Vancouver International Chess Congress Women's International Vancouver, 23 July - 2 August 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Cramling, Pia 2235 * * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8.5 2 Hund, Barbara 2175 ½ 0 * * 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7.5 3 Shterenberg, Nava 2145 0 0 0 ½ * * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5.5 4 Haring, Ruth 2050 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * * ½ 1 1 1 4.0 5 Rudolph, Alexey ---- 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * * ½ 1 3.5 6 Day, Angela 1830 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 * * 1.0 Source: 50-21 Held at the Holiday Inn on Broadway from July 23 to August 2, the event brought together six players (two European, two American, and two Canadian) in what at that time was the strongest and richest international tournament for women ever held in North America (and nothing immediately comes to mind which has eclipsed it since). Remember, this was in the PP era: Pre-Polgar. Judit turned five on the first day of the tournament. In the end the two Europeans dominated the standings; each score 4.5/5 in the first cycle, but Cramling won their second individual encounter in round 6 and this proved to be her margin of victory. Canadian Champion Nava Shterenberg (now Nava Starr) comfortably took third, and Ruth Haring (wife of Peter Biyiasas) beat out her American compatriot Alexey Rudolph for fourth place. Western Canadian Open Vancouver, 25 July - 1 August 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Miles, Tony 2590 W45 W11 W53 D8 W14 W4 W2 W6 D3 8.0 2 Reeve, Jeff 2258 W30 D14 W35 W3 W5 W24 L1 W8 W10 7.5 3 Day, Lawrence 2438 W23 W15 W17 L2 D22 W12 W4 W5 D1 7.0 4 Biyiasas, Peter 2544 W37 W9 W13 D5 W8 L1 L3 W30 W15 6.5 5 Barclay, Wayne 1995 W28 W10 W39 D4 L2 W14 W24 L3 W26 6.5 6 Baker, Cliff 2060 W50 L8 W52 W53 W17 W16 W25 L1 D7 6.5 7 Seid, Hee 1900 L9 W46 W48 L24 W58 W35 W16 W25 D6 6.5 8 Hawkes, Rob 2240 W32 W6 W36 D1 L4 W13 W9 L2 D12 6.0 9 Kurtovic, Tom 2154 W7 L4 W47 W34 D13 W22 L8 D18 W23 6.0 10 Skulsky, Ian 2023 W20 L5 W27 W19 L32 W34 W43 W23 L2 6.0 11 Berrocoso, Tony 2100 W19 L1 D38 L31 W40 W28 D22 W43 W25 6.0 12 O'Donnell, Tom 1968 D31 L17 W71 W69 W18 L3 W44 W13 D8 6.0 13 Johnson, Tyler 1890 W29 W26 L4 W23 D9 L8 W14 L12 W31 5.5 14 Dougherty, Mike 2054 W25 D2 W18 W26 L1 L5 L13 W44 W22 5.5 15 Brown, Paul 2066 W34 L3 D33 W38 L16 W59 W20 W19 L4 5.5 16 Szabo Jr., Alex 1950 D72 W27 D24 W54 W15 L6 L7 D31 W32 5.5 17 Johnson, Chris 1590 W70 W12 L3 W37 L6 D20 W53 L26 W40 5.5 18 Johnson, Damon 1770 D 0 W29 L14 W61 L12 W33 W37 D9 D28 5.5 19 Lee, Marvin 1858 L11 W63 W56 L10 W67 W36 D30 L15 W37 5.5 20 Burke, Paul 1851 L10 W58 W62 W35 L24 D17 L15 W47 W30 5.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 21 Chang, John 1695 W60 L23 W45 L22 L30 W64 D28 W49 W50 5.5 22 Farges, Yves 1893 L26 W41 W42 W21 D3 L9 D11 W24 L14 5.0 23 Crook, David 1952 L3 W21 W46 L13 W27 W31 W32 L10 L9 5.0 24 Vigier, Gerry 2115 D43 W44 D16 W7 W20 L2 L5 L22 W34 5.0 25 Morgan, Scott 2032 L14 W47 W67 W40 W36 W32 L6 L7 L11 5.0 26 Storey, Carl 2201 W22 L13 W44 L14 L54 W52 W27 W17 L5 5.0 27 van Zweeden, Bob 1900 W62 L16 L10 W56 L23 W63 L26 W55 W46 5.0 28 Cabanas, Francisco 1777 L5 L35 W73 W57 W48 L11 D21 W41 D18 5.0 29 Shapero, Dave 2005 L13 L18 D55 W63 L33 W70 D52 W35 W43 5.0 30 Leblanc, Paul 1973 L2 W49 W57 L36 W21 W54 D19 L4 L20 4.5 31 Lemke, Harold 1770 D12 L53 W70 W11 D43 L23 W36 D16 L13 4.5 32 Anderson, Jon 1958 L8 W67 W63 W39 W10 L25 L23 D40 L16 4.5 33 Pitre, H.G. 1874 W40 L45 D15 L43 W29 L18 W59 L34 W52 4.5 34 Kruger, Ben 1814 L15 W56 W60 L9 W46 L10 D47 W33 L24 4.5 35 Serion, Raul 1567 W42 W28 L2 L20 W50 L7 D54 L29 W39 4.5 36 Silley, Ronald 1692 W74 W43 L8 W30 L25 L19 L31 W63 D49 4.5 37 Yearwood, Imlach 2020 L4 W52 W58 L17 D44 W41 L18 W38 L19 4.5 38 Lazzarotto, Ralph 1749 L56 W69 D11 L15 L42 W60 W66 L37 W53 4.5 39 Stermer, Michael 1574 W51 W50 L5 L32 W53 L43 D49 W54 L35 4.5 40 Dathie, Jean-Francois 1818 L33 W66 W64 L25 L11 W48 W46 D32 L17 4.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 41 Roy, Ian 1706 D69 L22 L43 W55 W60 L37 W42 L28 W54 4.5 42 Moore, David 1602 L35 W73 L22 D45 W38 L44 L41 W66 W63 4.5 43 Lauritson, Jim 1865 D24 L36 W41 W33 D31 W39 L10 L11 L29 4.0 44 Kort, Wayne 1752 W65 L24 L26 W62 D37 W42 L12 L14 D47 4.0 45 Bateman, Mike 1969 L1 W33 L21 D42 L52 D55 W56 L46 W 0 4.0 46 Lee, Simon 1659 W68 L7 L23 W51 L34 W50 L40 W45 L27 4.0 47 Medalen, David 1698 W55 L25 L9 L48 W62 W57 D34 L20 D44 4.0 48 Annett, Allen 1485 W71 L54 L7 W47 L28 L40 L50 W70 W67 4.0 49 Freed, Ken 1743 D57 L30 L69 D66 W61 W67 D39 L21 D36 4.0 50 Bortucene, Bayezid 1801 L6 L39 W66 W65 L35 L46 W48 W57 L21 4.0 51 Fraser, Grant 1246 L39 W55 L54 L46 L63 W 0 W62 L59 W60 4.0 52 Nelson, Robert 1678 W73 L37 L6 D60 W45 L26 D29 D53 L33 3.5 53 Hunter, David 1959 W54 W31 L1 L6 L39 W58 L17 D52 L38 3.5 54 Erdos, Larry 1719 L53 W48 W51 L16 W26 L30 D35 L39 L41 3.5 55 Reddy, Satish 1500 L47 L51 D29 L41 W 0 D45 W67 L27 D57 3.5 56 Olinger, Dennis 1598 W38 L34 L19 L27 D66 D61 L45 W65 D58 3.5 57 Min, Simon 1655 D49 D59 L30 L28 W68 L47 W64 L50 D55 3.5 58 Fekete, Charles 1647 W64 L20 L37 W71 L7 L53 W61 L 0 D56 3.5 59 Kuge, Tom 1765 L63 D57 L61 W70 W69 L15 L33 W51 L 0 3.5 60 Allenby, Ed 1412 L21 W65 L34 D52 L41 L38 W70 W67 L51 3.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 61 Zanatta, Roy 1430 L67 D70 W59 L18 L49 D56 L58 D62 W64 3.5 62 Tiedje, Otto unr. L27 W68 L20 L44 L47 W65 L51 D61 W71 3.5 63 Weiss, Michael unr. W59 L19 L32 L29 W51 L27 W68 L36 L42 3.0 64 Grasdal, Martin 1262 L58 W74 L40 L67 W65 L21 L57 W71 L61 3.0 65 Aberle, Dan unr. L44 L60 W68 L50 L64 L62 W71 L56 W66 3.0 66 Ricketts, Steve 1652 D 0 L40 L50 D49 D56 W69 L38 L42 L65 2.5 67 Chornobay, William 1626 W61 L32 L25 W64 L19 L49 L55 L60 L48 2.0 68 Kenney, KM 1315 L46 L62 L65 W73 L57 W71 L63 L 0 L 0 2.0 69 Piper, August 1571 D41 L38 W49 L12 L59 L66 L 0 L 0 L 0 1.5 70 McCurdy, Robert H. 1451 L17 D61 L31 L59 W71 L29 L60 L48 L 0 1.5 71 Suttles, Dobrila 1128 L48 W 0 L12 L58 L70 L68 L65 L64 L62 1.0 72 Harper, Bruce 2346 D16 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 0.5 73 Szabo Sr., Alex 1417 L52 L42 L28 L68 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 0.0 74 Dnes, Walter 1426 L36 L64 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 0.0 Source The second leg of the Vancouver International Chess Congress was the Western Canadian Open, held at the Holiday Inn on West Broadway from July 25 to August 1. Despite a low turnout of 74 players, the tournament boasted the participation of one of the strongest players in the world, England's top grandmaster Tony Miles. He did not disappoint, taking first place with an 8-1 score, and was only in trouble against Rob Hawkes in round 4. Clear second and third respectively were Jeff Reeve and Lawrence Day (7.5 and 7). The other grandmaster in the field, former Canadian Champion (and former Canadian!) Peter Biyiasas did not have a good event, finishing in a four-way tie for fourth with Californian Cliff Baker, Wayne Barclay, and Hee Seid (6.5); the last two split the "A" prize. The "B" prize was also a four-way tie, between Johnson brothers Chris, Tyler, and Damon, and John Chang (5.5); the Johnsons gained 486 rating points between them for their efforts. Raul Serion and Michael Stermer split the "C" prize (4.5), Grant Fraser the "D" (4), and David Moore won the Unrated prize (4.5). Jonathan Berry was the TD, assisted by Ken Morton. FIDE Open Vancouver, August 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Miles, Tony 2593 W18 W24 D13 D11 W9 D19 W5 W3 L2 W7 7.5 2 Suttles, Duncan 2557 W4 L11 W25 W13 W15 L5 D8 W14 W1 W3 7.5 3 Seirawan, Yasser 2601 D8 D5 W22 W32 W11 W6 W19 L1 W12 L2 7.0 4 Assmann, Thomas 2240 L2 W30 W17 W26 L6 W32 L16 W23 W18 W8 7.0 5 Taylor, Gordon 2302 W28 D3 D7 D12 W24 W2 L1 W8 D9 D6 6.5 6 Harper, Bruce 2331 L 0 W12 D19 L15 W4 L3 W9 D7 D14 D5 6.0 7 Donaldson, John 2323 W32 D10 D5 L19 W13 W14 D12 D6 W11 L1 6.0 8 Burstow, John 2150 D3 L14 W33 W35 W10 W9 D2 L5 W24 L4 6.0 9 Day, Lawrence 2438 D10 W16 W26 W21 L1 L8 L6 W15 D5 W19 6.0 10 Weber, Peter 2200 D9 D7 D12 W27 L8 D18 W26 W32 L17 W20 6.0 11 Baragar, Fletcher 2241 W20 W2 D14 D1 L3 L12 D15 W16 L7 W17 5.5 12 Cramling, Pia 2235 W30 L6 D10 D5 W16 W11 D7 D13 L3 D14 5.5 13 Zuk, Bob 2222 W17 W21 D1 L2 L7 W15 L14 D12 W19 D16 5.5 14 Piasetski, Leon 2398 W23 W8 D11 D24 D19 L7 W13 L2 D6 D12 5.5 15 Hund, Barbara 2221 D25 D22 W16 W6 L2 L13 D11 L9 W23 W24 5.5 16 Hawkes, Rob 2254 W31 L9 L15 W18 L12 W21 W4 L11 W27 D13 5.5 17 Forbes, Gerry 1982 L13 W36 L4 W29 W27 W23 L24 D18 W10 L11 5.5 18 Pupols, Viktors 2318 L1 D20 W35 L16 W26 D10 W32 D17 L4 W25 5.5 19 Macskasy, Elod 2225 W34 W33 D6 W7 D14 D1 L3 D24 L13 L9 5.0 20 Dougherty, Mike 2021 L11 D18 L24 W36 L25 W22 D30 W26 W21 L10 5.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 21 Ferguson, Bobby 1946 W29 L13 W23 L9 L32 L16 W35 W25 L20 W31 5.0 22 Szabo Jr., Alex 2002 W36 D15 L3 D28 L23 L20 D31 D33 W26 W 0 5.0 23 Brown, Paul 2062 L14 W34 L21 W25 W22 L17 W27 L4 L15 W28 5.0 24 Berry, Jonathan 2302 D33 L1 W20 D14 L5 W25 W17 D19 L8 L15 4.5 25 O'Donnell, Tom 2003 D15 W35 L2 L23 W20 L24 W28 L21 W31 L18 4.5 26 Farges, Yves 2003 W35 W27 L9 L4 L18 W28 L10 L20 L22 W 0 4.0 27 Ellis, Steve 1948 W37 L26 W28 L10 L17 W34 L23 W30 L16 L29 4.0 28 Dimitrijevic, D 2147 L5 W29 L27 D22 D34 L26 L25 W35 W30 L23 4.0 29 Barclay, Wayne 2153 L21 L28 L34 L17 W35 L30 W36 L31 W32 W27 4.0 30 Kurtovic, Tom 2139 L12 L4 L32 W33 D31 W29 D20 L27 L28 D35 3.5 31 Petras, Mike 1981 L16 L32 D36 D34 D30 D33 D22 W29 L25 L21 3.5 32 Skulsky, Ian 2041 L7 W31 W30 L3 W21 L4 L18 L10 L29 L 0 3.0 33 Dubisch, Ralph 1943 D24 L19 L8 L30 W36 D31 D34 D22 L 0 L 0 3.0 34 Wilson, Steve 1957 L19 L23 W29 D31 D28 L27 D33 L36 L 0 L 0 2.5 35 Day, Angela 1736 L26 L25 L18 L8 L29 D36 L21 L28 W 0 D30 2.0 36 Phipps, Bill 1789 L22 L17 D31 L20 L33 D35 L29 W34 L 0 L 0 2.0 37 Rudolph, Alexey 1873 L27 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 L 0 0.0 Source: 51-24 The third installment of the 1981 Vancouver Chess Congress was a FIDE-rated International Swiss, limited to players rated above 2000 (or juniors above 1900). Held in the Henry Angus Building at UBC, the tournament was originally scheduled for eleven rounds, but with only thirty-eight players entered this was changed to ten rounds and a rest day. The event saw the return to tournament chess of Duncan Suttles, who had not played since 1976. However, he faced tough competition from England number one Tony Miles and new U.S. champion Yasser Seirawan, along with IMs Leon Piasetski and Lawrence Day and other hungry hopefuls. ?, Tony Miles, Lawrence Day, Yasser Seirawan, Barbara Hund Day, Seirawan, Duncan Suttles, Fletcher Baragar After eight rounds the three grandmasters were ahead of the pack: Miles (6.5) had just taken over the lead by beating Seirawan (6) while Suttles (5.5) was third. In round nine Suttles beat Miles and Seirawan won, leaving Yasser in the lead by half a point going into the last round. This saw the completion of the Cinderella story as Suttles beat Seirawan to tie for first with Tony Miles, who ground down John Donaldson; each scored 7.5. Seirawan tied for third with the unheralded young German Thomas Assmann, while current B.C. Champion Gordon Taylor was all alone in fifth place with 6.5. Gordon's result was sufficient for an IM norm, while Bruce Harper, Fletcher Baragar, and Elod Macskasy made FM norms and Pia Cramling an IGM norm.