Best Chess Games of the 1970s
50 top games • 30 notable players
Notable Players
Beliavsky, Alexander GBotvinnik, MikhailBronstein, David IBronstein, LuisEuwe, MaxFischer, Robert JamesGeller, Efim PGeller, UziJussupow, ArturKarpov, AnatolyKasparov, GaryKeres, PaulKorchnoi, VLarsen, BentLjubojevic, LjubomirNajdorf, MiguelPetrosian, Arshak BPetrosian, Tigran VPolgar, IstvanPolugaevsky, LevPortisch, FerencPortisch, LajosReshevsky, Samuel HermanRubinstein, JoseShort, Nigel DSmyslov, VassilySpassky, Boris VTal, MihailTimman, Anton PTimman, Jan H
Key Events
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal140 gamesTilburg126 gamesPetropolis Interzonal108 gamesBiel Interzonal99 gamesLeningrad Interzonal62 gamesRiga Interzonal61 gamesManila Interzonal54 gamesRio de Janeiro Interzonal48 gamesWorld Championship 29th32 gamesWorld Championship 28th21 gamesWch U2014 gamesWchT U2613 gamesWch U169 gamesWch U186 gamesWchT U26 fin-A5 gamesWchT U26 prel-12 games
Top Games
Larsen, Bent vs Timman, Jan H1-0
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • A13
Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent1-0
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • B15
Timman, Jan H vs Smyslov, Vassily1-0
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • D38
Spassky, Boris V vs Portisch, Lajos1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • B97
Bronstein, Luis vs Portisch, Lajos0-1
Rio de Janeiro Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • B97
Portisch, Lajos vs Timman, Jan H1/2-1/2
Rio de Janeiro Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • E41
Motwani, Paul vs Jussupow, Artur1/2-1/2
Wch U18 • 1979.??.?? • C43
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent1-0
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • A53
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Portisch, Lajos1/2-1/2
Rio de Janeiro Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • D27
Spassky, Boris V vs Smyslov, Vassily1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • C67
Mateu, Xavier vs Jussupow, Artur0-1
Wch U18 • 1979.??.?? • C43
Jussupow, Artur vs Fries Nielsen, Jens Ove1-0
Wch U18 • 1979.??.?? • A46
Larsen, Bent vs Spassky, Boris V1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • A26
Timman, Jan H vs Portisch, Lajos1-0
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • A30
Jussupow, Artur vs Heilinger, Dietmar1-0
Wch U18 • 1979.??.?? • A34
Lau, Ralf vs Jussupow, Artur1/2-1/2
Wch U18 • 1979.??.?? • C42
Timman, Jan H vs Spassky, Boris V1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • D36
Portisch, Lajos vs Karpov, Anatoly1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • E17
Tal, Mihail vs Larsen, Bent1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • B16
Spassky, Boris V vs Karpov, Anatoly1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • C26
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Bronstein, Luis1-0
Rio de Janeiro Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • D97
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Larsen, Bent1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • B74
Bronstein, Luis vs Timman, Jan H1/2-1/2
Rio de Janeiro Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • B51
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail0-1
Riga Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • A34
Tal, Mihail vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir1-0
Riga Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • D30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily1-0
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • B15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Larsen, Bent1-0
Riga Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • D16
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly1/2-1/2
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • C93
Smyslov, Vassily vs Larsen, Bent1-0
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • A05
Handoko, Edhi vs Jussupow, Artur1/2-1/2
Wch U18 • 1979.??.?? • B45
Smyslov, Vassily vs Portisch, Lajos0-1
Tilburg • 1979.??.?? • B95
Timman, Jan H vs Petrosian, Tigran V1/2-1/2
Rio de Janeiro Interzonal • 1979.??.?? • E81
Jussupow, Artur vs Van der Wiel, John TH1-0
Wch U20 • 1978.??.?? • E60
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Spassky, Boris V0-1
Tilburg • 1978.??.?? • C68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor1/2-1/2
World Championship 29th • 1978.??.?? • C82
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor1/2-1/2
World Championship 29th • 1978.??.?? • C82
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly1/2-1/2
World Championship 29th • 1978.??.?? • D37
Toshkov, Tihomir vs Jussupow, Artur0-1
Wch U20 • 1978.??.?? • A44
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Timman, Jan H0-1
Tilburg • 1978.??.?? • B09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor1/2-1/2
World Championship 29th • 1978.??.?? • B15
Jussupow, Artur vs Dolmatov, Sergey1/2-1/2
Wch U20 • 1978.??.?? • E05
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly1/2-1/2
World Championship 29th • 1978.??.?? • E47
Jussupow, Artur vs Cordes, Hans Joerg1/2-1/2
Wch U20 • 1978.??.?? • A37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor1/2-1/2
World Championship 29th • 1978.??.?? • C83
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor0-1
World Championship 29th • 1978.??.?? • C82
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly1/2-1/2
World Championship 29th • 1978.??.?? • E05
Jussupow, Artur vs Barbero, Gerardo F1-0
Wch U20 • 1978.??.?? • A18
Jussupow, Artur vs Fries Nielsen, Jens Ove1/2-1/2
Wch U20 • 1978.??.?? • A16
Petursson, Margeir vs Jussupow, Artur0-1
Wch U20 • 1978.??.?? • A25