Replay all 15 chess games from Zurich 1959. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about Zurich 1959 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959.05.19 |
Blau, Max
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 59 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 1 |
| 1959.05.20 |
Keller, Dieter
vs
Blau, Max
|
1-0 | 61 | King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.05.21 |
Blau, Max
vs
Walther, Edgar
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.05.23 |
Olafsson, Fridrik
vs
Blau, Max
|
1-0 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1959.05.24 |
Blau, Max
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1959.05.26 |
Blau, Max
vs
Dueckstein, Andreas
|
0-1 | 40 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.05.27 |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
Blau, Max
|
1-0 | 82 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.05.28 |
Blau, Max
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 58 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.05.30 |
Donner, Jan Hein
vs
Blau, Max
|
1-0 | 45 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.05.31 |
Blau, Max
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 35 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.06.02 |
Bhend, Edwin
vs
Blau, Max
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.06.03 |
Blau, Max
vs
Kupper, Josef
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.06.04 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Blau, Max
|
1-0 | 68 | Slav Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.06.06 |
Blau, Max
vs
Unzicker, Wolfgang
|
0-1 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1959.06.07 |
Nievergelt, Erwin
vs
Blau, Max
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Amar Opening | ROUND 15 |