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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965.04.17 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 58 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 1 |
| 1965.04.18 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 79 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1965.04.21 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 60 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 3 |
| 1965.04.22 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1965.04.25 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 31 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1965.04.26 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 6 |
| 1965.04.29 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1965.04.30 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1965.06.27 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1-0 | 60 | King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1965.06.28 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1965.06.30 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 3 |
| 1965.07.01 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
0-1 | 31 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation, Larsen Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1965.07.05 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
1-0 | 66 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System | ROUND 5 |
| 1965.07.07 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1965.07.08 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Ivkov, Borislav
|
0-1 | 50 | Amar Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1965.07.10 |
Ivkov, Borislav
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
0-1 | 27 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1965.04.07 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 33 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1965.04.08 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1965.04.10 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 50 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Benoni Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1965.04.11 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 39 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1965.04.14 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1965.04.15 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 6 |
| 1965.04.17 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1965.04.18 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 25 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, with Ne4 | ROUND 8 |
| 1965.04.21 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 9 |
| 1965.04.23 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 35 | King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Normal Attack | ROUND 10 |
| 1965.06.27 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 83 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1965.06.28 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 27 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 1965.06.30 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 44 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1965.07.01 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 32 | French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1965.07.04 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1965.07.05 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1965.07.07 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1965.07.08 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 47 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1965.05.27 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1965.05.28 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1965.05.30 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1965.05.31 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 4 |
| 1965.06.02 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1965.06.04 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1965.06.06 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1965.06.08 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Modern Bc4 Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1965.07.23 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1965.07.24 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 37 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Wolf Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1965.07.26 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 3 |
| 1965.07.27 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 77 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1965.07.30 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 50 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack | ROUND 5 |
| 1965.07.31 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 34 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1965.08.02 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 91 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1965.08.03 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 8 |
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