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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953.10.10 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | - | ROUND 22 |
| 1953.10.10 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | - | ROUND 22 |
| 1953.10.10 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 22 |
| 1953.10.10 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Euwe, Max
|
1-0 | 78 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 22 |
| 1953.10.11 |
Euwe, Max
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | - | ROUND 23 |
| 1953.10.11 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | - | ROUND 23 |
| 1953.10.11 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav System | ROUND 23 |
| 1953.10.11 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | - | ROUND 23 |
| 1953.10.11 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
|
1-0 | 67 | Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | ROUND 23 |
| 1953.10.11 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 27 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 23 |
| 1953.10.11 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | - | ROUND 23 |
| 1953.10.13 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1-0 | 74 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | ROUND 24 |
| 1953.10.13 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | - | ROUND 24 |
| 1953.10.13 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation | ROUND 24 |
| 1953.10.13 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 28 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 24 |
| 1953.10.13 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | - | ROUND 24 |
| 1953.10.13 |
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | - | ROUND 24 |
| 1953.10.13 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Euwe, Max
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | - | ROUND 24 |
| 1953.10.14 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | - | ROUND 25 |
| 1953.10.14 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
|
1-0 | 56 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English | ROUND 25 |
| 1953.10.14 |
Euwe, Max
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | - | ROUND 25 |
| 1953.10.14 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | - | ROUND 25 |
| 1953.10.14 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
0-1 | 61 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | ROUND 25 |
| 1953.10.14 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 43 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 25 |
| 1953.10.14 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | - | ROUND 25 |
| 1953.10.17 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1-0 | 67 | Sicilian Defense | ROUND 26 |
| 1953.10.17 |
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | - | ROUND 26 |
| 1953.10.17 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Euwe, Max
|
1-0 | 45 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 26 |
| 1953.10.17 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 48 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 26 |
| 1953.10.17 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | - | ROUND 26 |
| 1953.10.17 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | - | ROUND 26 |
| 1953.10.17 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 70 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Donner Defense | ROUND 26 |
| 1953.10.18 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | - | ROUND 27 |
| 1953.10.18 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | - | ROUND 27 |
| 1953.10.18 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | - | ROUND 27 |
| 1953.10.18 |
Euwe, Max
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | - | ROUND 27 |
| 1953.10.18 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1-0 | 44 | - | ROUND 27 |
| 1953.10.18 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | - | ROUND 27 |
| 1953.10.18 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1-0 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Alapin Defense | ROUND 27 |
| 1953.10.20 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | - | ROUND 28 |
| 1953.10.20 |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | - | ROUND 28 |
| 1953.10.20 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation | ROUND 28 |
| 1953.10.20 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | - | ROUND 28 |
| 1953.10.20 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
|
1-0 | 51 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 28 |
| 1953.10.20 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 49 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 28 |
| 1953.10.20 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | - | ROUND 28 |
| 1953.10.21 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | - | ROUND 29 |
| 1953.10.21 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Euwe, Max
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | - | ROUND 29 |
| 1953.10.21 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | - | ROUND 29 |
| 1953.10.21 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 11 | - | ROUND 29 |