Replay all 28 chess games from Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade 1959 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 Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade 1959 Candidates Tournament →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959.09.07 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1959.09.08 |
Olafsson, Fridrik
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
0-1 | 54 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.09.10 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.09.11 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1959.09.14 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 39 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1959.09.15 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.09.17 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 29 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.09.18 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.09.21 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Olafsson, Fridrik
|
1-0 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.09.22 |
Fischer, Robert James
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.09.24 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 74 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.09.25 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 21 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.09.28 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 34 | Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.09.29 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl | ROUND 14 |
| 1959.10.03 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 15 |
| 1959.10.04 |
Olafsson, Fridrik
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | English Opening | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.10.06 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.10.07 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 53 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.10.10 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation | ROUND 19 |
| 1959.10.11 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 20 |
| 1959.10.13 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation | ROUND 21 |
| 1959.10.18 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack | ROUND 22 |
| 1959.10.19 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Olafsson, Fridrik
|
0-1 | 44 | Queen's Gambit Accepted | ROUND 23 |
| 1959.10.21 |
Fischer, Robert James
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 39 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | ROUND 24 |
| 1959.10.22 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 34 | Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | ROUND 25 |
| 1959.10.25 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 26 |
| 1959.10.26 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 27 |
| 1959.10.29 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | ROUND 28 |