IX Го Конгресс 1965
Mnнsek pod Brdy(Cze) 1965, 25 июля – 7 августа
The ninth European Congress took place in former
Czecho-Slovakia. It was the first time ever that the Congress took place in an Eastern European country and many players grabbed the opportunity to take a look at this generally inaccessible part of Europe. There were about a hundred participants from eleven countries in Mnнsek, which is located some thirty kilometers
south-west of Prague.
Nine players participated in the tournament for the European title. After a interesting struggle the following standing resulted:
Pl. | Name | Co. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points |
1-3 | Jurgen Mattern | (Ger) | xxx | -R | -R | +31 | +R | +5 | +R | +23 | +R | 6 |
1-3 | Max Rebattu | (Nl) | +R | xxx | -7 | -R | +8 | +R | +22 | +R | +51 | 6 |
1-3 | Jurgen Dueball | ( Ger) | +R | +7 | xxx | +11 | +R | +R | -5 | -5 | +R | 6 |
4-7 | Eduard Ekart | (Yug) | -31 | +R | -11 | xxx | -R | +3 | -3 | +R | +R | 4 |
4-7 | Machata | (Aus) | -R | -8 | -R | +R | xxx | -7 | +R | +R | +R | 4 |
4-7 | Henk de Vries | (Nl) | -5 | -R | -R | -3 | +7 | xxx | +R | +7 | +R | 4 |
4-7 | Manfred Wimmer | (Aus) | -R | -22 | +5 | +3 | -R | -R | xxx | +R | +R | 4 |
8 | Miljan Vuksanovic | (Yug) | -23 | -R | +5 | -R | -R | -7 | -R | xxx | +R | 2 |
9 | Kocandrle | (Cze) | -R | -51 | -R | -R | -R | -R | -R | -R | xxx | 0 |
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1st playoff
Pl. | Name | Co. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Points |
1-3 | Jurgen Mattern | (Ger) | xxx | -1 | +15 | 1 |
1-3 | Max Rebattu | (Nl) | +1 | xxx | -R | 1 |
1-3 | Jurgen Dueball | ( Ger) | -15 | +R | xxx | 1 |
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2nd playoff
Pl. | Name | Co. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Points |
1 | Jurgen Mattern | (Ger) | xxx | +R | +2 | 2 |
2 | Max Rebattu | (Nl) | -R | xxx | +4 | 1 |
3 | Jurgen Dueball | ( Ger) | -2 | -4 | xxx | 0 |
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The first three luckily had the time to play a decisive round of matches. Unfortunately all three won one game. At the end of December 1965 Max Rebattu travelled to Berlin to play another three way match with Dueball and Mattern. Mattern won two games, Rebattu one, so it was Mattern who earned the title.
Next to the championship a Masters Tournament was played in two seperate groups of eight and seven players. The winner of the first group was Andrei Sturm (Yug, 2d) by winning all of his games, and the winner of the other Group was John Diamond (Gbr, 1d), who won 5 of his six games. After these two tournaments a match between Sturm and Diamond decided the winner of the Master. It was Andrei Sturm who won the match convincingly.
In addition to other tournaments it was perhaps the first time that a women's championship was organized. It was won by 'Frau' Signe Reinke (6k).
