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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952.11.29 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 51 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1952.11.30 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 42 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1952.12.01 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1952.12.03 |
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1952.12.04 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1-0 | 31 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 5 |
| 1952.12.07 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 58 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.12.08 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.12.09 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.12.11 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1-0 | 59 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.12.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 71 | Slav Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.12.15 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
|
1-0 | 55 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1952.12.16 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 39 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1952.12.17 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 13 |
| 1952.12.19 |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1952.12.20 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 62 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation | ROUND 15 |
| 1952.12.23 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1952.12.24 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 56 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 17 |
| 1952.12.26 |
Lipnitsky, Isaak
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1952.12.28 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 19 |