo (Karpov vs Spassky): https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com...
Sources
Game Collection: Tilburg Interpolis 1980 (by User: suenteus po 147)
*FIDE rating list January 1980 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023041...)
Jaque 107, November 1980, pp. 2-4 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 8/1980, pp. 239, 258-260 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1980...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 12/1980, pp. 265-271 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
El Ajedrez, 11/1980, pp. 500-505 (http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...)
Chess Life, 8/1980, pp. 30-33 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Skakbladet, 1/1981, pp. 4-5 (http://danbase.skak.dk/skakbladet/1...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Spassky vs Huebner |
| ½-½ | 63 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A07 King's Indian Attack |
2. Sosonko vs Karpov |
 | ½-½ | 17 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
3. Portisch vs Kavalek |
 | 1-0 | 26 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A04 Reti Opening |
4. Hort vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | B07 Pirc |
5. Tal vs Larsen |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | B18 Caro-Kann, Classical |
6. Andersson vs Ribli |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E10 Queen's Pawn Game |
7. Huebner vs Hort |
| ½-½ | 15 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A00 Uncommon Opening |
8. Ribli vs Karpov |
  | 0-1 | 25 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A25 English |
9. Timman vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto |
10. Andersson vs Portisch |
 | ½-½ | 41 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation |
11. Kavalek vs Spassky |
 | ½-½ | 16 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
12. Larsen vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 47 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E07 Catalan, Closed |
13. Tal vs Huebner |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
14. Hort vs Kavalek |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 |
15. Portisch vs Ribli |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A17 English |
16. Spassky vs Andersson |
  | 1-0 | 31 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
17. Karpov vs Larsen |
  | 0-1 | 66 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | C43 Petrov, Modern Attack |
18. Sosonko vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov |
19. Portisch vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A25 English |
20. Andersson vs Hort |
| ½-½ | 35 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A04 Reti Opening |
21. Kavalek vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | C42 Petrov Defense |
22. Huebner vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 48 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
23. Timman vs Karpov |
  | 0-1 | 36 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | C42 Petrov Defense |
24. Ribli vs Larsen |
| 1-0 | 56 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | A06 Reti Opening |
25. Spassky vs Ribli |
 | 1-0 | 27 | 1980 | Tilburg Interpolis | E14 Queen's Indian |
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