Replay all 18 chess games from Amsterdam 1956 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 Amsterdam 1956 Candidates Tournament →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.03.27 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 46 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.03.28 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 55 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.03.30 |
Panno, Oscar
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.03.31 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
1-0 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.04.02 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.04.04 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 98 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.04.05 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 42 | Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.04.09 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.04.11 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.04.14 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 73 | Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.04.16 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 38 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.04.18 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Panno, Oscar
|
1-0 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.04.19 |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 38 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.04.21 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 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 |
| 1956.04.28 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.04.30 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 18 |