FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1969-1972

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Interzonal play-off :: Portorož 1971

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Match results

name Flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 pts + = -
GM Portisch, Lajos HUN ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 3 1 4 1
GM Smyslov, Vassily URS ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 3 1 4 1

Both players tied 7th in 1970 Palma de Mallorca interzonal.
Portisch won by better Sonnerborn-Berger, but nobody dropped out, so he did not get to play in the candidates' matches.






Information

Interzonal play-off
Dates: 30th March - 7th April 1971
City: Portorož (Yugoslavia)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Eligible: Players who shared 7th place in 1970 Palma de Mallorca interzonal
Time control:
PGN game file: wc1972-izplayoff.pgn