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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959.01.18 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1-0 | 64 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
1-0 | 65 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1-0 | 26 | Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 56 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 71 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 36 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
1-0 | 75 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1-0 | 61 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 98 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1-0 | 62 | King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
0-1 | 33 | Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
1-0 | 41 | Grünfeld Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 33 | French Defense: Winawer Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1-0 | 32 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Paulsen Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1-0 | 65 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
1-0 | 41 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
1-0 | 60 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1-0 | 27 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 53 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 53 | London System | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1-0 | 49 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1-0 | 47 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation | ROUND 10 |