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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.04.16 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.04.16 |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 43 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.04.16 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 38 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.04.16 |
Panno, Oscar
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.04.16 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.04.18 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 10 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.04.18 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Panno, Oscar
|
1-0 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.04.18 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.04.18 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.04.18 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 48 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.04.19 |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 38 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.04.19 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.04.19 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.04.19 |
Panno, Oscar
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.04.19 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.04.21 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.04.21 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Berlin Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.04.21 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.04.21 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
1-0 | 49 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.04.21 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Panno, Oscar
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.04.24 |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Panno, Oscar
|
0-1 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.04.24 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.04.24 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.04.24 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 59 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.04.24 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 56 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.04.25 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.04.25 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.04.25 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 57 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.04.25 |
Panno, Oscar
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.04.25 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.04.28 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Panno, Oscar
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.04.28 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.04.28 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.04.28 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
0-1 | 91 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.04.28 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.04.30 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 50 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1956.04.30 |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1956.04.30 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 18 |
| 1956.04.30 |
Panno, Oscar
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 18 |
| 1956.04.30 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 18 |