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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950.04.26 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 44 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1950.05.03 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1950.05.03 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1950.05.03 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 36 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1950.05.03 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack | ROUND 11 |
| 1950.05.03 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 58 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1950.05.04 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1-0 | 65 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1950.05.04 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1950.05.04 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1950.05.04 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 46 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1950.05.04 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 12 |
| 1950.05.06 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 45 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1950.05.06 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | ROUND 13 |
| 1950.05.06 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 13 |
| 1950.05.06 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
0-1 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1950.05.06 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1-0 | 32 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1950.05.09 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
0-1 | 81 | King's Indian Defense: Pomar System | ROUND 14 |
| 1950.05.09 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 14 |
| 1950.05.09 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1950.05.09 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1950.05.09 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 14 |
| 1950.05.11 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1950.05.11 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1950.05.11 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1950.05.11 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1950.05.11 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 71 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1950.05.13 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 16 |
| 1950.05.13 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1950.05.13 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 66 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1950.05.13 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1950.05.13 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1950.05.16 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
0-1 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1950.05.16 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1950.05.16 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1950.05.16 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1950.05.16 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack | ROUND 17 |
| 1950.05.18 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 42 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1950.05.18 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1950.05.18 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1950.05.18 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 18 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 32 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Sokolsky Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack | ROUND 6 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 67 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 9 |
| 1950.??.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | ROUND 10 |