| Tilburg Interpolis (1978) |
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The 2nd Interpolis international tournament, held in Tilburg, the Netherlands in September 1978, was a Category XIV event (Elo average 2592). Twelve GMs competed in the round robin format. Chief arbiter: Constant Orbaan. The event was somewhat overshadowed by the concurrent Karpov - Korchnoi World Championship Match (1978) in Baguio, Philippines. Tilburg, the Netherlands, 1-14 September 1978 Age Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Portisch 41 2630 • ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 7
2 Timman 26 2585 ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 6½
=3 Dzindzichashvili 34 2550 ½ ½ • 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6
=3 Hübner 29 2595 0 ½ 0 • ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 6
=3 Miles 23 2565 0 ½ 1 ½ • 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6
=6 Browne 29 2550 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 • 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 5½
=6 Hort 34 2620 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 • ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 5½
=6 Spassky 41 2630 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ • 0 1 1 ½ 5½
9 Larsen 43 2620 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 • ½ ½ ½ 5
=10 Ljubojevic 28 2605 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 4½
=10 Sosonko 35 2575 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ • ½ 4½
12 Ribli 27 2585 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ • 4
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Eleven rounds in 14 days, starting on Friday 1 September (66 games). Rest days 4, 8 & 13 September. Portisch won with 7/11.Photo (Timman vs Portisch): https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/ond...
Photo (Spassky): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe... Sources
Game Collection: Tilburg 1978 (by User: EmperorAtahualpa)
*FIDE rating list January 1978 (https://web.archive.org/web/2023121...)
Jaque 83, November 1978, pp. 37-39 (https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...)
Tidskrift för Schack, 10/1978, pp. 331-332 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1978...)
Magyar Sakkélet, 12/1978, pp. 274-275 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)
Dutch newspapers (available at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten)
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Ribli vs Browne |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | A34 English, Symmetrical |
| 2. Timman vs Portisch |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) |
| 3. Spassky vs Miles |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 4. Ljubojevic vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 13 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | A35 English, Symmetrical |
| 5. Larsen vs Hort |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch |
| 6. Dzindzichashvili vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 68 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 7. Browne vs Ljubojevic |
  | 1-0 | 23 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 8. Portisch vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | A17 English |
| 9. Miles vs Ribli |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | D94 Grunfeld |
| 10. Timman vs Larsen |
| 1-0 | 29 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | B56 Sicilian |
| 11. Sosonko vs Dzindzichashvili |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | D98 Grunfeld, Russian |
| 12. Hort vs Spassky |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 13. Larsen vs Portisch |
| ½-½ | 59 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | C07 French, Tarrasch |
| 14. Huebner vs Sosonko |
| ½-½ | 15 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | A33 English, Symmetrical |
| 15. Ribli vs Hort |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 16. Dzindzichashvili vs Browne |
| ½-½ | 39 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | A17 English |
| 17. Ljubojevic vs Miles |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | B10 Caro-Kann |
| 18. Spassky vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 54 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | B07 Pirc |
| 19. Miles vs Dzindzichashvili |
| 1-0 | 63 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 20. Larsen vs Spassky |
| 1-0 | 53 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | C28 Vienna Game |
| 21. Hort vs Ljubojevic |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | A47 Queen's Indian |
| 22. Timman vs Ribli |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | E15 Queen's Indian |
| 23. Browne vs Huebner |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | E16 Queen's Indian |
| 24. Portisch vs Sosonko |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 25. Sosonko vs Browne |
| 1-0 | 56 | 1978 | Tilburg Interpolis | E00 Queen's Pawn Game |
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