Larsen wins chess prize
NZPA-Reuter Bienne Bent Larsen of Denmark, has won the inter-zonal qualifying tournament for the world chess championship in B>enne, Switzerland, with a total of 12) points. Larsen, who led the 19 round tournament on overall standings during its latter Half, drew with Robert Huebner of West Germans in the final round.
Half a point behind the Dane, who won the 12,500 Swiss franc (about $5000) first prize were Lajos Portisch of Hungary, and Michail Tai, of the Soviet Union.
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Press, 9 August 1976, Page 3
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