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Interzonal play-off :: Los Angeles 1968 |
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Crosstable
Three players shared 6th place in 1967 Sousse interzonal. Reshevsky qualified by better tie-break in the main tournament.
Round by round results
1st round — 18th February 1968 |
GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Stein, Leonid |
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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BYE |
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1.-2. Hort, Stein ½; 3. Reshevsky 0; |
2nd round — 19th February 1968 |
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Hort, Vlastimil |
GM Stein, Leonid |
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BYE |
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1. Hort 1; 2.-3. Reshevsky, Stein ½; |
3rd round — 20th February 1968 |
GM Stein, Leonid |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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BYE |
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1.-3. Reshevsky, Hort, Stein 1; |
4th round — 21st February 1968 |
GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
GM Stein, Leonid |
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BYE |
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1.-2. Reshevsky, Hort 1½; 3. Stein 1; |
5th round — 22nd February 1968 |
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Stein, Leonid |
GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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BYE |
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1. Reshevsky 2; 2.-3. Hort, Stein 1½; |
6th round — 24th February 1968 |
GM Stein, Leonid |
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1 - 0 |
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GM Hort, Vlastimil |
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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BYE |
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1. Stein 2½; 2. Reshevsky 2; 3. Hort 1½; |
7th round — 25th February 1968 |
GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Stein, Leonid |
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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BYE |
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1. Stein 3; 2.-3. Reshevsky, Hort 2; |
8th round — 26th February 1968 |
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Hort, Vlastimil |
GM Stein, Leonid |
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BYE |
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1. Stein 3; 2.-3. Reshevsky, Hort 2½; |
9th round — 27th February 1968 |
GM Stein, Leonid |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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BYE |
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1. Stein 3½; 2. Reshevsky 3; 3. Hort 2½; |
10th round — 28th February 1968 |
GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
GM Stein, Leonid |
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BYE |
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1.-2. Reshevsky, Stein 3½; 3. Hort 3; |
11th round — 29th February 1968 |
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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½ - ½ |
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GM Stein, Leonid |
GM Hort, Vlastimil |
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BYE |
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1.-2. Reshevsky, Stein 4; 3. Hort 3; |
12th round — 2nd March 1968 |
GM Stein, Leonid |
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0 - 1 |
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GM Hort, Vlastimil |
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman |
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BYE |
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1.-3. Reshevsky, Hort, Stein 4; |
Information
Interzonal play-off |
Dates: |
18th February - 2nd March 1968 |
City: |
Los Angeles (United States) |
Venue: |
Steiner Chess Club |
Organizers: |
FIDE, Mr. Gregor Piatigorsky |
Tournament Director: |
Mr. Isaac Kashdan (USA) |
Chief Arbiter: |
Mr. Isaac Kashdan (USA) |
Arbiters: |
Mr. James Tarjan (USA) |
Players participating: |
3 (incl. 3 GMs) |
Games played: |
12 |
Competition format: |
Quadruple Round Robin |
Tie-breaks: |
none |
Time control: |
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Website: |
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=84879 |
PGN game file: |
wc1969-izplayoff.pgn |