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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.01.11 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.01.12 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.01.14 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.01.15 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.01.18 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 38 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 53 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 34 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 30 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 17 |