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World Othello Championship 1979

Rome (Italy)

3rd World Othello Championships

Rome (Italy), 1979/10/29-30, 8 players from 8 countries

Final standings

  1. Hiroshi Inoue (JPN)
  2. Jonathan Cerf (USA)
  3. Alan Woch (GBR)
  4. Vincenzo Peccerillo (ITA)
  5. Tony Elmroth (SWE)
  6. Alain Serneels (BEL)
  7. Florian Schilling (GER)
  8. Jacques Mur (FRA)
  • Final
    • Inoue 41-23 Cerf
    Cerf 14-50 Inoue

  • Semi-finals
    • Woch 29-35 Inoue & Cerf 63-1 Peccerillo
    Inoue 57-7 Woch & Peccerillo 10-54 Cerf

  • Final standings and results after the first day

    • Group A VP AW TE JM
    Vincenzo Peccerillo
    49-15
    15-49
    58-6
    38-26
    55-9
    42-22
    		 5 (257)
    Alan Woch
    15-49
    49-15
    33-31
    46-18
    53-11
    40-24
    		 5 (236)
    Tony Elmroth
    6-58
    26-38
    31-33
    18-46
    50-14
    61-3
    		 2
    Jacques Mur
    9-55
    22-42
    11-53
    24-40
    14-50
    3-61
    		0

    Group B HI JC AS FS
    Hiroshi Inoue
    43-21
    47-17
    62-2
    50-14
    47-17
    53-11
    		 6
    Jonathan Cerf
    21-43
    17-47
    58-6
    53-11
    57-7
    55-9
    		 4
    Alain Serneels
    2-62
    14-50
    6-58
    11-53
    35-29
    49-15
    		 2
    Florian Schilling
    17-47
    11-53
    7-57
    9-55
    29-35
    15-49
    		0

    The best two players (number of victories) of each group advance to the semi-finals.

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