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Moscow 1971
Compiled by JoseTigranTalFischer

The 2nd International Alekhine Memorial Tournament was held in the Soviet capital of Moscow in 1971, on the fifteen year anniversary of the first Alekhine Memorial. 18 of the world's best grandmasters, including the world champion, were invited to participate in the elite, round robin event. The participants were (in order of ELO): Boris Spassky (2690), Viktor Korchnoi (2670), Tigran Petrosian (2640), Vasily Smyslov (2620), Mikhail Tal (2620), Vlastimil Hort (2605), Leonid Stein (2605), David Bronstein (2590), Yuri Balashov (2570), Fridrik Olafsson (2570), Vladimir Savon (2570), Wolfgang Uhlmann (2570), Vladimir Tukmakov (2565), Anatoli Karpov (2540), Florin Gheorghiu (2530), Bruno Parma (2530), Robert Byrne (2510), and Levente Lengyel (2485). 20 year old Anatoli Karpov and three time Soviet champion Leonid Stein tied for first place, each with 11/17. Both players overcame a field that included the current world champion as well as three previous world champions and various world challengers of the current and previous generations.

The final standings and crosstable:

=1st Karpov 11/17 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1

=1st Stein 11/17 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1

3rd Smyslov 10½/17 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½

=4th Tukmakov 10/17 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½

=4th Petrosian 10/17 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½

=6th Tal 9½/17 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1

=6th Spassky 9½/17 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1

=8th Byrne 9/17 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½

=8th Hort 9/17 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1

=8th Bronstein 9/17 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1

11th Korchnoi 8½/17 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 * 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½

=12th Gheorghiu 7½/17 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½

=12th Olafsson 7½/17 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 0 ½ 1

=12th Savon 7½/17 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1

=15th Uhlmann 6½/17 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½

=15th Balashov 6½/17 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 * 0 ½

17th Parma 6/17 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½

18th Lengyel 4½/17 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ *

Round One
R Byrne vs Balashov, 1971
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Gheorghiu vs Uhlmann, 1971
(C15) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1971
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1
Lengyel vs Spassky, 1971
(A92) Dutch, 40 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs Tal, 1971
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Parma vs Karpov, 1971
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Savon vs Hort, 1971
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Tukmakov, 1971
(E92) King's Indian, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stein vs Bronstein, 1971
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 58 moves, 1-0
Round Two
Bronstein vs Smyslov, 1971
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs Parma, 1971
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs F Olafsson, 1971
(B44) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Stein, 1971
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1971
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 60 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Gheorghiu, 1971
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Lengyel, 1971
(A17) English, 59 moves, 1-0
Tukmakov vs Savon, 1971
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs R Byrne, 1971
(E73) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three
Balashov vs Uhlmann, 1971
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 57 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs Spassky, 1971
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Tal, 1971
(A81) Dutch, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lengyel vs Karpov, 1971
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs Hort, 1971
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
Parma vs Tukmakov, 1971
(B89) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Savon vs Bronstein, 1971
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Korchnoi, 1971
(A15) English, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stein vs Petrosian, 1971
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four
Bronstein vs Parma, 1971
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Lengyel, 1971
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 52 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Gheorghiu, 1971
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Savon, 1971
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 58 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Uhlmann, 1971
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Balashov, 1971
(A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stein vs Smyslov, 1971
(A22) English, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs R Byrne, 1971
(B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
Tukmakov vs F Olafsson, 1971
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five
Balashov vs Tal, 1971
(A53) Old Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Karpov, 1971
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Hort, 1971
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lengyel vs Tukmakov, 1971
(A16) English, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs Bronstein, 1971
(A09) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs Korchnoi, 1971
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Savon vs Stein, 1971
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Petrosian, 1971
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Uhlmann vs Spassky, 1971
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
Bronstein vs Lengyel, 1971
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Hort vs R Byrne, 1971
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Balashov, 1971
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs F Olafsson, 1971
(A13) English, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1971
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Savon, 1971
(D90) Grunfeld, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stein vs Parma, 1971
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
Tukmakov vs Gheorghiu, 1971
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven
Balashov vs Hort, 1971
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Tukmakov, 1971
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Bronstein, 1971
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lengyel vs Korchnoi, 1971
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs Stein, 1971
(B57) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs Smyslov, 1971
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1
Savon vs Petrosian, 1971
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Tal, 1971
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs Karpov, 1971
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight
Bronstein vs R Byrne, 1971
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs Uhlmann, 1971
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Spassky, 1971
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Gheorghiu, 1971
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Tal, 1971
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Savon vs Parma, 1971
(B53) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs F Olafsson, 1971
(E17) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
Stein vs Lengyel, 1971
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0
Tukmakov vs Balashov, 1971
(E92) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Nine
Balashov vs Bronstein, 1971
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 0-1
R Byrne vs Korchnoi, 1971
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1
Gheorghiu vs Stein, 1971
(B57) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
Lengyel vs Smyslov, 1971
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs Savon, 1971
(E73) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Parma vs Petrosian, 1971
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Hort, 1971
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Karpov, 1971
(E17) Queen's Indian, 105 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs Tukmakov, 1971
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten
Bronstein vs Uhlmann, 1971
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 15 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Tal, 1971
(A05) Reti Opening, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Balashov, 1971
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Parma vs F Olafsson, 1971
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Karpov, 1971
(E17) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Savon vs Lengyel, 1971
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 49 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Gheorghiu, 1971
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stein vs R Byrne, 1971
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tukmakov vs Spassky, 1971
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven
Balashov vs Stein, 1971
(A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Smyslov, 1971
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Savon, 1971
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Hort, 1971
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Lengyel vs Parma, 1971
(E17) Queen's Indian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs Petrosian, 1971
(E73) King's Indian, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1971
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Tukmakov, 1971
(C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs Korchnoi, 1971
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 59 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve
Bronstein vs Tal, 1971
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1971
(A14) English, 29 moves, 1-0
F Olafsson vs Lengyel, 1971
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 58 moves, 1-0
Parma vs Gheorghiu, 1971
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Hort, 1971
(A14) English, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Savon vs R Byrne, 1971
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Balashov, 1971
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stein vs Uhlmann, 1971
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
Tukmakov vs Karpov, 1971
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen
Balashov vs Savon, 1971
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Parma, 1971
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs F Olafsson, 1971
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Tukmakov, 1971
(E05) Catalan, Open, Classical line, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Bronstein, 1971
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
Lengyel vs Petrosian, 1971
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Stein, 1971
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1971
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1971
(E17) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1
Round Fourteen
Bronstein vs Hort, 1971
(C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1971
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 0-1
Lengyel vs Gheorghiu, 1971
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs R Byrne, 1971
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs Balashov, 1971
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Tukmakov, 1971
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Savon vs Uhlmann, 1971
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Spassky, 1971
(A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stein vs Tal, 1971
(A12) English with b3, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fifteen
Balashov vs F Olafsson, 1971
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 58 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs Lengyel, 1971
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Petrosian, 1971
(B06) Robatsch, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs Korchnoi, 1971
(A15) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Stein, 1971
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Savon, 1971
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Smyslov, 1971
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tukmakov vs Bronstein, 1971
(C42) Petrov Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs Parma, 1971
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Sixteen
Gheorghiu vs R Byrne, 1971
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Tukmakov, 1971
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 40 moves, 0-1
Lengyel vs Balashov, 1971
(A17) English, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Olafsson vs Uhlmann, 1971
(A15) English, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs Spassky, 1971
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1971
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Savon vs Tal, 1971
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971
(E03) Catalan, Open, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stein vs Hort, 1971
(A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seventeen
Balashov vs Gheorghiu, 1971
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1971
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 61 moves, 0-1
R Byrne vs Petrosian, 1971
(B15) Caro-Kann, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs Smyslov, 1971
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Savon, 1971
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 24 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs F Olafsson, 1971
(B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Parma, 1971
(B50) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Tukmakov vs Stein, 1971
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs Lengyel, 1971
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
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