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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.03.27 |
Panno, Oscar
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 40 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.03.28 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.03.30 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.03.31 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.04.02 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.04.04 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 50 | Benoni Defense: King's Indian System | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.04.05 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 56 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.04.09 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.04.11 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.04.14 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Panno, Oscar
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.04.16 |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 43 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.04.18 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 12 |
| 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 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Berlin Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.04.24 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.04.25 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.04.28 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.04.30 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 50 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense | ROUND 18 |