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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959.09.07 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 65 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line | 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 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 64 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.09.11 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Olafsson, Fridrik
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1959.09.14 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1959.09.15 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense | 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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 26 | Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation | 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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 40 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.09.24 |
Olafsson, Fridrik
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 71 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.09.25 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.09.28 |
Fischer, Robert James
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.09.29 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Benko, Pal C
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl | ROUND 14 |
| 1959.10.03 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1959.10.04 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 64 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.10.06 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.10.07 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Olafsson, Fridrik
|
1-0 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.10.10 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 19 |
| 1959.10.11 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1-0 | 34 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense | 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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 22 |
| 1959.10.19 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 46 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense | ROUND 23 |
| 1959.10.21 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 79 | Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation | ROUND 24 |
| 1959.10.22 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 25 |
| 1959.10.22 |
Benko, Pal C
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 34 | Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | ROUND 25 |
| 1959.10.22 |
Olafsson, Fridrik
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 25 |
| 1959.10.25 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | ROUND 26 |
| 1959.10.26 |
Fischer, Robert James
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 52 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation | 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 |