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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952.09.15 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb
|
1-0 | 53 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1952.09.16 |
Stoltz, Gosta
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto | ROUND 2 |
| 1952.09.19 |
Vaitonis, Paul
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 20 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto | ROUND 4 |
| 1952.09.22 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 66 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1952.09.23 |
Prins, Lodewijk
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 31 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.09.25 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Unzicker, Wolfgang
|
1-0 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.09.26 |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.09.28 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Pilnik, Hermann
|
1-0 | 73 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Teichmann Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.09.30 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.10.02 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Wade, Robert Graham
|
1-0 | 21 | Rat Defense: English Rat | ROUND 11 |
| 1952.10.03 |
Pachman, Ludek
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1952.10.05 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Matanovic, Aleksandar
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1952.10.07 |
Sanchez, Luis Augusto
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 43 | Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1952.10.08 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1952.10.10 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1952.10.12 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1952.10.14 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 18 |
| 1952.10.16 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Barcza, Gedeon
|
1-0 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Pomar System | ROUND 19 |
| 1952.10.18 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | ROUND 20 |
| 1952.10.20 |
Steiner, Herman
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System | ROUND 21 |