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Candidates Tournament

  Zuerich 1953
Date Players Type Elo Average Games Rounds
Aug 30, 1953 15 Tourn 209 30

  Name ELO Points
  GM Smyslov, Vassily 18.0
  Bronstein, David 16.0
  Reshevsky, Samuel Herman 16.0
  Keres, Paul 16.0
  Petrosian, Tigran V 15.0
  Geller, Efim 14.5
  Najdorf, Miguel 14.5
  Kotov, Alexander 14.0
  GM Taimanov, Mark E 14.0
  Boleslavsky, Isaak 13.5
  GM Averbakh, Yuri L 13.5
  Szabo, Laszlo 13.0
  GM Gligoric, Svetozar 12.5
  Euwe, Max 10.5
  Stahlberg, Gideon 8.0

Candidates Tournament Games

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White Black Result Round Date Opening View
Averbakh, Y Smyslov, V ½-½ 1 Aug 30, 1953 C97 Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence  
Euwe, M Kotov, A 1-0 1 Aug 30, 1953 A64 Benoni, fianchetto, 11...Re8  
Najdorf, M Reshevsky, S ½-½ 1 Aug 30, 1953 E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line  
Petrosian, T Keres, P ½-½ 1 Aug 30, 1953 E01 Catalan, closed  
Stahlberg, G Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 1 Aug 30, 1953 E69 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical main line  
Szabo, L Geller, E 0-1 1 Aug 30, 1953 E03 Catalan, open, Alekhine variation  
Taimanov, M Bronstein, D 0-1 1 Aug 30, 1953 A58 Benko gambit accepted  
Bronstein, D Najdorf, M ½-½ 2 Aug 31, 1953 E70 King's Indian, 4.e4  
Geller, E Euwe, M 0-1 2 Aug 31, 1953 E28 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation  
Gligoric, S Taimanov, M ½-½ 2 Aug 31, 1953 E13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, main line  
Keres, P Averbakh, Y 0-1 2 Aug 31, 1953 E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line with 8...Bxc3  
Kotov, A Stahlberg, G 0-1 2 Aug 31, 1953 D35 Queen's Gambit Declined, 3...Nf6  
Reshevsky, S Petrosian, T ½-½ 2 Aug 31, 1953 E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line with 8...Bxc3  
Smyslov, V Szabo, L ½-½ 2 Aug 31, 1953 A11 English, Caro-Kann defensive system  
Averbakh, Y Reshevsky, S ½-½ 3 Sep 02, 1953 E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line  
Boleslavsky, I Kotov, A 1-0 3 Sep 02, 1953 D28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, classical, 7.Qe2  
Euwe, M Smyslov, V 0-1 3 Sep 02, 1953 D72 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd, main line  
Najdorf, M Gligoric, S ½-½ 3 Sep 02, 1953 E60 King's Indian defence  
Petrosian, T Bronstein, D ½-½ 3 Sep 02, 1953 E04 Catalan, open, 5.Nf3  
Stahlberg, G Geller, E ½-½ 3 Sep 02, 1953 A49 King's Indian, fianchetto without c4  
Szabo, L Keres, P 0-1 3 Sep 02, 1953 D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted, 4.Nc3  
Bronstein, D Averbakh, Y ½-½ 4 Sep 05, 1953 E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer variation  
Geller, E Boleslavsky, I 0-1 4 Sep 05, 1953 E12 Queen's Indian defence  
Gligoric, S Petrosian, T ½-½ 4 Sep 05, 1953 A62 Benoni, fianchetto variation  
Keres, P Euwe, M ½-½ 4 Sep 05, 1953 E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric system, Bronstein variation  
Reshevsky, S Szabo, L 1-0 4 Sep 05, 1953 D83 Gruenfeld, Gruenfeld gambit  
Smyslov, V Stahlberg, G 1-0 4 Sep 05, 1953 C13 French, classical  
Taimanov, M Najdorf, M 0-1 4 Sep 05, 1953 E99 King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, main line  
Averbakh, Y Gligoric, S 0-1 5 Sep 06, 1953 E68 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4  
Boleslavsky, I Smyslov, V ½-½ 5 Sep 06, 1953 D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch variation  
Euwe, M Reshevsky, S 0-1 5 Sep 06, 1953 E28 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation  
Kotov, A Geller, E ½-½ 5 Sep 06, 1953 B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9.f4  
Petrosian, T Taimanov, M 0-1 5 Sep 06, 1953 E14 Queen's Indian, 4.e3  
Stahlberg, G Keres, P 0-1 5 Sep 06, 1953 D50 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Bg5  
Szabo, L Bronstein, D 1-0 5 Sep 06, 1953 A53 Old Indian defence  
Bronstein, D Euwe, M ½-½ 6 Sep 08, 1953 E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line  
Gligoric, S Szabo, L 0-1 6 Sep 08, 1953 C83 Ruy Lopez, open, classical defence  
Keres, P Boleslavsky, I 1-0 6 Sep 08, 1953 A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian variation  
Najdorf, M Petrosian, T 1-0 6 Sep 08, 1953 E62 King's Indian, fianchetto variation  
Reshevsky, S Stahlberg, G 1-0 6 Sep 08, 1953 D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, Schlechter-Rubinstein system  
Smyslov, V Kotov, A ½-½ 6 Sep 08, 1953 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opovcensky variation  
Taimanov, M Averbakh, Y 1-0 6 Sep 08, 1953 E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line with ...b6  
Averbakh, Y Najdorf, M ½-½ 7 Sep 09, 1953 E64 King's Indian, fianchetto, Yugoslav system  
Boleslavsky, I Reshevsky, S ½-½ 7 Sep 09, 1953 C99 Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin, 12...c5d4  
Euwe, M Gligoric, S ½-½ 7 Sep 09, 1953 E69 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical main line  
Geller, E Smyslov, V 0-1 7 Sep 09, 1953 E29 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, main line  
Kotov, A Keres, P ½-½ 7 Sep 09, 1953 D71 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd  
Stahlberg, G Bronstein, D ½-½ 7 Sep 09, 1953 E14 Queen's Indian, 4.e3  
Szabo, L Taimanov, M ½-½ 7 Sep 09, 1953 E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line with ...b6  
Bronstein, D Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 8 Sep 12, 1953 E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann variation  
Gligoric, S Stahlberg, G 1-0 8 Sep 12, 1953 C15 French, Winawer (Nimzovich) variation  
Keres, P Geller, E ½-½ 8 Sep 12, 1953 E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3  
Najdorf, M Szabo, L ½-½ 8 Sep 12, 1953 D71 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd  
Petrosian, T Averbakh, Y ½-½ 8 Sep 12, 1953 D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3  
Reshevsky, S Kotov, A 1-0 8 Sep 12, 1953 E95 King's Indian, orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1  
Taimanov, M Euwe, M 0-1 8 Sep 12, 1953 E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line  
Boleslavsky, I Gligoric, S ½-½ 9 Sep 13, 1953 B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9...Nxd4  
Geller, E Reshevsky, S ½-½ 9 Sep 13, 1953 B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik attack, 5...e6  
Kotov, A Bronstein, D ½-½ 9 Sep 13, 1953 E68 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4  
Smyslov, V Keres, P 1-0 9 Sep 13, 1953 D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, classical, 8...Bb7  
Stahlberg, G Taimanov, M 0-1 9 Sep 13, 1953 E15 Queen's Indian, 4.g3  
Szabo, L Petrosian, T 0-1 9 Sep 13, 1953 D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) system  
Averbakh, Y Szabo, L ½-½ 10 Sep 15, 1953 C82 Ruy Lopez, open, 9.c3  
Bronstein, D Geller, E ½-½ 10 Sep 15, 1953 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 6...e6  
Gligoric, S Kotov, A 0-1 10 Sep 15, 1953 B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (fianchetto) variation  
Najdorf, M Stahlberg, G 1-0 10 Sep 15, 1953 D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox defence, Bd3 line, Capablanca freeing manoevre  
Petrosian, T Euwe, M 1-0 10 Sep 15, 1953 A07 Reti, King's Indian attack (Barcza system)  
Reshevsky, S Smyslov, V ½-½ 10 Sep 15, 1953 E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer variation  
Taimanov, M Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 10 Sep 15, 1953 E97 King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov variation (Yugoslav attack / Mar del Plata variation)  
Boleslavsky, I Najdorf, M ½-½ 11 Sep 16, 1953 E85 King's Indian, Saemisch, orthodox variation  
Euwe, M Averbakh, Y 0-1 11 Sep 16, 1953 E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, main line with 8...Bxc3  
Geller, E Gligoric, S ½-½ 11 Sep 16, 1953 E87 King's Indian, Saemisch, orthodox, 7.d5  
Keres, P Reshevsky, S ½-½ 11 Sep 16, 1953 E28 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation  
Kotov, A Taimanov, M 1-0 11 Sep 16, 1953 A13 English opening  
Smyslov, V Bronstein, D ½-½ 11 Sep 16, 1953 A12 English, Caro-Kann defensive system  
Stahlberg, G Petrosian, T 0-1 11 Sep 16, 1953 E68 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical variation, 8.e4  
Averbakh, Y Stahlberg, G 0-1 12 Sep 19, 1953 C07 French, Tarrasch, open variation  
Bronstein, D Keres, P 1-0 12 Sep 19, 1953 B25 Sicilian, closed  
Gligoric, S Smyslov, V 0-1 12 Sep 19, 1953 A30 English, symmetrical variation  
Najdorf, M Kotov, A 1-0 12 Sep 19, 1953 B18 Caro-Kann, classical variation  
Petrosian, T Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 12 Sep 19, 1953 A26 English, closed system  
Szabo, L Euwe, M ½-½ 12 Sep 19, 1953 E14 Queen's Indian, 4.e3  
Taimanov, M Geller, E 1-0 12 Sep 19, 1953 E95 King's Indian, orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1  
Boleslavsky, I Averbakh, Y ½-½ 13 Sep 22, 1953 D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin variation  
Geller, E Najdorf, M 1-0 13 Sep 22, 1953 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opovcensky variation  
Keres, P Gligoric, S ½-½ 13 Sep 22, 1953 B70 Sicilian, dragon variation  
Kotov, A Petrosian, T ½-½ 13 Sep 22, 1953 A55 Old Indian, main line  
Reshevsky, S Bronstein, D 0-1 13 Sep 22, 1953 E69 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical main line  
Smyslov, V Taimanov, M ½-½ 13 Sep 22, 1953 B25 Sicilian, closed  
Stahlberg, G Szabo, L 0-1 13 Sep 22, 1953 D99 Gruenfeld defence, Smyslov, main line  
Averbakh, Y Kotov, A 0-1 14 Sep 23, 1953 A55 Old Indian, main line  
Euwe, M Stahlberg, G 1-0 14 Sep 23, 1953 E67 King's Indian, fianchetto with ...Nd7  
Gligoric, S Reshevsky, S ½-½ 14 Sep 23, 1953 C97 Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence  
Najdorf, M Smyslov, V ½-½ 14 Sep 23, 1953 E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer variation  
Petrosian, T Geller, E ½-½ 14 Sep 23, 1953 A30 English, symmetrical variation  
Szabo, L Boleslavsky, I ½-½ 14 Sep 23, 1953 C08 French, Tarrasch, open, 4.ed ed  
Taimanov, M Keres, P ½-½ 14 Sep 23, 1953 B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik attack, 5...e6  
Boleslavsky, I Euwe, M ½-½ 15 Sep 26, 1953 B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky variation, 7.Nb3  
Bronstein, D Gligoric, S 1-0 15 Sep 26, 1953 E71 King's Indian, Makagonov system (5.h3)  
Geller, E Averbakh, Y ½-½ 15 Sep 26, 1953 B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer