Replay all 18 chess games from Budapest 1950 Candidates Tournament. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about Budapest 1950 Candidates Tournament →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950.04.11 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 61 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1950.04.12 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 2 |
| 1950.04.15 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1950.04.16 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1950.04.18 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1950.04.19 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1950.04.22 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 7 |
| 1950.04.23 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1950.04.25 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1950.04.26 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1950.05.03 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1950.05.04 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 46 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1950.05.06 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 13 |
| 1950.05.09 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1950.05.11 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1950.05.13 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1950.05.16 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack | ROUND 17 |
| 1950.05.18 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation | ROUND 18 |