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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952.09.23 |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 53 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Vaitonis, Paul
vs
Steiner, Herman
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | Slav Defense: Modern Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Unzicker, Wolfgang
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Pachman, Ludek
vs
Matanovic, Aleksandar
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Pawn Game | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
0-1 | 61 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
Stoltz, Gosta
|
1-0 | 42 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Prins, Lodewijk
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 31 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Prins, Lodewijk
|
1-0 | 48 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Matanovic, Aleksandar
vs
Barcza, Gedeon
|
0-1 | 69 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Sanchez, Luis Augusto
vs
Pachman, Ludek
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Wade, Robert Graham
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Steiner, Herman
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 37 | Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
vs
Vaitonis, Paul
|
1-0 | 33 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 42 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Unzicker, Wolfgang
|
1-0 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Matanovic, Aleksandar
vs
Sanchez, Luis Augusto
|
1-0 | 49 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Vaitonis, Paul
vs
Stoltz, Gosta
|
0-1 | 40 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Unzicker, Wolfgang
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Pachman, Ludek
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Prins, Lodewijk
vs
Steiner, Herman
|
0-1 | 56 | Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Wade, Robert Graham
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 32 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Stoltz, Gosta
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
vs
Prins, Lodewijk
|
1-0 | 27 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Wade, Robert Graham
|
1-0 | 55 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 73 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Teichmann Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 82 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Pachman, Ludek
|
1-0 | 36 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Matanovic, Aleksandar
|
1-0 | 23 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Steiner, Herman
vs
Unzicker, Wolfgang
|
0-1 | 40 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Sanchez, Luis Augusto
vs
Barcza, Gedeon
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Pachman, Ludek
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
Vaitonis, Paul
|
0-1 | 47 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Wade, Robert Graham
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Three Knights Opening | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Unzicker, Wolfgang
vs
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Matanovic, Aleksandar
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Steiner, Herman
|
0-1 | 43 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Sanchez, Luis Augusto
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Prins, Lodewijk
vs
Stoltz, Gosta
|
0-1 | 39 | Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Pilnik, Hermann
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.10.02 |
Vaitonis, Paul
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 38 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 11 |