Zonal tournament zone 1, Amsterdam

24-11-1978 > 17-12-1978

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 Tot
1 GM Timman, Jan Hendrik NED 2585 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11½
2 GM Miles, Anthony John ENG 2565 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11½
3 GM Stean, Michael Francis ENG 2510 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 11
4 GM Sosonko, Gennady NED 2575 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 10½
5 Speelman, Jonathan Simon ENG 2410 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 9
6 IM Langeweg, Christiaan NED 2450 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1
7 Sanz Alonso, Francisco Javier ESP 2330 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 7
8 IM Ligterink, Gert NED 2440 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1
9 IM Bellón López, Juan Manuel ESP 2350 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 ½
10 Rivas Pastor, Manuel ESP 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5
11 Roos, Louis FRA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 1
12 Meulders, Richard BEL 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1
13 Morrison, Graham SCO 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½
14 Keogh, Eamon IRL 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 4
15 Feller, Joseph LUX 2225 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0

For the longest time, the FIDÉ didn’t find an organiser for this zonal tournament. In the end, probably under the impetus of the FIDÉ president Euwe, it was organised in the Euro Crest hotel under the experienced tournament director Orbaan. It was sponsored by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf which gave it extensive coverage ([1]).

Timman led throughout, but Miles caught up with him. They took the two qualification spots for the interzonal. Meulders had won a place in this zonal by edging out Weemaes and De Bruycker in a small qualification tournament. [2] has all the games.

Wanted

  • Not much.

Sources

  1. De Telegraaf 21/11 — 18/12/1978
  2. ChessBase
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