FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1954-1957 |
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Candidates :: Amsterdam 1956 |
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pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | pts | + | = | - | ||||||||||
⇑ 1. | GM Smyslov, Vassily | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11½ | 6 | 11 | 1 | ||
2. | GM Keres, Paul | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||
3.-7. | GM Szabó, László | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 9½ | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||
3.-7. | GM Spassky, Boris | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9½ | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||
3.-7. | GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||
3.-7. | GM Bronstein, David | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9½ | 4 | 11 | 3 | ||
3.-7. | GM Geller, Efim | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||
8.-9. | GM Filip, Miroslav | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
8.-9. | GM Panno, Oscar | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | 1 | ½ | 8 | 2 | 12 | 4 | ||
10. | GM Pilnik, Herman | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
1st round — 27th March 1956 | |||||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
GM Geller, Efim | 1 - 0 | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | 1 - 0 | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
1.-2. Geller, Panno 1; 3.-8. Smyslov, Keres, Szabó, Spassky, Bronstein, Filip ½; 9.-10. Petrosian, Pilnik 0; |
2nd round — 28th March 1956 | |||||||||
GM Geller, Efim | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 0 - 1 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | ½ - ½ | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
1.-3. Smyslov, Bronstein, Panno 1½; 4.-8. Keres, Szabó, Spassky, Geller, Filip 1; 9. Pilnik ½; 10. Petrosian 0; |
3rd round — 30th March 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | 1 - 0 | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | ½ - ½ | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
1.-5. Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, Filip, Panno 2; 6.-7. Spassky, Geller 1½; 8. Szabó 1; 9.-10. Petrosian, Pilnik ½; |
4th round — 31st March 1956 | |||||||||
GM Geller, Efim | 1 - 0 | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
1. Smyslov 3; 2.-4. Keres, Bronstein, Geller 2½; 5.-7. Spassky, Filip, Panno 2; 8. Szabó 1½; 9.-10. Petrosian, Pilnik 1; |
5th round — 2nd April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
1. Smyslov 3½; 2.-4. Keres, Bronstein, Geller 3; 5.-7. Spassky, Filip, Panno 2½; 8. Szabó 2; 9.-10. Petrosian, Pilnik 1½; |
6th round — 4th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Geller, Efim | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | 0 - 1 | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 1 - 0 | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | 1 - 0 | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
1. Smyslov 4; 2.-5. Keres, Bronstein, Geller, Filip 3½; 6. Szabó 3; 7.-9. Spassky, Petrosian, Panno 2½; 10. Pilnik 1½; |
7th round — 5th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | 0 - 1 | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | 1 - 0 | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | 0 - 1 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
1.-3. Smyslov, Keres, Geller 4½; 4. Bronstein 4; 5.-6. Petrosian, Filip 3½; 7. Szabó 3; 8.-10. Spassky, Panno, Pilnik 2½; |
8th round — 9th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Geller, Efim | 1 - 0 | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 0 - 1 | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
1. Geller 5½; 2. Keres 5; 3.-4. Smyslov, Bronstein 4½; 5.-6. Petrosian, Filip 4; 7.-8. Szabó, Spassky 3½; 9. Panno 3; 10. Pilnik 2½; |
9th round — 11th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
1. Geller 6; 2.-3. Keres, Bronstein 5½; 4. Smyslov 5; 5. Petrosian 4½; 6.-8. Szabó, Spassky, Filip 4; 9. Panno 3½; 10. Pilnik 3; |
10th round — 14th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 1 - 0 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | ½ - ½ | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
1. Keres 6½; 2. Geller 6; 3.-5. Smyslov, Petrosian, Bronstein 5½; 6.-8. Szabó, Spassky, Filip 4½; 9. Panno 4; 10. Pilnik 3½; |
11th round — 16th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | 1 - 0 | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
1. Keres 7; 2. Smyslov 6½; 3.-5. Petrosian, Bronstein, Geller 6; 6. Filip 5½; 7.-8. Szabó, Spassky 5; 9. Panno 4½; 10. Pilnik 3½; |
12th round — 18th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Geller, Efim | 1 - 0 | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | 1 - 0 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
1. Keres 7½; 2.-3. Smyslov, Geller 7; 4. Petrosian 6½; 5.-7. Spassky, Bronstein, Filip 6; 8. Szabó 5½; 9. Panno 4½; 10. Pilnik 4; |
13th round — 19th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | 0 - 1 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
1.-2. Keres, Geller 8; 3. Smyslov 7½; 4.-5. Petrosian, Bronstein 7; 6. Spassky 6½; 7.-8. Szabó, Filip 6; 9. Panno 5; 10. Pilnik 4; |
14th round — 21st April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Geller, Efim | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | 0 - 1 | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
1.-3. Smyslov, Keres, Geller 8½; 4.-6. Spassky, Petrosian, Bronstein 7½; 7. Szabó 6½; 8. Filip 6; 9. Panno 5½; 10. Pilnik 4; |
15th round — 24th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | 0 - 1 | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
1.-2. Smyslov, Keres 9; 3.-4. Bronstein, Geller 8½; 5.-6. Spassky, Petrosian 8; 7. Szabó 7; 8. Panno 6½; 9. Filip 6; 10. Pilnik 4½; |
16th round — 25th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Geller, Efim | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | 1 - 0 | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
1. Smyslov 10; 2. Keres 9½; 3. Geller 9; 4.-6. Spassky, Petrosian, Bronstein 8½; 7. Szabó 8; 8. Panno 7; 9. Filip 6½; 10. Pilnik 4½; |
17th round — 28th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Bronstein, David | ½ - ½ | GM Panno, Oscar | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 0 - 1 | GM Filip, Miroslav | |||||||
GM Pilnik, Herman | ½ - ½ | GM Geller, Efim | |||||||
GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
1. Smyslov 10½; 2.-3. Keres, Geller 9½; 4.-6. Spassky, Petrosian, Bronstein 9; 7. Szabó 8½; 8.-9. Filip, Panno 7½; 10. Pilnik 5; |
18th round — 30th April 1956 | |||||||||
GM Filip, Miroslav | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
GM Geller, Efim | 0 - 1 | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
GM Panno, Oscar | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Pilnik, Herman | |||||||
1. Smyslov 11½; 2. Keres 10; 3.-7. Szabó, Spassky, Petrosian, Bronstein, Geller 9½; 8.-9. Filip, Panno 8; 10. Pilnik 5; |
Candidates | |
Dates: | 27th March - 30th April 1956 |
City: | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
Venue: | Minerva-paviljoen, Amsterdam and De Beurs, Leeuwarden |
Organizers: | FIDE |
Tournament Director: | Mr. Max Euwe (NED) |
Chief Arbiter: | |
Players participating: | 10 (incl. 10 GMs) |
Eligible: | Vassily Smyslov (loser of 1954 World Championship match) and top 9 from Gothenburg 1955 interzonal. |
Games played: | 90 |
Competition format: | Double Round Robin |
Tie-breaks: | none |
Time control: | 150m/40 + 60m/16 |
Website: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_1956_chess_tournament |
Other websites: | https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-candidates-tournaments-1950-1953-and-1956 http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=82662 https://www.schaaksite.nl/2016/03/11/zestig-jaar-geleden-het-kandidatentoernooi-1956-in-amsterdam-en-leeuwarden-1/ |
PGN game file: | wc1957-cand.pgn |