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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Vidmar Memorial Tournament

Lajos Portisch12.5/17(+8 -0 =9)[games]
Jan Smejkal11/17(+7 -2 =8)[games]
Svetozar Gligoric11/17(+6 -1 =10)[games]
Miguel Quinteros11/17(+6 -1 =10)[games]
Istvan Csom10.5/17(+6 -2 =9)[games]
Alexey Suetin9.5/17(+5 -3 =9)[games]
Bruno Parma9.5/17(+3 -1 =13)[games]
Aleksandar Matanovic9/17(+3 -2 =12)[games]
Albin Planinc9/17(+4 -3 =10)[games]
Yuri Razuvaev9/17(+2 -1 =14)[games]
Borislav Ivkov9/17(+3 -2 =12)[games]
Ivan Radulov8/17(+1 -2 =14)[games]
Dragoljub Minic7.5/17(+1 -3 =13)[games]
Janez Barle7/17(+4 -7 =6)[games]
Stefano Tatai6/17(+1 -6 =10)[games]
Victor Ciocaltea5.5/17(+0 -6 =11)[games]
Rudolf Osterman4/17(+2 -11 =4)[games]
Stojan Puc4/17(+1 -10 =6)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Vidmar Memorial (1973)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Portisch, Lajos HUN GM * = = = 1 1 = = = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 12.5 2 Smejkal, Jan CSR GM = * = = 0 1 1 = 0 = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 11.0 3 Gligoric, Svetozar YUG GM = = * = = 0 = = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 11.0 4 Quinteros, Miguel A ARG IM = = = * = = = = 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0 5 Csom, Istvan HUN IM 0 1 = = * = = 0 = = 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 10.5 6 Suetin, Alexey S URS GM 0 0 1 = = * = = 1 = 0 1 1 = = = = 1 9.5 7 Parma, Bruno YUG GM = 0 = = = = * = = 1 = = = = = = 1 1 9.5 8 Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG GM = = = = 1 = = * = 0 = = = 1 = = 0 1 9.0 9 Planinc, Albin YUG GM = 1 = 1 = 0 = = * = = = 0 0 = = 1 1 9.0 10 Razuvaev, Yuri S URS -- = = = = = = 0 1 = * = = = = = = 1 = 9.0 11 Ivkov, Borislav YUG GM = = 0 = 0 1 = = = = * = = = = = 1 1 9.0 12 Radulov, Ivan BUL GM = = = = = 0 = = = = = * = 0 = = 1 = 8.0 13 Minic, Dragoljub YUG IM 0 = = 0 = 0 = = 1 = = = * = = = = = 7.5 14 Barle, Janez YUG -- 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 1 = = 1 = * 0 1 1 0 7.0 15 Tatai, Stefano ITA IM 0 0 0 0 0 = = = = = = = = 1 * = 0 = 6.0 16 Ciocaltea, Victor ROU IM 0 0 0 0 0 = = = = = = = = 0 = * = = 5.5 17 Osterman, Rudolf YUG -- 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = * = 4.0 18 Puc, Stojan YUG IM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = 1 = = = * 4.0

Tournament:
The second Vidmar Memorial was played in the Festival Hall in Ljubljana (first 8 rounds), Auditorium Hall (regular games) and Riviera Hotel (continuations) in Portorož (second part of the tournament).

Errors in literature:
The round dates in the Mega database are wrong.

Source: http://www.perpetualcheck.com/show/...

 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Csom vs Ivkov 1-0341973Vidmar MemorialA07 King's Indian Attack
2. Quinteros vs Razuvaev ½-½1071973Vidmar MemorialE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
3. Gligoric vs A Planinc  ½-½491973Vidmar MemorialA50 Queen's Pawn Game
4. Smejkal vs Portisch  ½-½191973Vidmar MemorialA28 English
5. J Barle vs D Minic  ½-½181973Vidmar MemorialB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
6. V Ciocaltea vs Suetin  ½-½221973Vidmar MemorialB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
7. Parma vs A Matanovic  ½-½181973Vidmar MemorialC10 French
8. S Puc vs R Osterman  ½-½251973Vidmar MemorialA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
9. I Radulov vs S Tatai  ½-½411973Vidmar MemorialC07 French, Tarrasch
10. A Planinc vs Ivkov  ½-½561973Vidmar MemorialC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
11. Suetin vs I Radulov  1-0311973Vidmar MemorialB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
12. Razuvaev vs Smejkal  ½-½251973Vidmar MemorialC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
13. Gligoric vs S Puc 1-0291973Vidmar MemorialA44 Old Benoni Defense
14. R Osterman vs Quinteros  0-1441973Vidmar MemorialB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
15. A Matanovic vs J Barle  1-0291973Vidmar MemorialB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
16. D Minic vs Csom  ½-½171973Vidmar MemorialB57 Sicilian
17. Portisch vs V Ciocaltea  1-0251973Vidmar MemorialA57 Benko Gambit
18. S Tatai vs Parma  ½-½161973Vidmar MemorialA04 Reti Opening
19. V Ciocaltea vs Razuvaev  ½-½361973Vidmar MemorialB06 Robatsch
20. S Puc vs A Planinc  0-1201973Vidmar MemorialC45 Scotch Game
21. Smejkal vs R Osterman  1-0401973Vidmar MemorialE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
22. Quinteros vs Gligoric  ½-½311973Vidmar MemorialD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
23. J Barle vs S Tatai  0-1401973Vidmar MemorialB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
24. I Radulov vs Portisch  ½-½511973Vidmar MemorialC05 French, Tarrasch
25. Csom vs A Matanovic  0-1571973Vidmar MemorialA14 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-27-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: According to a 1973 New York Times article "Chess: Portisch Changing His Spots (Or at Least His Emphasis)", Portisch had a reputation as a logical strategist who preferred to eliminate tactics from his games. This tournament victory showed that Portisch had added a tactical element to his play.

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