Biel Open Biel SUI Biel op Biel SUI· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 63 | 2198 | 58 |
Elekes mem-B Budapest HUN· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 14 | 2278 | 35 |
URS Ch sf Nikolaev UKR· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 15 | 2423 | 18 |
| URS Ch sfBeltsy· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 14 | 2328 | 16 |
Izt Biel SUI Izt Biel SUI· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 6 | 2416 | 5 |
| BangaloreBangalore· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 19 | 2332 | 98 |
| South Bend ch-USA - ztSouth Bend ch-USA - zt· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 19 | 2492 | 138 |
Biel Biel SUI· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 39 | 2331 | 81 |
Caorle Open Caorle ITA Caorle op Caorle ITA· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 96 | 2210 | 314 |
Warsaw Cup Warsaw POL· Jun 25 – 30, 1981 | Jun 25 – 30, 1981 | Classical | 7 | 2310 | 5 |
| Team Championship A Categorie· Mar 29 – Jun 28, 1981 | Mar 29 – Jun 28, 1981 | Classical | 10 | 2166 | 9 |
Halle (Women) 15th Halle GER· Jun 15 – 27, 1981 | Jun 15 – 27, 1981 | Classical | 14 | 2075 | 46 |
Lvov Lvov UKR· Jun 3 – 23, 1981 | Jun 3 – 23, 1981 | Classical | 19 | 2409 | 129 |
Dortmund-B Dortmund GER· Jun 2 – 13, 1981 | Jun 2 – 13, 1981 | Classical | 12 | 2290 | 60 |
Dortmund Dortmund GER· Jun 6, 1981 | Jun 6, 1981 | Classical | 14 | 2442 | 72 |
| Smederevska PalankaSmederevska Palanka YUG· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 8 | 2379 | 7 |
Dortmund GER Dortmund GER· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 10 | 2408 | 7 |
| PernikPernik· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 20 | 2322 | 103 |
| Staffordshire OpenWolverhampton· May 23 – 27, 1981 | May 23 – 27, 1981 | Classical | 30 | 2051 | 86 |
| L.E.R.A. Memorial Day Class ChampionshiSunnyvale· May 23 – 25, 1981 | May 23 – 25, 1981 | Classical | 7 | 2034 | 6 |
Ontario High School Ch Waterloo CAN· May 23 – 24, 1981 | May 23 – 24, 1981 | Classical | 18 | 2033 | 12 |
Cienfuegos City CUB Cienfuegos City CUB· May 22, 1981 | May 22, 1981 | Classical | 8 | 2452 | 5 |
Amsterdam IBM Amsterdam NED· May 21, 1981 | May 21, 1981 | Classical | 6 | 2559 | 6 |
Au Revoir Roman Montreal CAN· Apr 15 – May 20, 1981 | Apr 15 – May 20, 1981 | Classical | 4 | 1802 | 5 |
Victoria Day Open Toronto CAN· May 16 – 18, 1981 | May 16 – 18, 1981 | Classical | 7 | 1859 | 6 |
Paul Keres Memorial (6th) Vancouver BC CAN· May 15 – 18, 1981 | May 15 – 18, 1981 | Classical | 13 | 1711 | 7 |
Printanier/Spring Open Montreal CAN· May 16 – 18, 1981 | May 16 – 18, 1981 | Classical | 9 | 1780 | 8 |
Ontario Open Toronto CAN· May 16 – 18, 1981 | May 16 – 18, 1981 | Classical | 10 | 2191 | 7 |
| Tromsoe BymesterskapTromsoe· Jan 22 – May 14, 1981 | Jan 22 – May 14, 1981 | Classical | 13 | 1897 | 55 |
Leipzig SG-Moscow GU m Leipzig GER· May 9 – 10, 1981 | May 9 – 10, 1981 | Classical | 10 | 2347 | 10 |
Bundesliga 8081 GER· Jan 10 – May 10, 1981 | Jan 10 – May 10, 1981 | Classical | 67 | 2270 | 57 |
Malaga Malaga ESP· Apr 25 – May 2, 1981 | Apr 25 – May 2, 1981 | Classical | 14 | 2408 | 84 |
URS chT Moscow RUS· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 12 | 2458 | 6 |
Amsterdam NED Amsterdam NED· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 10 | 2379 | 7 |
IBM Amsterdam Amsterdam NED· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 7 | 2530 | 7 |
| Novorossijsk Trud ChNovorossijsk· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 12 | 2354 | 8 |
IBM Amsterdam NED· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 11 | 2538 | 16 |
| URS chTURS chT· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 31 | 2286 | 17 |
Yerevan Erevan ARM· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 18 | 2365 | 99 |
Amsterdam Amsterdam NED· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 19 | 2544 | 58 |
| BRA ChSao Luis· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 15 | 2313 | 63 |
URS Spartakiad Moscow RUS· 1981 | 1981 | Classical | 71 | 2410 | 57 |
Fou du Roi final Quebec CAN· Mar 12 – Apr 26, 1981 | Mar 12 – Apr 26, 1981 | Classical | 2 | 2025 | 8 |
| Toronto OpenToronto Open· Apr 17 – 19, 1981 | Apr 17 – 19, 1981 | Classical | 6 | 1921 | 5 |
| April Showers OpenBerkeley· Apr 18 – 19, 1981 | Apr 18 – 19, 1981 | Classical | 7 | 1938 | 5 |
Toronto Open Toronto CAN· Apr 17 – 19, 1981 | Apr 17 – 19, 1981 | Classical | 10 | 2147 | 8 |
Paques/Easter Open Montreal CAN· Apr 17 – 19, 1981 | Apr 17 – 19, 1981 | Classical | 11 | 1822 | 11 |
British Columbia Ch Vancouver BC CAN· Apr 17, 1981 | Apr 17, 1981 | Classical | 8 | 2167 | 9 |
Viking Oslo NOR· Apr 17, 1981 | Apr 17, 1981 | Classical | 11 | 2350 | 8 |
Viking Oslo NOR Viking Oslo NOR· Apr 14 – 17, 1981 | Apr 14 – 17, 1981 | Classical | 26 | 2324 | 33 |