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Moscow 1975
Compiled by GerrySaint

In October of 1975 another Alekhine Memorial International Chess Tournament was organized in the Soviet capital of Moscow. Eight grandmasters from the USSR were pitted against eight grandmasters from Europe and the Americas in an all-play-all round robin event. The participants were (in order of ELO): Viktor Korchnoi (2665), Tigran Petrosian (2645), Mikhail Tal (2645), Boris Spassky (2625), Robert Byrne (2600), Efim Geller (2600), Vlastimil Hort (2600), Ratmir Kholmov (2540), Albin Planinc (2535), Rafael Vaganian (2530), Alexander Beliavsky (2500), Gyozo Forintos (2490), Silvino Garcia Martinez (2445), Levente Lengyel (2410), Hans Bohm (2300), and Michael Stean (2300). The average of the combined ratings of all the players qualified the memorial as a category XII event. It was another stellar event for Geller who edged out former world champion Spassky for clear first by half a point in the final.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Geller 10½/15 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1

2nd Spassky 10/15 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1

=3rd Kholmov 9½/15 ½ ½ * 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

=3rd Vaganian 9½/15 ½ 0 0 * 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1

=3rd Korchnoi 9½/15 0 ½ 1 0 * ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

=6th Hort 9/15 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1

=6th Petrosian 9/15 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½

=8th Beliavsky 8½/15 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½

=8th Tal 8½/15 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1

10th Forintos 7/15 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1

11th Byrne 6/15 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1

=12th Lengyel 5½/15 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0

=12th Garcia-Martinez 5½/15 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½

14th Planinc 5/15 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 * 0 1

15th Stean 4/15 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0

16th Bohm 3/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 *

Round One
Tal vs Beliavsky, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs R Byrne, 1975
(C13) French, 40 moves, 1-0
Lengyel vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Kholmov, 1975
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Bohm vs Geller, 1975
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Hort vs Korchnoi, 1975
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 60 moves, 1-0
M Stean vs Forintos, 1975
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 0-1
Round Two
Beliavsky vs M Stean, 1975
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
A Planinc vs R Byrne, 1975
(C15) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 1-0
Forintos vs Lengyel, 1975
(D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Vaganian vs Petrosian, 1975
(A10) English, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kholmov vs H Bohm, 1975
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
S Garcia Martinez vs Hort, 1975
(B06) Robatsch, 37 moves, 0-1
Geller vs Tal, 1975
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1975
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three
Tal vs Kholmov, 1975
(C10) French, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs A Planinc, 1975
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Bohm vs Vaganian, 1975
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Korchnoi, 1975
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Forintos, 1975
(B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lengyel vs Beliavsky, 1975
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs Geller, 1975
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four
Kholmov vs M Stean, 1975
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 76 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs H Bohm, 1975
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 40 moves, 1-0
Forintos vs Spassky, 1975
(A17) English, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Garcia Martinez vs R Byrne, 1975
(A92) Dutch, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Geller vs Lengyel, 1975
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Beliavsky vs Hort, 1975
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 1-0
Vaganian vs Tal, 1975
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Planinc vs Korchnoi, 1975
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 0-1
Round Five
Spassky vs Beliavsky, 1975
(B83) Sicilian, 57 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Geller, 1975
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lengyel vs Kholmov, 1975
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975
(A15) English, 38 moves, 1-0
M Stean vs Vaganian, 1975
(A15) English, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Bohm vs A Planinc, 1975
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 19 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Petrosian, 1975
(C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Forintos, 1975
(B06) Robatsch, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
Forintos vs Korchnoi, 1975
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1
Beliavsky vs R Byrne, 1975
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 104 moves, 1-0
Vaganian vs Lengyel, 1975
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 1-0
H Bohm vs Tal, 1975
(A56) Benoni Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs M Stean, 1975
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs Hort, 1975
(D85) Grunfeld, 60 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Spassky, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
A Planinc vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
Round Seven
Hort vs Vaganian, 1975
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 58 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Beliavsky, 1975
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 58 moves, 0-1
Tal vs A Planinc, 1975
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Kholmov, 1975
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Geller, 1975
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lengyel vs Petrosian, 1975
(E92) King's Indian, 8 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Garcia Martinez vs Forintos, 1975
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs H Bohm, 1975
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Round Eight
Kholmov vs R Byrne, 1975
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Vaganian vs Spassky, 1975
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 47 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Hort, 1975
(A09) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs M Stean, 1975
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
H Bohm vs Lengyel, 1975
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 56 moves, 1-0
A Planinc vs Forintos, 1975
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Korchnoi, 1975
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Nine
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1975
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Forintos vs Beliavsky, 1975
(D80) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs Kholmov, 1975
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 66 moves, 1-0
Lengyel vs Tal, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 51 moves, 0-1
M Stean vs A Planinc, 1975
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
S Garcia Martinez vs Geller, 1975
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Vaganian, 1975
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1
Hort vs H Bohm, 1975
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Ten
Vaganian vs Korchnoi, 1975
(A17) English, 40 moves, 1-0
H Bohm vs Spassky, 1975
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1
Kholmov vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Geller vs Forintos, 1975
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Planinc vs Beliavsky, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Hort, 1975
(B06) Robatsch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs R Byrne, 1975
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
M Stean vs Lengyel, 1975
(A36) English, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven
Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1975
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 74 moves, 1-0
Lengyel vs A Planinc, 1975
(A10) English, 37 moves, 1-0
S Garcia Martinez vs Vaganian, 1975
(A57) Benko Gambit, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs M Stean, 1975
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Tal, 1975
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Forintos vs Kholmov, 1975
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs H Bohm, 1975
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 33 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky vs Geller, 1975
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1
Round Twelve
M Stean vs Spassky, 1975
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0
H Bohm vs Korchnoi, 1975
(D90) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 0-1
Kholmov vs Beliavsky, 1975
(D90) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0
Vaganian vs Forintos, 1975
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
Lengyel vs Hort, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 57 moves, 0-1
A Planinc vs Geller, 1975
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 43 moves, 0-1
Tal vs R Byrne, 1975
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen
R Byrne vs M Stean, 1975
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Lengyel, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hort vs A Planinc, 1975
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky vs Vaganian, 1975
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 74 moves, 0-1
Geller vs Kholmov, 1975
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Garcia Martinez vs H Bohm, 1975
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1975
(A10) English, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Forintos vs Petrosian, 1975
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen
Hort vs Spassky, 1975
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Planinc vs Kholmov, 1975
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lengyel vs R Byrne, 1975
(A14) English, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Vaganian vs Geller, 1975
(A14) English, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Beliavsky, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Bohm vs Forintos, 1975
(B06) Robatsch, 55 moves, 0-1
Tal vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
M Stean vs Korchnoi, 1975
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1
Round Fifteen
Spassky vs A Planinc, 1975
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Lengyel, 1975
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0
Forintos vs Tal, 1975
(A21) English, 66 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs Vaganian, 1975
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 43 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky vs H Bohm, 1975
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Geller vs Petrosian, 1975
(E17) Queen's Indian, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Garcia Martinez vs M Stean, 1975
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Hort, 1975
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
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