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Crosstable

pos.	name	Elo	flag	1				2				3				pts	+	=	-
⇑ 1.	GM Portisch, Lajos	2645		●				1	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	5½	3	5	0
⇑ 2.	GM Polugaevsky, Lev	2640		0	0	½	½	●				1	1	0	½	3½	2	3	3
3.	GM Geller, Efim	2585		½	0	½	½	0	0	1	½	●				3	1	4	3

Three players shared 3rd place in Petrópolis interzonal. Portisch and Polugaevsky qualified to candidates' matches.

Round by round results

1st round — 5th September 1973
GM Geller, Efim		2605	0 - 1	2625		GM Polugaevsky, Lev
GM Portisch, Lajos		2645	BYE
1. Polugaevsky — 1; 2.-3. Portisch, Geller — 0;

2nd round — 6th September 1973
GM Portisch, Lajos		2650	½ - ½	2605		GM Geller, Efim
GM Polugaevsky, Lev		2640	BYE
1. Polugaevsky — 1; 2.-3. Portisch, Geller — ½;

3rd round — 7th September 1973
GM Polugaevsky, Lev		2625	0 - 1	2650		GM Portisch, Lajos
GM Geller, Efim		2585	BYE
1. Portisch — 1½; 2. Polugaevsky — 1; 3. Geller — ½;

4th round — 9th September 1973
GM Polugaevsky, Lev		2625	1 - 0	2605		GM Geller, Efim
GM Portisch, Lajos		2645	BYE
1. Polugaevsky — 2; 2. Portisch — 1½; 3. Geller — ½;

5th round — 10th September 1973
GM Geller, Efim		2605	0 - 1	2650		GM Portisch, Lajos
GM Polugaevsky, Lev		2640	BYE
1. Portisch — 2½; 2. Polugaevsky — 2; 3. Geller — ½;

6th round — 11th September 1973
GM Portisch, Lajos		2650	1 - 0	2625		GM Polugaevsky, Lev
GM Geller, Efim		2585	BYE
1. Portisch — 3½; 2. Polugaevsky — 2; 3. Geller — ½;

7th round — 13th September 1973
GM Geller, Efim		2605	1 - 0	2625		GM Polugaevsky, Lev
GM Portisch, Lajos		2645	BYE
1. Portisch — 3½; 2. Polugaevsky — 2; 3. Geller — 1½;

8th round — 14th September 1973
GM Portisch, Lajos		2650	½ - ½	2605		GM Geller, Efim
GM Polugaevsky, Lev		2640	BYE
1. Portisch — 4; 2.-3. Polugaevsky, Geller — 2;

9th round — 15th September 1973
GM Polugaevsky, Lev		2625	½ - ½	2650		GM Portisch, Lajos
GM Geller, Efim		2585	BYE
1. Portisch — 4½; 2. Polugaevsky — 2½; 3. Geller — 2;

10th round — 17th September 1973
GM Polugaevsky, Lev		2625	½ - ½	2605		GM Geller, Efim
GM Portisch, Lajos		2645	BYE
1. Portisch — 4½; 2. Polugaevsky — 3; 3. Geller — 2½;

11th round — 19th September 1973
GM Geller, Efim		2605	½ - ½	2650		GM Portisch, Lajos
GM Polugaevsky, Lev		2640	BYE
1. Portisch — 5; 2.-3. Polugaevsky, Geller — 3;

12th round — 21st September 1973
GM Portisch, Lajos		2650	½ - ½	2625		GM Polugaevsky, Lev
GM Geller, Efim		2585	BYE
1. Portisch — 5½; 2. Polugaevsky — 3½; 3. Geller — 3;

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