Rovinj/Zagreb, Round 13: Eight draws, one win

by André Schulz
4/22/2020 – Round 13 of the 2. Tournament of Peace in Rovinj/Zagreb was very peaceful. Eight games ended in draw, five of them before move thirty. The only win of the round was scored by Dragoljub Minic who was lucky when Wolfgang Uhlmann blundered in time trouble. After 13 of 17 rounds Bobby Fischer leads with 10½/13 (+9, =3, -1), two points behind follow Viktor Kortschnoi and Svetozar Gligoric. | Photo: Bobby Fischer in round 12.
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Tournament of Peace, Round 13

Without Dragoljub Minic's victory over Wolfgang Uhlmann the spectators would have seen nothing but draws in round 13 of the 2. Tournament of Peace in Rovinj/Zagreb. Vlatko Kovacevic and Bruno Parma drew after 15 moves while Mijo Udovcic and Mario Bertok needed one more move for the same result. Tigran Petrosian and Vassily Smyslov, too, needed only 16 moves to bring their game to a peaceful end and Gligoric and Kortschnoi drew after 26 moves, Bojan Kurajica and Walter Browne after 29 moves.

Walter Browne as seen by Ottokar Maschek 

Even Bobby Fischer, who is known to fight in every game, could not stop the deluge of draws. He played with Black against Vlastimil Hort and was ready to play the sharp Sicilian Najdorf but Hort did not want to test the waters and opted for a closed and less dangerous Sicilian that ended in a draw after 33 moves.

Vlastimil Hort as seen by Ottokar Maschek

Fischer tried something, but could not make progress against Hort's solid play.

 
Hort-Fischer

The final position

However, Risto Nicevski and Theodor Ghitescu decided to give the Najdorf a try but after the aggressive and energetic 6.Bc4 the game continued with a number of tame moves and quickly petered out to an uneventful draw.

The game between Drazen Marovic and Borislav Ivkov was also drawn but lasted 58 moves. In an endgame with queen and bishop against queen and knight Ivkov was a pawn up but his king was too exposed to create any serious winning chances.

 
Marovic-Ivkov
Position after 43...Qe5

Of course, White did not exchange queens but played 44.Qf3.

Wolfgang Uhlmann had a good position against Dragoljub Minic' King's Indian but in time trouble both players made mistakes and Uhlmann made the last one.

 
W. Uhlmann vs D. Minic
Position after 35.Bxh6.

In the diagram position Black could have won with 35...Rxd3 36.Qg5+ Kh7 37.Bxf8 (37.Qh5 Bxh6 38.Rxc8 Qe6 and Black remains a piece up.) 37...Rd1+ 38.Kg2 Qf1+ 39.Kf3 Qh1+ 40.Ke2 Qe1+ 41.Kf3 Qe4#

But instead Black played 35... f4? And here White could have drawn with 36.Qxf4 Qxd3 37.Bxf8 Rxf8 38.Rxc8 Rxc8 39.Qg4+ Kf7 40.Qxc8.

Wolfgang Uhlmann as seen by Ottokar Maschek

But White played 37.Qg5+? after which Black returned the compliment immediately with 37...Kf7? [37...Kh7 wins], and now 38.Qf4+ Kg8 39.Bxf8 Rxf8 40.Rxc8 Rxc8 41.Qg4+ would again have been a draw, as in the lines above.

But Uhlmann played 38.Bxf8? and had to resign after 38...Rxf8 39.Ra5 Be6 0-1.

Dragoljub Minic

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Browne,W-Marovic,D-1–01970B05Rovinj/Zagreb1
Ghitescu,T-Udovcic,M-0–11970B06Rovinj/Zagreb1
Hort,V-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970C15Rovinj/Zagreb1
Ivkov,B-Bertok,M-½–½1970D58Rovinj/Zagreb1
Kurajica,B-Kovacevic,V-½–½1970B15Rovinj/Zagreb1
Minic,D-Kortschnoj,V-1–01970C04Rovinj/Zagreb1
Parma,B-Fischer,R-0–11970B97Rovinj/Zagreb1
Petrosian,T-Nicevski,R-1–01970E91Rovinj/Zagreb1
Smyslov,V-Gligoric,S-0–11970E61Rovinj/Zagreb1
Bertok,M-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970C85Rovinj/Zagreb2
Fischer,R-Nicevski,R-1–01970B80Rovinj/Zagreb2
Gligoric,S-Kurajica,B-½–½1970D58Rovinj/Zagreb2
Kortschnoj,V-Ivkov,B-1–01970D34Rovinj/Zagreb2
Kovacevic,V-Hort,V-0–11970E95Rovinj/Zagreb2
Marovic,D-Petrosian,T-½–½1970E41Rovinj/Zagreb2
Parma,B-Minic,D-½–½1970C67Rovinj/Zagreb2
Udovcic,M-Smyslov,V-½–½1970D77Rovinj/Zagreb2
Uhlmann,W-Browne,W-1–01970A35Rovinj/Zagreb2
Browne,W-Kovacevic,V-1–01970B15Rovinj/Zagreb3
Ghitescu,T-Kortschnoj,V-½–½1970D88Rovinj/Zagreb3
Hort,V-Gligoric,S-½–½1970C93Rovinj/Zagreb3
Ivkov,B-Parma,B-1–01970A33Rovinj/Zagreb3
Kurajica,B-Udovcic,M-½–½1970B81Rovinj/Zagreb3
Minic,D-Fischer,R-0–11970B99Rovinj/Zagreb3
Nicevski,R-Marovic,D-½–½1970C19Rovinj/Zagreb3
Petrosian,T-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970E89Rovinj/Zagreb3
Smyslov,V-Bertok,M-½–½1970A38Rovinj/Zagreb3
Bertok,M-Kurajica,B-½–½1970B13Rovinj/Zagreb4
Fischer,R-Marovic,D-1–01970B10Rovinj/Zagreb4
Gligoric,S-Browne,W-½–½1970A59Rovinj/Zagreb4
Kortschnoj,V-Smyslov,V-½–½1970C93Rovinj/Zagreb4
Kovacevic,V-Petrosian,T-0–11970A53Rovinj/Zagreb4
Minic,D-Ivkov,B-½–½1970C98Rovinj/Zagreb4
Parma,B-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970C87Rovinj/Zagreb4
Udovcic,M-Hort,V-0–11970D94Rovinj/Zagreb4
Uhlmann,W-Nicevski,R-0–11970E74Rovinj/Zagreb4
Browne,W-Udovcic,M-1–01970B88Rovinj/Zagreb5
Ghitescu,T-Minic,D-½–½1970A65Rovinj/Zagreb5
Hort,V-Bertok,M-½–½1970A56Rovinj/Zagreb5
Ivkov,B-Fischer,R-½–½1970B14Rovinj/Zagreb5
Kurajica,B-Kortschnoj,V-0–11970B70Rovinj/Zagreb5
Marovic,D-Uhlmann,W-0–11970E62Rovinj/Zagreb5
Nicevski,R-Kovacevic,V-½–½1970B32Rovinj/Zagreb5
Petrosian,T-Gligoric,S-0–11970E97Rovinj/Zagreb5
Smyslov,V-Parma,B-½–½1970E06Rovinj/Zagreb5
Bertok,M-Browne,W-½–½1970D47Rovinj/Zagreb6
Fischer,R-Uhlmann,W-1–01970C15Rovinj/Zagreb6
Gligoric,S-Nicevski,R-1–01970A69Rovinj/Zagreb6
Ivkov,B-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970D38Rovinj/Zagreb6
Kortschnoj,V-Hort,V-½–½1970B10Rovinj/Zagreb6
Kovacevic,V-Marovic,D-½–½1970B06Rovinj/Zagreb6
Minic,D-Smyslov,V-½–½1970C97Rovinj/Zagreb6
Parma,B-Kurajica,B-½–½1970B49Rovinj/Zagreb6
Udovcic,M-Petrosian,T-0–11970A04Rovinj/Zagreb6
Browne,W-Kortschnoj,V-0–11970B44Rovinj/Zagreb7
Ghitescu,T-Fischer,R-0–11970E82Rovinj/Zagreb7
Hort,V-Parma,B-½–½1970E11Rovinj/Zagreb7
Kurajica,B-Minic,D-½–½1970B47Rovinj/Zagreb7
Marovic,D-Gligoric,S-0–11970D78Rovinj/Zagreb7
Nicevski,R-Udovcic,M-0–11970B08Rovinj/Zagreb7
Petrosian,T-Bertok,M-½–½1970E14Rovinj/Zagreb7
Smyslov,V-Ivkov,B-1–01970E61Rovinj/Zagreb7
Uhlmann,W-Kovacevic,V-0–11970D38Rovinj/Zagreb7
Bertok,M-Nicevski,R-1–01970D40Rovinj/Zagreb8
Fischer,R-Kovacevic,V-0–11970C15Rovinj/Zagreb8
Ghitescu,T-Smyslov,V-½–½1970E16Rovinj/Zagreb8
Gligoric,S-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970D90Rovinj/Zagreb8
Ivkov,B-Kurajica,B-½–½1970D37Rovinj/Zagreb8
Kortschnoj,V-Petrosian,T-½–½1970E19Rovinj/Zagreb8
Minic,D-Hort,V-½–½1970B07Rovinj/Zagreb8
Parma,B-Browne,W-½–½1970B99Rovinj/Zagreb8
Udovcic,M-Marovic,D-1–01970C04Rovinj/Zagreb8
Browne,W-Minic,D-½–½1970B92Rovinj/Zagreb9
Hort,V-Ivkov,B-1–01970E46Rovinj/Zagreb9
Kovacevic,V-Gligoric,S-½–½1970B20Rovinj/Zagreb9
Kurajica,B-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970B50Rovinj/Zagreb9
Marovic,D-Bertok,M-½–½1970A94Rovinj/Zagreb9
Nicevski,R-Kortschnoj,V-0–11970B88Rovinj/Zagreb9
Petrosian,T-Parma,B-1–01970E06Rovinj/Zagreb9
Smyslov,V-Fischer,R-½–½1970B26Rovinj/Zagreb9
Uhlmann,W-Udovcic,M-1–01970E74Rovinj/Zagreb9
Bertok,M-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970E74Rovinj/Zagreb10
Fischer,R-Gligoric,S-1–01970C93Rovinj/Zagreb10
Ghitescu,T-Hort,V-½–½1970E12Rovinj/Zagreb10
Ivkov,B-Browne,W-1–01970A58Rovinj/Zagreb10
Kortschnoj,V-Marovic,D-½–½1970E94Rovinj/Zagreb10
Minic,D-Petrosian,T-½–½1970C95Rovinj/Zagreb10
Parma,B-Nicevski,R-½–½1970B28Rovinj/Zagreb10
Smyslov,V-Kurajica,B-1–01970E08Rovinj/Zagreb10
Udovcic,M-Kovacevic,V-0–11970E03Rovinj/Zagreb10
Browne,W-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970B87Rovinj/Zagreb11
Gligoric,S-Udovcic,M-1–01970A59Rovinj/Zagreb11
Hort,V-Smyslov,V-½–½1970D13Rovinj/Zagreb11
Kovacevic,V-Bertok,M-1–01970B08Rovinj/Zagreb11
Kurajica,B-Fischer,R-0–11970B50Rovinj/Zagreb11
Marovic,D-Parma,B-½–½1970E11Rovinj/Zagreb11
Nicevski,R-Minic,D-0–11970B23Rovinj/Zagreb11
Petrosian,T-Ivkov,B-½–½1970E14Rovinj/Zagreb11
Uhlmann,W-Kortschnoj,V-½–½1970D41Rovinj/Zagreb11
Bertok,M-Gligoric,S-½–½1970E75Rovinj/Zagreb12
Fischer,R-Udovcic,M-1–01970B06Rovinj/Zagreb12
Ghitescu,T-Petrosian,T-½–½1970A56Rovinj/Zagreb12
Ivkov,B-Nicevski,R-1–01970A38Rovinj/Zagreb12
Kortschnoj,V-Kovacevic,V-1–01970A25Rovinj/Zagreb12
Kurajica,B-Hort,V-½–½1970B19Rovinj/Zagreb12
Minic,D-Marovic,D-0–11970C07Rovinj/Zagreb12
Parma,B-Uhlmann,W-½–½1970C09Rovinj/Zagreb12
Smyslov,V-Browne,W-1–01970E60Rovinj/Zagreb12
Browne,W-Kurajica,B-½–½1970B47Rovinj/Zagreb13
Gligoric,S-Kortschnoj,V-½–½1970E41Rovinj/Zagreb13
Hort,V-Fischer,R-½–½1970B26Rovinj/Zagreb13
Kovacevic,V-Parma,B-½–½1970E12Rovinj/Zagreb13
Marovic,D-Ivkov,B-½–½1970A56Rovinj/Zagreb13
Nicevski,R-Ghitescu,T-½–½1970B86Rovinj/Zagreb13
Petrosian,T-Smyslov,V-½–½1970E12Rovinj/Zagreb13
Udovcic,M-Bertok,M-½–½1970A78Rovinj/Zagreb13
Uhlmann,W-Minic,D-0–11970A42Rovinj/Zagreb13

Standings after round 13

Rk. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts.
1 Robert James Fischer     1   ½ ½ 1 0 ½     1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.5 / 13
2 Viktor Lvovich Kortschnoj     ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1   1 ½ ½ 1   ½   1 8.5 / 13
3 Svetozar Gligoric 0 ½   1 ½ 1   ½   ½ ½ ½   ½   1 1 1 8.5 / 13
4 Tigran V Petrosian   ½ 0     ½ ½ 1 ½ ½   ½ ½   1 ½ 1 1 8.0 / 13
5 Vlastimil Hort ½ ½ ½     ½ ½ 1 1 ½   ½ ½ ½ ½   1   8.0 / 13
6 Vassily V Smyslov ½ ½ 0 ½ ½   ½   1 ½ 1   ½ 1 ½   ½   7.5 / 13
7 Dragoljub Minic 0 1   ½ ½ ½     ½   ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0   1 7.0 / 13
8 Vlatko Kovacevic 1 0 ½ 0 0         1 0 1   ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6.5 / 13
9 Borislav Ivkov ½ 0   ½ 0 0 ½     ½ 1   ½ ½ 1 ½   1 6.5 / 13
10 Mario Bertok     ½ ½ ½ ½   0 ½   ½ ½ ½ ½   ½ ½ 1 6.5 / 13
11 Walter Shawn Browne   0 ½     0 ½ 1 0 ½   0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1   6.0 / 13
12 Wolfgang Uhlmann 0 ½ ½ ½ ½   0 0   ½ 1       ½ 1 1 0 6.0 / 13
13 Theodor Ghitescu 0 ½   ½ ½ ½ ½   ½ ½ ½     ½ ½   0 ½ 5.5 / 13
14 Bojan Kurajica 0 0 ½   ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½   ½   ½   ½   5.0 / 13
15 Bruno Parma 0     0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0   ½ ½ ½ ½   ½   ½ 5.0 / 13
16 Drazen Marovic 0 ½ 0 ½     1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0     ½   0 ½ 4.5 / 13
17 Mijo Udovcic 0   0 0 0 ½   0   ½ 0 0 1 ½   1   1 4.5 / 13
18 Risto Nicevski 0 0 0 0     0 ½ 0 0   1 ½   ½ ½ 0   3.0 / 13

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