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Candidates Tournament

  Budapest 1950
Date Players Type Elo Average Games Rounds
Apr 04, 1950 10 Tourn 90 18

  Name ELO Points
  Bronstein, David 12.0
  Boleslavsky, Isaak 12.0
  GM Smyslov, Vassily 10.0
  Keres, Paul 9.5
  Najdorf, Miguel 9.0
  Kotov, Alexander 8.5
  Stahlberg, Gideon 8.0
  GM Lilienthal, Andor 7.0
  Szabo, Laszlo 7.0
  Flohr, Salo 7.0

Candidates Tournament Games

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White Black Result Round Date Opening View
Bronstein, D Szabo, L 1-0 1 1950 E27 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation  
Flohr, S Boleslavsky, I 0-1 1 1950 D97 Gruenfeld, Russian variation with e4  
Lilienthal, A Smyslov, V ½-½ 1 1950 D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch variation  
Najdorf, M Kotov, A ½-½ 1 1950 D45 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, 5.e3  
Stahlberg, G Keres, P 0-1 1 1950 E17 Queen's Indian, 5.Bg2 Be7  
Boleslavsky, I Keres, P ½-½ 2 1950 C99 Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin, 12...c5d4  
Flohr, S Najdorf, M ½-½ 2 1950 E39 Nimzo-Indian, classical, Pirc variation  
Kotov, A Lilienthal, A 1-0 2 1950 D97 Gruenfeld, Russian variation with e4  
Smyslov, V Bronstein, D 1-0 2 1950 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, 5.Bg5 dc  
Szabo, L Stahlberg, G ½-½ 2 1950 E08 Catalan, closed, 7.Qc2  
Bronstein, D Kotov, A 1-0 3 1950 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3  
Keres, P Szabo, L ½-½ 3 1950 C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence  
Lilienthal, A Flohr, S ½-½ 3 1950 C49 Four knights, double Ruy Lopez  
Najdorf, M Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 3 1950 D72 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd, main line  
Stahlberg, G Smyslov, V 1-0 3 1950 D72 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd, main line  
Boleslavsky, I Szabo, L ½-½ 4 1950 C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall counter-attack  
Flohr, S Bronstein, D ½-½ 4 1950 E92 King's Indian, classical variation  
Kotov, A Stahlberg, G ½-½ 4 1950 D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox defence  
Najdorf, M Lilienthal, A 1-0 4 1950 D84 Gruenfeld, Gruenfeld gambit accepted  
Smyslov, V Keres, P ½-½ 4 1950 D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, classical, 8...Bb7  
Bronstein, D Najdorf, M 1-0 5 1950 E29 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, main line  
Keres, P Kotov, A 1-0 5 1950 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opovcensky variation  
Lilienthal, A Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 5 1950 E81 King's Indian, Saemisch, 5...O-O  
Stahlberg, G Flohr, S ½-½ 5 1950 D97 Gruenfeld, Russian variation with e4  
Szabo, L Smyslov, V ½-½ 5 1950 A28 English, four knights system  
Boleslavsky, I Smyslov, V 1-0 6 1950 D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav accepted, Alapin variation  
Flohr, S Keres, P ½-½ 6 1950 A14 English, Neo-Catalan declined  
Kotov, A Szabo, L 1-0 6 1950 E36 Nimzo-Indian, classical, Noa variation, 5.a3  
Lilienthal, A Bronstein, D ½-½ 6 1950 D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, exchange, positional line, 6.Qc2  
Najdorf, M Stahlberg, G ½-½ 6 1950 C10 French, Paulsen variation  
Bronstein, D Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 7 1950 D89 Gruenfeld, Spassky variation, main line, 13.Bd3  
Keres, P Najdorf, M ½-½ 7 1950 E07 Catalan, closed, 6...Nbd7  
Smyslov, V Kotov, A ½-½ 7 1950 B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, classical variation with ...Qc7 and ...Nc6  
Stahlberg, G Lilienthal, A ½-½ 7 1950 E67 King's Indian, fianchetto with ...Nd7  
Szabo, L Flohr, S 1-0 7 1950 D75 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.Nc3  
Boleslavsky, I Kotov, A 1-0 8 1950 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, 3.Nc3  
Bronstein, D Stahlberg, G 0-1 8 1950 C14 French, classical variation  
Flohr, S Kotov, A ½-½ 8 1950 E72 King's Indian with e4 & g3  
Flohr, S Smyslov, V ½-½ 8 1950 D70 Neo-Gruenfeld defence  
Lilienthal, A Keres, P ½-½ 8 1950 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, classical, 6...a6  
Najdorf, M Szabo, L ½-½ 8 1950 A28 English, four knights system  
Keres, P Bronstein, D ½-½ 9 1950 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 6...e6  
Kotov, A Flohr, S 1-0 9 1950 D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, classical, 8...Bb7  
Smyslov, V Najdorf, M 1-0 9 1950 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opovcensky variation  
Stahlberg, G Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 9 1950 E68 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4  
Szabo, L Lilienthal, A 0-1 9 1950 E69 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical main line  
Boleslavsky, I Flohr, S 1-0 10 1950 C92 Ruy Lopez, closed, 9.h3  
Keres, P Stahlberg, G ½-½ 10 1950 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 6...e6  
Kotov, A Najdorf, M ½-½ 10 1950 E28 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation  
Smyslov, V Lilienthal, A 1-0 10 1950 A34 English, symmetrical variation  
Szabo, L Bronstein, D ½-½ 10 1950 A90 Dutch defence  
Bronstein, D Smyslov, V 1-0 11 1950 E26 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation  
Keres, P Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 11 1950 A24 English, Bremen system with ...g6  
Lilienthal, A Kotov, A 1-0 11 1950 D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, exchange, positional line, 6.Qc2  
Najdorf, M Flohr, S ½-½ 11 1950 D93 Gruenfeld with Bf4 e3  
Stahlberg, G Szabo, L ½-½ 11 1950 A34 English, symmetrical variation  
Boleslavsky, I Najdorf, M ½-½ 12 1950 B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7  
Flohr, S Lilienthal, A ½-½ 12 1950 A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian variation  
Kotov, A Bronstein, D ½-½ 12 1950 E17 Queen's Indian, 5.Bg2 Be7  
Smyslov, V Stahlberg, G 1-0 12 1950 C13 French, classical  
Szabo, L Keres, P 0-1 12 1950 E26 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation  
Bronstein, D Flohr, S 1-0 13 1950 B11 Caro-Kann, two knights, 3...Bg4  
Keres, P Smyslov, V ½-½ 13 1950 C84 Ruy Lopez, closed defence  
Lilienthal, A Najdorf, M 0-1 13 1950 B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7  
Stahlberg, G Kotov, A 0-1 13 1950 E90 King's Indian, 5.Nf3  
Szabo, L Boleslavsky, I 0-1 13 1950 E92 King's Indian, classical variation  
Boleslavsky, I Lilienthal, A 1-0 14 1950 E39 Nimzo-Indian, classical, Pirc variation  
Flohr, S Stahlberg, G ½-½ 14 1950 E08 Catalan, closed, 7.Qc2  
Kotov, A Keres, P 1-0 14 1950 E24 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation  
Najdorf, M Bronstein, D 0-1 14 1950 A42 Modern defence, Averbakh system  
Smyslov, V Szabo, L ½-½ 14 1950 E00 Queen's pawn game  
Bronstein, D Lilienthal, A ½-½ 15 1950 E68 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4  
Keres, P Flohr, S ½-½ 15 1950 B11 Caro-Kann, two knights, 3...Bg4  
Smyslov, V Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 15 1950 A36 English, symmetrical variation  
Stahlberg, G Najdorf, M ½-½ 15 1950 E69 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical main line  
Szabo, L Kotov, A 1-0 15 1950 B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack  
Boleslavsky, I Bronstein, D ½-½ 16 1950 A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian variation  
Flohr, S Szabo, L 1-0 16 1950 D43 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav  
Kotov, A Smyslov, V 0-1 16 1950 E33 Nimzo-Indian, classical, 4...Nc6  
Lilienthal, A Stahlberg, G ½-½ 16 1950 E05 Catalan, open, classical line  
Najdorf, M Keres, P ½-½ 16 1950 E19 Queen's Indian, old main line, 9.Qxc3  
Keres, P Lilienthal, A ½-½ 17 1950 C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall attack  
Kotov, A Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 17 1950 E35 Nimzo-Indian, classical, Noa variation, 5.cd ed  
Smyslov, V Flohr, S ½-½ 17 1950 B11 Caro-Kann, two knights, 3...Bg4  
Stahlberg, G Bronstein, D 0-1 17 1950 A10 English opening  
Szabo, L Najdorf, M 0-1 17 1950 E93 King's Indian, Petrosian system, main line  
Boleslavsky, I Stahlberg, G ½-½ 18 1950 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opovcensky variation  
Bronstein, D Keres, P 1-0 18 1950 C91 Ruy Lopez, closed, 9.d4  
Lilienthal, A Szabo, L 0-1 18 1950 D98 Gruenfeld, Russian, Smyslov variation  
Najdorf, M Smyslov, V ½-½ 18 1950 E19 Queen's Indian, old main line, 9.Qxc3