1968 CANDIDATES MATCHES

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 63 chess games from 1968 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 1968 Candidates Matches →

ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1968.05.07
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 1
1968.05.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0 42 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 2
1968.05.??
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 23 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 3
1968.05.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0 44 King's Indian Attack ROUND 4
1968.05.??
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 5
1968.05.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0 41 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 6
1968.05.??
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 40 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 7
1968.05.20
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2 18 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 8
1968.05.06
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense ROUND 1
1968.05.??
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation ROUND 2
1968.05.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
0-1 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation ROUND 3
1968.05.??
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
0-1 39 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation ROUND 4
1968.05.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2 34 Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation ROUND 5
1968.05.??
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation ROUND 6
1968.05.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 57 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation ROUND 7
1968.05.??
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 63 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense ROUND 8
1968.05.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2 78 Semi-Slav Defense ROUND 9
1968.05.24
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0 28 Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid ROUND 10
1968.04.02
Geller, Efim P vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 21 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line ROUND 1
1968.04.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 37 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 2
1968.04.??
Geller, Efim P vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation ROUND 3
1968.04.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 48 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 4
1968.04.??
Geller, Efim P vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 42 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation ROUND 5
1968.04.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 32 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 6
1968.04.??
Geller, Efim P vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 53 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line ROUND 7
1968.04.17
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 51 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 8
1968.04.22
Tal, Mihail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1 46 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 1
1968.04.24
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 2
1968.04.26
Tal, Mihail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2 12 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses ROUND 3
1968.04.28
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 17 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 4
1968.05.02
Tal, Mihail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2 25 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 5
1968.05.04
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 34 Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation ROUND 6
1968.05.07
Tal, Mihail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0 66 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation ROUND 7
1968.05.11
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 27 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense ROUND 8
1968.05.14
Tal, Mihail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0 63 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 9
1968.06.26
Tal, Mihail vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 40 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 1
1968.06.28
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 28 Catalan Opening: Closed ROUND 2
1968.06.30
Tal, Mihail vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 3
1968.07.02
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 38 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 4
1968.07.04
Tal, Mihail vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 36 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 5
1968.07.06
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 42 Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line ROUND 6
1968.07.08
Tal, Mihail vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation ROUND 7
1968.07.10
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line ROUND 8
1968.07.12
Tal, Mihail vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 46 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack ROUND 9
1968.07.14
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 61 Queen's Pawn Game ROUND 10
1968.07.06
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 39 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line ROUND 1
1968.07.07
Larsen, Bent vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
0-1 48 English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation ROUND 2
1968.07.09
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 52 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 3
1968.07.10
Larsen, Bent vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 42 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian ROUND 4
1968.07.13
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Larsen, Bent
0-1 39 Three Knights Opening: Steinitz Defense ROUND 5