Matches applicants 1977/1978

Matches of applicants 1977-1978 - the stage of the world championship in chess, where a candidate for the match with the world champion was identified.

8 participants, including V. Korchnoi (finalist of the previous candidates match), B. Spassky (participant of the p / f match of the cycle of 1973–1975; included in connection with the refusal to participate in the R. Fisher candidates' competitions), 6 prize winners of interzone tournaments 1976 in Manila and Biel - V. Gort , B. Larsen , E. Meking , T. Petrosyan , L. Polugaevsky , L. Portis .

In the h / f matches, Spassky won against Gort (in the extra match), Portisch - against Larsen, Polugaevsky - against Meking, Korchnoi - against Petrosyan;
In the p / f matches Spassky - at Portisch and Korchnoi - at Polugaevsky.
In the final, Korchnoi defeated Spassky and won the right to a match with world champion A. Karpov .

Quarter finals		Semifinals		The final

Reykjavik , February — April 1977

Boris Spassky	8½
		Geneva , July — August 1977
Vlastimil Gort	7½
		Boris Spassky	8½
Rotterdam , February — March 1977
		Layosh Portis	6½
Layosh Portis	6½
				Belgrade , November 1977 - January 1978
Bent larsen	3½
				Boris Spassky	7½
Lucerne , February — April 1977
				Victor Korchnoi	10½
Lev Polugaevsky	6½
		Evian , July — August 1977
Enrique Mecking	5½
		Lev Polugaevsky	4½
Chocco , February — April 1977
		Victor Korchnoi	8½
Victor Korchnoi	6½

Tigran Petrosyan	5½

Content

Match Tables

Quarter-final

No	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	12	13	14	15	sixteen	+	-	=	Glasses
one	Boris Spassky	½	½	one	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	one	½	2	one	13	8½
one	Vlastimil Gort	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	one	½	½	½	½	0	½	one	2	13	7½

2	Layosh Portis	one	½	0	one	½	one	0	one	½	one							five	2	3	6½
2	Bent larsen	0	½	one	0	½	0	one	0	½	0							2	five	3	3½

3	Lev Polugaevsky	½	one	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½					one	0	eleven	6½
3	Enrique Mecking	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½					0	one	eleven	5½

four	Victor Korchnoi	½	½	½	½	0	one	½	one	½	½	½	½					2	one	9	6½
four	Tigran Petrosyan	½	½	½	½	one	0	½	0	½	½	½	½					one	2	9	5½

Semifinal

No	Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	12	13	14	15	+	-	=	Glasses
one	Boris Spassky	½	½	0	½	one	½	½	0	one	½	½	½	one	one	½	four	2	9	8½
one	Layosh Portis	½	½	one	½	0	½	½	one	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	2	four	9	6½

2	Lev Polugaevsky	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	one	½	½	½	½	½			one	five	7	4½
2	Victor Korchnoi	one	one	one	½	½	one	one	0	½	½	½	½	½			five	one	7	8½

Final

Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven
Boris Spassky	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	0	one
Victor Korchnoi	½	one	one	½	½	½	one	one	½	one	0
Participant	12	13	14	15	sixteen	17	18	+	-	=	Glasses
Boris Spassky	one	one	one	½	½	0	0	four	7	7	7½
Victor Korchnoi	0	0	0	½	½	one	one	7	four	7	10½

Literature

Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A. E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - p. 316, 563. - 624 p. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .

Links

Match games on pgnmentor.com