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Portisch was very active on the international tournament scene from the late 1950s through the early 1990s, and was one of the top performers for over thirty years, with many titles against elite fields. He often finished ahead of the top Soviet
Grandmasters at important events, was usually near the
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when Soviet Union boycotted the competition). He participated in a record 20 Olympiads from 1956 until 2000, playing a record 260 games, over a record six decades, and won 11 medals. His total
Olympiad score is: (+121−26=113), for 68.3 per cent. His detailed Olympiad data follows:
643:. Portisch got his revenge against Spassky in 1980, when he tied their quarterfinal match 7–7 in Mexico, and advanced to the semifinals since he had more victories with the Black pieces. He then lost the semi-final to Hübner by 4½–6½ at
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Interzonal 1970, tying with Vasily
Smyslov for seventh/eighth places on 13½/23, after another late defeat at the hands of one of the outsiders; the winner was Fischer. Portisch and Smyslov played a drawn match (3–3) at
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His first top-class round-robin event was Moscow 1959, where he was the youngest contestant, and scored 6/11 for a shared fourth/sixth place; the winners were
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top of the table, and only rarely finished with minus scores, showing remarkable consistency. Portisch won at least one major international event per year for nearly two decades.
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Hungary four times at Student Olympiads, steadily improving his results, and winning three medals. His totals are: (+19−8=11), his detailed record follows:
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he finished in a tie for eighth/ninth, with 14½/23. Only six players qualified for the
Candidates, but due to a rule limiting the number of players from a single country, the
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1961, he scored 9/15 for a shared fourth/seventh place; the winner was
Korchnoi. At Moscow 1961, he made 6/11 for a shared fifth/seventh place; the winners were Smyslov and
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1976, Portisch scored 4/8 for second place, with Tal being eliminated. In the
Candidates' matches, he first advanced to the semifinals after beating Bent Larsen by 6½–3½ at
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Although not really considered a tactician, Portisch proves here in a quiet opening variation that not even the World
Champion can be proof against his attacking skills.
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By 1972, Portisch was a major contender to win any tournament he entered. He won Wijk aan Zee 1972, which had six of the top 25 players, with 10½/15, ahead of
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1966, with seven of the world's top 16 players in the field, he shared fourth/fifth places on 9½/18, as
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Interzonal 1967, with 13½/21 for a solo fifth-place finish. The winner was Bent Larsen. Portisch then lost his first-round Candidates' match to Larsen at
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was telling Portisch that all the games between Karpov and Kasparov were rigged, so Portisch asked, in that case, "What was I doing there?"
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1971 for a reserve place, with Portisch declared the winner, as his tiebreak score from Palma was superior, though this proved unnecessary.
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The experienced Szabó, 20 years older, tries the unusual knight retreat to b6, perhaps hoping to confuse young Portisch, but it backfires.
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He qualified from the Raach 1969 Zonal, after tying for second/fifth places, on 13½/21, then winning a four-way playoff for two berths at
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in 1978 with a personal score of 10/14. This was the only Olympiad not to be won by the Soviet Union between 1952 and 1990 (except in
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1961, with six of the world's top eleven players in the field, Portisch scored 8/19 for a shared fifteenth/sixteenth place; Tal won.
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Miles wants to mix it up, but finds the veteran Portisch can answer blow for blow. Portisch had a massive career edge against Miles.
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1955. He scored 4½/7 in the preliminary round to advance to the final, where he scored 5½/9, to finish fourth; the winner was
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Vasily Smyslov vs. Portisch, Portorož Candidates' Reserve match 1971, game 4, Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation (B92), 0–1
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to determine who would be the sixth qualifier. Portisch won the match to the Candidates' series for the first time, but he
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1968, which had five of the top 16 players; Larsen won. One of Portisch's career highlights was his clear first place at
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Mikhail Tal vs. Portisch, Varese Candidates' Playoff 1976, Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn (B97), 0–1
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a total of eight times (1965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, and 1988). Portisch set several all-time records in
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Beginning in 1962, Portisch became a consistent tournament winner at the international level. He shared the title at
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1965, he was fifth with 7/13 as Korchnoi won. With six of the world's top 25 in the field at
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were ineligible, so Portisch played a match against
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1955: 9½/19, shared tenth/eleventh places, champion
1409:(in Hungarian). postr.hu/Sportrovat. Archived from
403:1984: 6/10, shared second/fourth places, champion
1264:Moscow 1977: board 1, 4½/7 (+3−1=3), team silver;
1009:1972 (with eight of the top 25), on 10½/15, with
951:1970, he shared fifth/sixth places on 8/15, with
723:world championship match against Kasparov in 1990
417:2003: 5½/9, shared second/third places, champion
289:1956, Portisch made 7½/11. He was in the pack at
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1232:Portisch has also represented Hungary at eight
1045:winning. He won at Wijk aan Zee 1975 (ahead of
761:. Portisch stepped up his activity in 1961. At
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628:1977, then lost to Boris Spassky by 6½–8½ at
312:1958 with 9/11, ahead of strong Grandmasters
1114:: second reserve, 6/8 (+4−0=4), team bronze;
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677:Candidates' tournament, and was eliminated.
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1261:1973: board 1, 3½/5 (+2−0=3), team bronze;
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1551:download 1984 of his games in pgn format.
1255:1970: board 1, 4/7 (+1−0=6), team silver;
1249:1965: board 1, 5/9 (+1−0=8), team bronze;
1072:1956: board 2, 3/6 (+2−2=2), team silver;
935:. Portisch shared first/second places at
721:Portisch was Karpov's second in his last
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1144:: board 1, 11½/16 (+8−1=7), team bronze;
1138:: board 1, 12/16 (+9−1=6), board bronze;
955:winning. Portisch played board three at
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39:This article includes a list of general
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1162:: board 1, 12/17 (+8−1=8), team silver;
1156:: board 1, 11/16 (+7−1=8), team silver;
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16:Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1937)
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1557:Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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831:1964, he was third with 11/15 behind
383:1968: 14½/21, second place, champion
370:1963: 13/19, fourth place, champion
257:Portisch represented Hungary at the
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1601:Chess players for Hungary with the
997:, and Vasily Smyslov. Portisch won
811:1963 with 7/11, ahead of Gligoric,
658:, he lost his first-round match to
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410:1991: 4½/9, sixth place, champion
45:it lacks sufficient corresponding
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875:1966 on 10/15, with Tal winning.
859:and Uhlmann won. He was third at
434:cycles, Portisch played in every
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539:against Mikhail Tal, by 2½–5½.
259:World Junior Chess Championship
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1511:The Oxford Companion to Chess
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635:In 1979 he advanced from the
232:Hungarian Chess Championships
1542:player profile and games at
1282:1992: board 1, 4/8 (+1−1=6).
893:. Portisch placed fourth at
839:. He shared second/third at
585:Portisch qualified from the
517:1964 Interzonal in Amsterdam
502:1962 Interzonal in Stockholm
338:Hungarian Chess Championship
332:Nine-time Hungarian Champion
100:when mentioning individuals.
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1234:European Team Championships
1120:: board 3, 10½/15 (+7−1=7);
943:1969–70 with 7/9, ahead of
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2104:List of chess grandmasters
1192:: board 1, 7½/12 (+5−2=5);
1186:: board 1, 7½/12 (+6−3=3);
1168:: board 1, 10/16 (+6−2=8);
1150:: board 1, 11/15 (+8−1=6);
1132:: board 1, 9½/16 (+6−3=7);
1126:: board 2, 11/17 (+7−2=8);
537:lost his first round match
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1198:: board 1, 6/10 (+4−2=4);
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961:USSR vs Rest of the World
690:Saint John, New Brunswick
324:1958–59 with 7/9, behind
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221:World Chess Championship
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88:The native form of this
2150:Hungarian chess players
1516:Oxford University Press
1288:World Team Championship
913:1968, ahead of Geller,
803:1963 with 6/9 ahead of
561:1970 with 4/6, against
393:1975: 12½/17, champion;
380:1965: 15½/21, champion;
377:1964: 14½/19, champion;
367:1962: 16½/22, champion;
60:more precise citations.
792:1962 on 10½/15 behind
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542:Portisch won the 1967
442:, eight times: in the
390:1971: 11/16, champion;
117:Lajos Portisch in 1968
1302:Portisch is a devout
843:1964 on 7½/11 behind
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506:Candidates Tournament
440:Candidates Tournament
426:World Title Candidate
1407:"Generációk csatája"
1017:1972 on 10/15, with
733:Tournament successes
669:Qualifying from the
650:Qualifying from the
300:, the Soviet Union,
247:International Master
198:No. 2 (January 1981)
1605:of grandmaster (GM)
1518:. pp. 315–16.
1450:Gambit Publications
1096:23rd Chess Olympiad
1025:winning. He won at
1023:Ljubomir Ljubojević
692:1988 by 3½–2½ over
684:; he then defeated
609:in 1974, by 6–7 at
500:appearance was the
190:2655 (January 1980)
2155:Chess Grandmasters
1489:2013-11-05 at the
1474:From olimpbase.org
1443:My Secrets in the
1061:Team chess results
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151:Kingdom of Hungary
98:Western name order
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1826:Attila Grószpéter
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1190:Thessaloniki 1984
1172:Buenos Aires 1978
1015:Palma de Mallorca
963:match, defeating
929:Mikhail Botvinnik
895:Palma de Mallorca
873:Palma de Mallorca
611:Palma de Mallorca
575:Palma de Mallorca
554:1968, by 4½–5½.
511:Portisch won the
496:Portisch's first
487:Svetozar Gligorić
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293:1956 with 5½/11.
273:1956, along with
236:Nemzet Sportolója
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