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Tilburg Interpolis 1977
Compiled by suenteus po 147
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The inaugural Interpolis international chess tournament, held in Tilburg, the Netherlands from September 23rd to October 6th, 1977 was a category XIV event. Twelve grandmasters, including the world champion, competed in the round robin format. The participants were (in order of ELO): Anatoli Karpov (2690), Vlastimil Hort (2620), Robert Huebner (2600), Vasily Smyslov (2595), Jan Timman (2590), Ulf Andersson (2565), Yuri Balashov (2565), Svetozar Gligoric (2565), Fridrik Olafsson (2560), Anthony Miles (2555), Lubomir Kavalek (2545), and Gennady Sosonko (2530). Karpov beat Miles by a full point to earn his first of many titles at this event. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

01 Karpov 8/11 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1

02 Miles 7/11 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1

03 Hort 6/11 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½

04 Timman 6/11 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1

05 Kavalek 6/11 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1

06 Huebner 6/11 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1

07 Gligoric 5.5/11 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½

08 Andersson 5/11 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½

09 Balashov 5/11 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½

10 Smyslov 4.5/11 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½

11 Sosonko 4/11 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½

12 Olafsson 3/11 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ *

Round One, Game #1
Balashov vs Huebner, 1977
(B10) Caro-Kann, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #2
Gligoric vs Kavalek, 1977
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #3
Karpov vs Timman, 1977 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #4
Miles vs Hort, 1977
(E92) King's Indian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #5
Smyslov vs F Olafsson, 1977
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round One, Game #6
Sosonko vs Andersson, 1977
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #7
Andersson vs Smyslov, 1977
(E17) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #8
Hort vs Sosonko, 1977 
(A17) English, 53 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #9
Karpov vs Miles, 1977 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game #10
Kavalek vs Balashov, 1977
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #11
F Olafsson vs Gligoric, 1977
(C28) Vienna Game, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two, Game #12
Timman vs Huebner, 1977 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1-0

Round Three, Game #13
Balashov vs F Olafsson, 1977
(B83) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #14
Gligoric vs Andersson, 1977 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #15
Huebner vs Kavalek, 1977
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #16
Miles vs Timman, 1977
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #17
Smyslov vs Hort, 1977 
(B58) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three, Game #18
Sosonko vs Karpov, 1977 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #19
Andersson vs Balashov, 1977
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #20
Hort vs Gligoric, 1977
(E92) King's Indian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #21
Karpov vs Smyslov, 1977 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four, Game #22
Miles vs Sosonko, 1977 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0

Round Four, Game #23
F Olafsson vs Huebner, 1977
(A17) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Round Four, Game #24
Timman vs Kavalek, 1977
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #25
Balashov vs Hort, 1977
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #26
Gligoric vs Karpov, 1977
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five, Game #27
Huebner vs Andersson, 1977 
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 56 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #28
Kavalek vs F Olafsson, 1977 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

Round Five, Game #29
Smyslov vs Miles, 1977
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 0-1

Round Five, Game #30
Sosonko vs Timman, 1977
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #31
Andersson vs Kavalek, 1977
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #32
Hort vs Huebner, 1977
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #33
Karpov vs Balashov, 1977 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Round Six, Game #34
Miles vs Gligoric, 1977 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 40 moves, 1-0

Round Six, Game #35
Sosonko vs Smyslov, 1977 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six, Game #36
Timman vs F Olafsson, 1977
(A53) Old Indian, 56 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #37
Balashov vs Miles, 1977 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 0-1

Round Seven, Game #38
Gligoric vs Sosonko, 1977
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 52 moves, 1-0

Round Seven, Game #39
Huebner vs Karpov, 1977 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 49 moves, 0-1

Round Seven, Game #40
Kavalek vs Hort, 1977
(B83) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #41
F Olafsson vs Andersson, 1977
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven, Game #42
Smyslov vs Timman, 1977 
(B58) Sicilian, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #43
Hort vs F Olafsson, 1977
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #44
Karpov vs Kavalek, 1977
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #45
Miles vs Huebner, 1977
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #46
Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1977
(B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #47
Sosonko vs Balashov, 1977
(A56) Benoni Defense, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eight, Game #48
Timman vs Andersson, 1977
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #49
Andersson vs Hort, 1977
(A15) English, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #50
Balashov vs Smyslov, 1977
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 58 moves, 1-0

Round Nine, Game #51
Gligoric vs Timman, 1977 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #52
Huebner vs Sosonko, 1977
(A17) English, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #53
Kavalek vs Miles, 1977
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nine, Game #54
F Olafsson vs Karpov, 1977 
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Round Ten, Game #55
Gligoric vs Balashov, 1977
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 72 moves, 1-0

Round Ten, Game #56
Karpov vs Andersson, 1977 
(B83) Sicilian, 66 moves, 1-0

Round Ten, Game #57
Miles vs F Olafsson, 1977
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 42 moves, 1-0

Round Ten, Game #58
Smyslov vs Huebner, 1977
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #59
Sosonko vs Kavalek, 1977
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten, Game #60
Timman vs Hort, 1977
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #61
Andersson vs Miles, 1977
(A36) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Round Eleven, Game #62
Balashov vs Timman, 1977 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Round Eleven, Game #63
Hort vs Karpov, 1977
(B40) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #64
Huebner vs Gligoric, 1977
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 67 moves, 1-0

Round Eleven, Game #65
Kavalek vs Smyslov, 1977
(C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven, Game #66
F Olafsson vs Sosonko, 1977
(E14) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

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