1965 CANDIDATES MATCHES

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 10 chess games from 1965 Candidates Matches. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 1965 Candidates Matches →

ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
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