Replay all 16 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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Bhend, Edwin
|
0-1 | 45 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | ROUND 1 |
| 1959.05.20 |
Kupper, Josef
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 24 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.05.21 |
Dueckstein, Andreas
vs
Keller, Dieter
|
0-1 | 42 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.05.21 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.05.23 |
Unzicker, Wolfgang
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1959.05.24 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Nievergelt, Erwin
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional 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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Keller, Dieter
|
1-0 | 34 | Semi-Slav Defense Accepted | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.05.28 |
Walther, Edgar
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.05.30 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Olafsson, Fridrik
|
1-0 | 64 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.05.31 |
Blau, Max
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 35 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.06.02 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Dueckstein, Andreas
|
1-0 | 57 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.06.03 |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.06.04 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.06.06 |
Donner, Jan Hein
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 28 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1959.06.07 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Fischer, Robert James
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 15 |