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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951.11.11 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Terpugov, Evgeny
|
1-0 | 22 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1951.11.14 |
Kopylov, Nikolai Georgievich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 59 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 2 |
| 1951.11.15 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
1-0 | 63 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1951.11.18 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 31 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 4 |
| 1951.11.19 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 5 |
| 1951.11.21 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 40 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Romanishin-Psakhis Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1951.11.22 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1951.11.26 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
|
1-0 | 28 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Keres Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1951.11.26 |
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1951.11.28 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1951.11.29 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 10 |
| 1951.12.02 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Lipnitsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1951.12.03 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 12 |
| 1951.12.06 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
|
1-0 | 25 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 13 |
| 1951.12.07 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 52 | Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System | ROUND 14 |
| 1951.12.09 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 40 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Winter Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1951.12.10 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 16 |
| 1951.12.13 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1-0 | 37 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | ROUND 17 |