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2nd World Junior Chess Championship :: Copenhagen 1953

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Final A

pos.	name	flag	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	pts	Berger	+	=	-
1.	Panno, Oscar		●	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	5½	17.25	4	3	0
2.	Darga, Klaus		½	●	½	1	½	1	1	1	5½	16.75	4	3	0
3.	Ivkov, Borislav		0	½	●	½	1	1	0	½	3½	10.75	2	3	2
4.	Ólafsson, Friðrik		0	0	½	●	0	1	1	1	3½	9.25	3	1	3
5.	Penrose, Jonathan		½	½	0	1	●	0	½	0	2½	10.25	1	3	3
6.	Keller, Dieter		½	0	0	0	1	●	1	0	2½	7.75	2	1	4
7.	Sherwin, James		0	0	1	0	½	0	●	1	2½	7.25	2	1	4
8.	Larsen, Bent		0	0	½	0	1	1	0	●	2½	6.75	2	1	4

Óscar Panno won gold medal by superior Berger tie-break.

Round by round results

1st round
Darga, Klaus	1 - 0	Sherwin, James
Ivkov, Borislav	1 - 0	Keller, Dieter
Larsen, Bent	1 - 0	Penrose, Jonathan
Panno, Oscar	1 - 0	Ólafsson, Friðrik
1.-4. Panno, Darga, Ivkov, Larsen — 1; 5.-8. Ólafsson, Penrose, Keller, Sherwin — 0;

2nd round
Keller, Dieter	0 - 1	Darga, Klaus
Ólafsson, Friðrik	0 - 1	Penrose, Jonathan
Panno, Oscar	1 - 0	Ivkov, Borislav
Sherwin, James	1 - 0	Larsen, Bent
1.-2. Panno, Darga — 2; 3.-6. Ivkov, Penrose, Sherwin, Larsen — 1; 7.-8. Ólafsson, Keller — 0;

3rd round
Darga, Klaus	½ - ½	Panno, Oscar
Ivkov, Borislav	½ - ½	Ólafsson, Friðrik
Larsen, Bent	1 - 0	Keller, Dieter
Penrose, Jonathan	½ - ½	Sherwin, James
1.-2. Panno, Darga — 2½; 3. Larsen — 2; 4.-6. Ivkov, Penrose, Sherwin — 1½; 7. Ólafsson — ½; 8. Keller — 0;

4th round
Ivkov, Borislav	½ - ½	Darga, Klaus
Keller, Dieter	1 - 0	Penrose, Jonathan
Ólafsson, Friðrik	1 - 0	Sherwin, James
Panno, Oscar	1 - 0	Larsen, Bent
1. Panno — 3½; 2. Darga — 3; 3.-4. Ivkov, Larsen — 2; 5.-7. Ólafsson, Penrose, Sherwin — 1½; 8. Keller — 1;

5th round
Darga, Klaus	1 - 0	Ólafsson, Friðrik
Larsen, Bent	½ - ½	Ivkov, Borislav
Penrose, Jonathan	½ - ½	Panno, Oscar
Sherwin, James	0 - 1	Keller, Dieter
1.-2. Panno, Darga — 4; 3.-4. Ivkov, Larsen — 2½; 5.-6. Penrose, Keller — 2; 7.-8. Ólafsson, Sherwin — 1½;

6th round
Darga, Klaus	1 - 0	Larsen, Bent
Ivkov, Borislav	1 - 0	Penrose, Jonathan
Ólafsson, Friðrik	1 - 0	Keller, Dieter
Panno, Oscar	1 - 0	Sherwin, James
1.-2. Panno, Darga — 5; 3. Ivkov — 3½; 4.-5. Ólafsson, Larsen — 2½; 6.-7. Penrose, Keller — 2; 8. Sherwin — 1½;

7th round
Keller, Dieter	½ - ½	Panno, Oscar
Larsen, Bent	0 - 1	Ólafsson, Friðrik
Penrose, Jonathan	½ - ½	Darga, Klaus
Sherwin, James	1 - 0	Ivkov, Borislav
1.-2. Panno, Darga — 5½; 3.-4. Ivkov, Ólafsson — 3½; 5.-8. Penrose, Keller, Sherwin, Larsen — 2½;

Final B


pos.	name	flag	pts	Buch	games			1	2	3	4	5	6	7
pos.	name	flag	pts	Buch	+	=	-	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
9.	Scafarelli, Francesco		5		3	4	0	14 ½	16 ½	20 1	12 ½	11 1	10 1	13 ½
10.	Farré Mallofré, Miguel		4½		4	1	2	17 1	20 1	11 0	15 1	14 1	9 0	12 ½
11.	Roessel, Fritz		4	28.0	3	2	2	13 1	15 ½	10 1	14 ½	9 0	12 1	16 0
12.	Persitz, Raaphi		4	27.0	3	2	2	15 0	13 1	16 1	9 ½	18 1	11 0	10 ½
13.	Heikkilä, Heikki		4	25.5	3	2	2	11 0	12 0	19 1	17 1	15 1	14 ½	9 ½
14.	Reichel, Ewald		3½	26.5	1	5	1	9 ½	18 1	15 ½	11 ½	10 0	13 ½	17 ½
15.	Simms, Ross		3½	25.0	2	3	2	12 1	11 ½	14 ½	10 0	13 0	19 1	18 ½
16.	Mellberg, Bengt		3½	23.0	2	3	2	18 ½	9 ½	12 0	20 1	19 ½	17 0	11 1
17.	Boey, Josef		3		1	4	2	10 0	19 ½	18 ½	13 0	20 ½	16 1	14 ½
18.	Herbin, Jérôme		2½	22.0	0	5	2	16 ½	14 0	17 ½	19 ½	12 0	20 ½	15 ½
19.	Barda, Yngvar		2½	20.5	1	3	3	20 0	17 ½	13 0	18 ½	16 ½	15 0	20 1
20.	Petri, Bernd		2		1	2	4	19 1	10 0	9 0	16 0	17 ½	18 ½	19 0

Barda and Petri were paired twice due to small number of participants.

Round by round results

1st round
	Barda, Yngvar	0 - 1	Petri, Bernd
	Farré Mallofré, Miguel	1 - 0	Boey, Josef
	Heikkilä, Heikki	0 - 1	Roessel, Fritz
	Herbin, Jérôme	½ - ½	Mellberg, Bengt
	Reichel, Ewald	½ - ½	Scafarelli, Francesco
	Simms, Ross	1 - 0	Persitz, Raaphi
9.-12. Farré Mallofré, Roessel, Simms, Petri — 1; 13.-16. Scafarelli, Reichel, Mellberg, Herbin — ½; 17.-20. Persitz, Heikkilä, Boey, Barda — 0;

2nd round
	Boey, Josef	½ - ½	Barda, Yngvar
	Herbin, Jérôme	0 - 1	Reichel, Ewald
	Mellberg, Bengt	½ - ½	Scafarelli, Francesco
	Persitz, Raaphi	1 - 0	Heikkilä, Heikki
	Petri, Bernd	0 - 1	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
	Roessel, Fritz	½ - ½	Simms, Ross
9. Farré Mallofré — 2; 10.-12. Roessel, Reichel, Simms — 1½; 13.-16. Scafarelli, Persitz, Mellberg, Petri — 1; 17.-19. Boey, Herbin, Barda — ½; 20. Heikkilä — 0;

3rd round
	Boey, Josef	½ - ½	Herbin, Jérôme
	Heikkilä, Heikki	1 - 0	Barda, Yngvar
	Persitz, Raaphi	1 - 0	Mellberg, Bengt
	Reichel, Ewald	½ - ½	Simms, Ross
	Roessel, Fritz	1 - 0	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
	Scafarelli, Francesco	1 - 0	Petri, Bernd
9. Roessel — 2½; 10.-14. Scafarelli, Farré Mallofré, Persitz, Reichel, Simms — 2; 15.-19. Heikkilä, Mellberg, Boey, Herbin, Petri — 1; 20. Barda — ½;

4th round
	Barda, Yngvar	½ - ½	Herbin, Jérôme
	Heikkilä, Heikki	1 - 0	Boey, Josef
	Mellberg, Bengt	1 - 0	Petri, Bernd
	Reichel, Ewald	½ - ½	Roessel, Fritz
	Scafarelli, Francesco	½ - ½	Persitz, Raaphi
	Simms, Ross	0 - 1	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
9.-10. Farré Mallofré, Roessel — 3; 11.-13. Scafarelli, Persitz, Reichel — 2½; 14.-16. Heikkilä, Simms, Mellberg — 2; 17. Herbin — 1½; 18.-20. Boey, Barda, Petri — 1;

5th round
	Barda, Yngvar	½ - ½	Mellberg, Bengt
	Farré Mallofré, Miguel	1 - 0	Reichel, Ewald
	Herbin, Jérôme	0 - 1	Persitz, Raaphi
	Petri, Bernd	½ - ½	Boey, Josef
	Scafarelli, Francesco	1 - 0	Roessel, Fritz
	Simms, Ross	0 - 1	Heikkilä, Heikki
9. Farré Mallofré — 4; 10.-11. Scafarelli, Persitz — 3½; 12.-13. Roessel, Heikkilä — 3; 14.-15. Reichel, Mellberg — 2½; 16. Simms — 2; 17.-20. Boey, Herbin, Barda, Petri — 1½;

6th round
	Barda, Yngvar	0 - 1	Simms, Ross
	Boey, Josef	1 - 0	Mellberg, Bengt
	Farré Mallofré, Miguel	0 - 1	Scafarelli, Francesco
	Petri, Bernd	½ - ½	Herbin, Jérôme
	Reichel, Ewald	½ - ½	Heikkilä, Heikki
	Roessel, Fritz	1 - 0	Persitz, Raaphi
9. Scafarelli — 4½; 10.-11. Farré Mallofré, Roessel — 4; 12.-13. Persitz, Heikkilä — 3½; 14.-15. Reichel, Simms — 3; 16.-17. Mellberg, Boey — 2½; 18.-19. Herbin, Petri — 2; 20. Barda — 1½;

7th round
	Boey, Josef	½ - ½	Reichel, Ewald
	Heikkilä, Heikki	½ - ½	Scafarelli, Francesco
	Herbin, Jérôme	½ - ½	Simms, Ross
	Mellberg, Bengt	1 - 0	Roessel, Fritz
	Persitz, Raaphi	½ - ½	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
	Petri, Bernd	0 - 1	Barda, Yngvar
9. Scafarelli — 5; 10. Farré Mallofré — 4½; 11.-13. Roessel, Persitz, Heikkilä — 4; 14.-16. Reichel, Simms, Mellberg — 3½; 17. Boey — 3; 18.-19. Herbin, Barda — 2½; 20. Petri — 2;

Preliminary Group 1

Qual	pos.	name	flag	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	pts	Berger	+	=	-
A	1.	Ivkov, Borislav		●	0	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	7		6	2	1
	2.	Panno, Oscar		1	●	½	0	1	½	½	1	½	1	6	26.00	4	4	1
	3.	Ólafsson, Friðrik		0	½	●	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	6	22.75	4	4	1
	4.-5.	Keller, Dieter		0	1	0	●	0	0	1	1	½	1	4½	17.50	4	1	4
B	4.-5.	Persitz, Raaphi		0	0	½	1	●	1	0	1	- w/o	1	4½	17.50	4	1	4
	6.	Boey, Josef		½	½	½	1	0	●	½	0	½	½	4	18.50	1	6	2
	7.	Simms, Ross		½	½	0	0	1	½	●	½	1	0	4	18.00	2	4	3
	8.	Barda, Yngvar		0	0	½	0	0	1	½	●	1	1	4	14.00	3	2	4
	9.	Reichel, Ewald		0	½	0	½	+ w/o	½	0	0	●	½	3		1	4	4
	10.	Mellberg, Bengt		0	0	0	0	0	½	1	0	½	●	2		1	2	6

It is not clear why Keller qualified at a cost of Persitz (possibly drawing of lots).

Round by round results

1st round
Barda, Yngvar	0 - 1	Ivkov, Borislav
Boey, Josef	½ - ½	Mellberg, Bengt
Ólafsson, Friðrik	½ - ½	Panno, Oscar
Reichel, Ewald	+ w/o -	Persitz, Raaphi
Simms, Ross	0 - 1	Keller, Dieter
1.-3. Ivkov, Keller, Reichel — 1; 4.-7. Panno, Ólafsson, Boey, Mellberg — ½; 8.-10. Persitz, Simms, Barda — 0;

2nd round
Boey, Josef	½ - ½	Ólafsson, Friðrik
Ivkov, Borislav	½ - ½	Simms, Ross
Keller, Dieter	½ - ½	Reichel, Ewald
Mellberg, Bengt	0 - 1	Persitz, Raaphi
Panno, Oscar	1 - 0	Barda, Yngvar
1.-4. Ivkov, Panno, Keller, Reichel — 1½; 5.-7. Ólafsson, Persitz, Boey — 1; 8.-9. Simms, Mellberg — ½; 10. Barda — 0;

3rd round
Barda, Yngvar	1 - 0	Boey, Josef
Ólafsson, Friðrik	1 - 0	Mellberg, Bengt
Persitz, Raaphi	1 - 0	Keller, Dieter
Reichel, Ewald	0 - 1	Ivkov, Borislav
Simms, Ross	½ - ½	Panno, Oscar
1. Ivkov — 2½; 2.-4. Panno, Ólafsson, Persitz — 2; 5.-6. Keller, Reichel — 1½; 7.-9. Boey, Simms, Barda — 1; 10. Mellberg — ½;

4th round
Boey, Josef	½ - ½	Simms, Ross
Ivkov, Borislav	1 - 0	Persitz, Raaphi
Mellberg, Bengt	0 - 1	Keller, Dieter
Ólafsson, Friðrik	½ - ½	Barda, Yngvar
Panno, Oscar	½ - ½	Reichel, Ewald
1. Ivkov — 3½; 2.-4. Panno, Ólafsson, Keller — 2½; 5.-6. Persitz, Reichel — 2; 7.-9. Boey, Simms, Barda — 1½; 10. Mellberg — ½;

5th round
Barda, Yngvar	1 - 0	Mellberg, Bengt
Keller, Dieter	0 - 1	Ivkov, Borislav
Persitz, Raaphi	0 - 1	Panno, Oscar
Reichel, Ewald	½ - ½	Boey, Josef
Simms, Ross	0 - 1	Ólafsson, Friðrik
1. Ivkov — 4½; 2.-3. Panno, Ólafsson — 3½; 4.-6. Keller, Barda, Reichel — 2½; 7.-8. Persitz, Boey — 2; 9. Simms — 1½; 10. Mellberg — ½;

6th round
Barda, Yngvar	½ - ½	Simms, Ross
Boey, Josef	0 - 1	Persitz, Raaphi
Mellberg, Bengt	0 - 1	Ivkov, Borislav
Ólafsson, Friðrik	1 - 0	Reichel, Ewald
Panno, Oscar	0 - 1	Keller, Dieter
1. Ivkov — 5½; 2. Ólafsson — 4½; 3.-4. Panno, Keller — 3½; 5.-6. Persitz, Barda — 3; 7. Reichel — 2½; 8.-9. Boey, Simms — 2; 10. Mellberg — ½;

7th round
Ivkov, Borislav	0 - 1	Panno, Oscar
Keller, Dieter	0 - 1	Boey, Josef
Persitz, Raaphi	½ - ½	Ólafsson, Friðrik
Reichel, Ewald	0 - 1	Barda, Yngvar
Simms, Ross	0 - 1	Mellberg, Bengt
1. Ivkov — 5½; 2. Ólafsson — 5; 3. Panno — 4½; 4. Barda — 4; 5.-6. Keller, Persitz — 3½; 7. Boey — 3; 8. Reichel — 2½; 9. Simms — 2; 10. Mellberg — 1½;

8th round
Barda, Yngvar	0 - 1	Persitz, Raaphi
Boey, Josef	½ - ½	Ivkov, Borislav
Mellberg, Bengt	0 - 1	Panno, Oscar
Ólafsson, Friðrik	1 - 0	Keller, Dieter
Simms, Ross	1 - 0	Reichel, Ewald
1.-2. Ivkov, Ólafsson — 6; 3. Panno — 5½; 4. Persitz — 4½; 5. Barda — 4; 6.-7. Keller, Boey — 3½; 8. Simms — 3; 9. Reichel — 2½; 10. Mellberg — 1½;

9th round
Ivkov, Borislav	1 - 0	Ólafsson, Friðrik
Keller, Dieter	1 - 0	Barda, Yngvar
Panno, Oscar	½ - ½	Boey, Josef
Persitz, Raaphi	0 - 1	Simms, Ross
Reichel, Ewald	½ - ½	Mellberg, Bengt
1. Ivkov — 7; 2.-3. Panno, Ólafsson — 6; 4.-5. Keller, Persitz — 4½; 6.-8. Boey, Simms, Barda — 4; 9. Reichel — 3; 10. Mellberg — 2;

Preliminary Group 2

Qual	pos.	name	flag	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	pts	Berger	+	=	-
A	1.	Darga, Klaus		●	½	1	1	0	½	½	1	1	1	6½		5	3	1
	2.	Sherwin, James		½	●	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	6	23.75	3	6	0
	3.	Penrose, Jonathan		0	½	●	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	6	23.25	4	4	1
	4.	Larsen, Bent		0	½	½	●	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	21.50	5	2	2
B	5.	Farré Mallofré, Miguel		1	½	0	0	●	½	½	1	1	1	5½		4	3	2
	6.	Scafarelli, Francesco		½	½	0	1	½	●	1	1	0	½	5		3	4	2
	7.	Roessel, Fritz		½	0	½	0	½	0	●	½	1	1	4		2	4	3
	8.	Petri, Bernd		0	0	½	0	0	0	½	●	½	1	2½		1	3	5
	9.	Heikkilä, Heikki		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	½	●	½	2		1	2	6
	10.	Herbin, Jérôme		0	½	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	●	1½		0	3	6

Round by round results

1st round
Darga, Klaus	1 - 0	Herbin, Jérôme
Penrose, Jonathan	1 - 0	Heikkilä, Heikki
Petri, Bernd	0 - 1	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
Roessel, Fritz	0 - 1	Sherwin, James
Scafarelli, Francesco	1 - 0	Larsen, Bent
1.-5. Darga, Sherwin, Penrose, Farré Mallofré, Scafarelli — 1; 6.-10. Larsen, Roessel, Petri, Heikkilä, Herbin — 0;

2nd round
Heikkilä, Heikki	½ - ½	Petri, Bernd
Herbin, Jérôme	0 - 1	Roessel, Fritz
Larsen, Bent	1 - 0	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
Scafarelli, Francesco	½ - ½	Darga, Klaus
Sherwin, James	½ - ½	Penrose, Jonathan
1.-4. Darga, Sherwin, Penrose, Scafarelli — 1½; 5.-7. Larsen, Farré Mallofré, Roessel — 1; 8.-9. Petri, Heikkilä — ½; 10. Herbin — 0;

3rd round
Darga, Klaus	1 - 0	Larsen, Bent
Farré Mallofré, Miguel	1 - 0	Heikkilä, Heikki
Penrose, Jonathan	1 - 0	Herbin, Jérôme
Petri, Bernd	0 - 1	Sherwin, James
Roessel, Fritz	0 - 1	Scafarelli, Francesco
1.-4. Darga, Sherwin, Penrose, Scafarelli — 2½; 5. Farré Mallofré — 2; 6.-7. Larsen, Roessel — 1; 8.-9. Petri, Heikkilä — ½; 10. Herbin — 0;

4th round
Darga, Klaus	½ - ½	Roessel, Fritz
Herbin, Jérôme	0 - 1	Petri, Bernd
Larsen, Bent	1 - 0	Heikkilä, Heikki
Scafarelli, Francesco	0 - 1	Penrose, Jonathan
Sherwin, James	½ - ½	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
1. Penrose — 3½; 2.-3. Darga, Sherwin — 3; 4.-5. Farré Mallofré, Scafarelli — 2½; 6. Larsen — 2; 7.-8. Roessel, Petri — 1½; 9. Heikkilä — ½; 10. Herbin — 0;

5th round
Farré Mallofré, Miguel	1 - 0	Herbin, Jérôme
Heikkilä, Heikki	0 - 1	Sherwin, James
Penrose, Jonathan	0 - 1	Darga, Klaus
Petri, Bernd	0 - 1	Scafarelli, Francesco
Roessel, Fritz	0 - 1	Larsen, Bent
1.-2. Darga, Sherwin — 4; 3.-5. Penrose, Farré Mallofré, Scafarelli — 3½; 6. Larsen — 3; 7.-8. Roessel, Petri — 1½; 9. Heikkilä — ½; 10. Herbin — 0;

6th round
Darga, Klaus	1 - 0	Petri, Bernd
Herbin, Jérôme	½ - ½	Heikkilä, Heikki
Larsen, Bent	½ - ½	Sherwin, James
Roessel, Fritz	½ - ½	Penrose, Jonathan
Scafarelli, Francesco	½ - ½	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
1. Darga — 5; 2. Sherwin — 4½; 3.-5. Penrose, Farré Mallofré, Scafarelli — 4; 6. Larsen — 3½; 7. Roessel — 2; 8. Petri — 1½; 9. Heikkilä — 1; 10. Herbin — ½;

7th round
Farré Mallofré, Miguel	1 - 0	Darga, Klaus
Heikkilä, Heikki	1 - 0	Scafarelli, Francesco
Penrose, Jonathan	½ - ½	Larsen, Bent
Petri, Bernd	½ - ½	Roessel, Fritz
Sherwin, James	½ - ½	Herbin, Jérôme
1.-3. Darga, Sherwin, Farré Mallofré — 5; 4. Penrose — 4½; 5.-6. Larsen, Scafarelli — 4; 7. Roessel — 2½; 8.-9. Petri, Heikkilä — 2; 10. Herbin — 1;

8th round
Darga, Klaus	1 - 0	Heikkilä, Heikki
Larsen, Bent	1 - 0	Herbin, Jérôme
Penrose, Jonathan	½ - ½	Petri, Bernd
Roessel, Fritz	½ - ½	Farré Mallofré, Miguel
Scafarelli, Francesco	½ - ½	Sherwin, James
1. Darga — 6; 2.-3. Sherwin, Farré Mallofré — 5½; 4.-5. Penrose, Larsen — 5; 6. Scafarelli — 4½; 7. Roessel — 3; 8. Petri — 2½; 9. Heikkilä — 2; 10. Herbin — 1;

9th round
Farré Mallofré, Miguel	0 - 1	Penrose, Jonathan
Heikkilä, Heikki	0 - 1	Roessel, Fritz
Herbin, Jérôme	½ - ½	Scafarelli, Francesco
Petri, Bernd	0 - 1	Larsen, Bent
Sherwin, James	½ - ½	Darga, Klaus
1. Darga — 6½; 2.-4. Sherwin, Penrose, Larsen — 6; 5. Farré Mallofré — 5½; 6. Scafarelli — 5; 7. Roessel — 4; 8. Petri — 2½; 9. Heikkilä — 2; 10. Herbin — 1½;

Information

2nd World Junior Chess Championship
Dates:	3rd - 22nd July 1953
City:	Copenhagen (Denmark)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating:	20
Games played:	160 (1 game was forfeited)
Competition format:	Two stage.
Tie-breaks:	All: 1. Sonnerborn-Berger Final B: 1. Buchholz
Time control:
PGN game file:	wu20-1953.pgn

Tournament Review

Twenty players began play in each of two sections, with the top four from each section advancing to the championship final. Oscar Panno and Klaus Darga tied for first in the final with undefeated 5.5-1.5 scores, with Panno taking the title on Sonneborn-Berger points. Former champion Ivkov and Olafsson tied for third and fourth place with even scores, with Ivkov finishing third on tiebreak. Larsen tied for fifth-eighth place with the remaining players at 2.5-4.5, finishing last of the eight finalists on tiebreak.