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 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Dueckstein, Andreas
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.05.21 |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.05.23 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System | ROUND 4 |
| 1959.05.24 |
Donner, Jan Hein
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 24 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1959.05.26 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.05.27 |
Bhend, Edwin
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.05.28 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kupper, Josef
|
1-0 | 57 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.05.30 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.05.31 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Unzicker, Wolfgang
|
1-0 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.06.02 |
Nievergelt, Erwin
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.06.03 |
Fischer, Robert James
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 81 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.06.04 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Keller, Dieter
|
1-0 | 39 | Petrov's Defense: Kaufmann Attack | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.06.06 |
Walther, Edgar
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1959.06.07 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Olafsson, Fridrik
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 15 |