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| 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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 47 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.09.10 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Olafsson, Fridrik
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.09.11 |
Fischer, Robert James
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 1959.09.14 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 38 | Slav Defense: Smyslov Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1959.09.15 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 66 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.09.17 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 57 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.09.18 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.09.21 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.09.22 |
Olafsson, Fridrik
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.09.24 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.09.25 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 59 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.09.28 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 72 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.09.29 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 64 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.10.04 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.10.06 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Olafsson, Fridrik
|
1-0 | 51 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.10.07 |
Fischer, Robert James
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.10.10 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 50 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 19 |
| 1959.10.11 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 45 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 20 |
| 1959.10.13 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance 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 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 46 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense | ROUND 23 |
| 1959.10.21 |
Olafsson, Fridrik
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 70 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 24 |
| 1959.10.22 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 25 |
| 1959.10.25 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 18 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 26 |
| 1959.10.26 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Keres Variation | ROUND 27 |
| 1959.10.29 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 45 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 28 |