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 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1950.04.12 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 37 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Prins Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1950.04.15 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 32 | Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1950.04.16 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1950.04.18 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1950.04.19 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 66 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation, Botvinnik Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1950.04.22 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1950.04.23 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1950.04.23 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 47 | Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1950.04.25 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1950.04.26 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1950.05.03 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 36 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1950.05.04 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1950.05.06 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | ROUND 13 |
| 1950.05.09 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1950.05.11 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1950.05.13 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1950.05.16 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | ROUND 17 |