FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1958-1960 |
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Candidates :: Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade 1959 |
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pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | pts | + | = | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
⇑ 1. | GM Tal, Mikhail | ● | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | ||||
2. | GM Keres, Paul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ● | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18½ | 15 | 7 | 6 | ||||
3. | GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 15½ | 7 | 17 | 4 | ||||
4. | GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | ||||
5.-6. | GM Fischer, Robert James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ | 8 | 9 | 11 | ||||
5.-6. | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 12½ | 6 | 13 | 9 | ||||
7. | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||
8. | GM Benko, Pal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ● | 8 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
1st round — 7th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | ½ - ½ | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 0 - 1 | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 1 - 0 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
1.-3. Petrosian, Smyslov, Fischer 1; 4.-5. Gligorić, Benko ½; 6.-8. Tal, Keres, Ólafsson 0; |
2nd round — 8th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 0 - 1 | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 0 - 1 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
1. Petrosian 2; 2. Benko 1½; 3.-6. Tal, Keres, Smyslov, Fischer 1; 7. Gligorić ½; 8. Ólafsson 0; |
3rd round — 10th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | ½ - ½ | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | ½ - ½ | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
1. Petrosian 2½; 2.-3. Keres, Benko 2; 4.-5. Smyslov, Fischer 1½; 6.-7. Tal, Gligorić 1; 8. Ólafsson ½; |
4th round — 11th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 1 - 0 | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 0 - 1 | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
1. Petrosian 3½; 2.-3. Fischer, Benko 2½; 4.-6. Tal, Keres, Smyslov 2; 7. Gligorić 1; 8. Ólafsson ½; |
5th round — 14th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 1 - 0 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 1 - 0 | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
1. Petrosian 4; 2. Keres 3; 3.-5. Tal, Fischer, Benko 2½; 6.-7. Smyslov, Gligorić 2; 8. Ólafsson 1½; |
6th round — 15th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
1. Petrosian 4½; 2.-3. Tal, Keres 3½; 4. Benko 3; 5.-7. Smyslov, Fischer, Gligorić 2½; 8. Ólafsson 2; |
7th round — 17th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 0 - 1 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 1 - 0 | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
1.-3. Tal, Keres, Petrosian 4½; 4. Gligorić 3½; 5.-7. Smyslov, Fischer, Benko 3; 8. Ólafsson 2; |
8th round — 18th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 1 - 0 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 1 - 0 | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
1.-2. Tal, Keres 5½; 3.-4. Petrosian, Gligorić 4½; 5.-8. Smyslov, Fischer, Ólafsson, Benko 3; |
9th round — 21st September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 1 - 0 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | ½ - ½ | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 1 - 0 | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
1.-2. Tal, Keres 6; 3. Petrosian 5½; 4. Gligorić 5; 5. Benko 4; 6. Smyslov 3½; 7.-8. Fischer, Ólafsson 3; |
10th round — 22nd September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 1 - 0 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | ½ - ½ | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
1. Keres 7; 2.-3. Tal, Petrosian 6; 4. Gligorić 5½; 5.-7. Smyslov, Fischer, Benko 4; 8. Ólafsson 3½; |
11th round — 24th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 1 - 0 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 1 - 0 | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 0 - 1 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
1. Keres 7½; 2. Tal 7; 3.-4. Petrosian, Gligorić 6½; 5. Benko 5; 6.-7. Smyslov, Fischer 4; 8. Ólafsson 3½; |
12th round — 25th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 1 - 0 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
1. Keres 8½; 2. Tal 7½; 3.-4. Petrosian, Gligorić 7; 5.-6. Fischer, Benko 5; 7. Smyslov 4½; 8. Ólafsson 3½; |
13th round — 28th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 0 - 1 | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 0 - 1 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
1. Keres 9; 2. Tal 8½; 3. Petrosian 8; 4. Gligorić 7½; 5. Smyslov 5½; 6.-7. Fischer, Benko 5; 8. Ólafsson 3½; |
14th round — 29th September 1959 | |||||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
1. Keres 10; 2. Tal 9½; 3. Petrosian 8½; 4. Gligorić 8; 5. Smyslov 6; 6. Fischer 5½; 7. Benko 5; 8. Ólafsson 3½; |
15th round — 3rd October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | ½ - ½ | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 0 - 1 | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 0 - 1 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
1.-2. Tal, Keres 10; 3.-4. Petrosian, Gligorić 8½; 5.-6. Smyslov, Fischer 6½; 7. Benko 5½; 8. Ólafsson 4½; |
16th round — 4th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | ½ - ½ | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
1. Tal 11; 2. Keres 10½; 3. Petrosian 9; 4. Gligorić 8½; 5.-6. Smyslov, Fischer 7; 7. Benko 6; 8. Ólafsson 5; |
17th round — 6th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | ½ - ½ | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 1 - 0 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 0 - 1 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
1. Tal 12; 2. Keres 10½; 3. Gligorić 9½; 4. Petrosian 9; 5. Smyslov 8; 6. Fischer 7½; 7. Benko 6½; 8. Ólafsson 5; |
18th round — 7th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | ½ - ½ | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
1. Tal 13; 2. Keres 11; 3. Gligorić 10; 4. Petrosian 9½; 5. Smyslov 9; 6. Fischer 8; 7. Benko 6½; 8. Ólafsson 5; |
19th round — 10th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | ½ - ½ | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
1. Tal 13½; 2. Keres 12; 3.-5. Petrosian, Smyslov, Gligorić 10; 6. Fischer 8½; 7. Benko 6½; 8. Ólafsson 5½; |
20th round — 11th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 1 - 0 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
1. Tal 14½; 2. Keres 13; 3. Petrosian 11; 4. Smyslov 10½; 5. Gligorić 10; 6. Fischer 8½; 7. Benko 6½; 8. Ólafsson 6; |
21st round — 13th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 0 - 1 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
1. Tal 15½; 2. Keres 14; 3.-4. Petrosian, Smyslov 11½; 5. Gligorić 10½; 6. Fischer 8½; 7. Benko 6½; 8. Ólafsson 6; |
22nd round — 18th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | ½ - ½ | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
1. Tal 16½; 2. Keres 15; 3. Petrosian 12; 4. Smyslov 11½; 5. Gligorić 11; 6. Fischer 8½; 7. Benko 7; 8. Ólafsson 6½; |
23rd round — 19th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 0 - 1 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 0 - 1 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
1. Tal 17½; 2. Keres 15; 3.-4. Petrosian, Smyslov 12½; 5. Gligorić 11; 6. Fischer 9; 7. Ólafsson 7½; 8. Benko 7; |
24th round — 21st October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 1 - 0 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 1 - 0 | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
1. Tal 17½; 2. Keres 16; 3.-4. Petrosian, Smyslov 13; 5. Gligorić 11; 6. Fischer 10; 7. Ólafsson 8½; 8. Benko 7; |
25th round — 22nd October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | ½ - ½ | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | ½ - ½ | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
1. Tal 18; 2. Keres 16½; 3. Smyslov 14; 4. Petrosian 13½; 5. Gligorić 11½; 6. Fischer 10½; 7. Ólafsson 9; 8. Benko 7; |
26th round — 25th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 1 - 0 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 0 - 1 | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
1. Tal 18½; 2. Keres 17½; 3.-4. Petrosian, Smyslov 14; 5. Gligorić 12½; 6. Fischer 11½; 7. Ólafsson 9; 8. Benko 7; |
27th round — 26th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Benko, Pal | ½ - ½ | GM Petrosian, Tigran | |||||||
GM Fischer, Robert James | 0 - 1 | GM Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
GM Gligorić, Svetozar | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
1. Tal 19½; 2. Keres 18½; 3. Smyslov 15; 4. Petrosian 14½; 5. Gligorić 12½; 6. Fischer 11½; 7. Ólafsson 9; 8. Benko 7½; |
28th round — 29th October 1959 | |||||||||
GM Keres, Paul | 0 - 1 | GM Ólafsson, Fridrik | |||||||
GM Petrosian, Tigran | 1 - 0 | GM Gligorić, Svetozar | |||||||
GM Smyslov, Vassily | 0 - 1 | GM Fischer, Robert James | |||||||
GM Tal, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | GM Benko, Pal | |||||||
1. Tal 20; 2. Keres 18½; 3. Petrosian 15½; 4. Smyslov 15; 5.-6. Fischer, Gligorić 12½; 7. Ólafsson 10; 8. Benko 8; |
Candidates | |
Dates: | 7th September - 29th October 1959 |
City: | Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Yugoslavia) |
Venue: | Bled - rounds 1-14; Zagreb - rounds 15-21; Trade Union House Belgrade - rounds 22-28 |
Organizers: | FIDE, Yugoslav Chess Federation |
Chief Arbiter: | Mr. Harry Golombek (ENG) |
Players participating: | 8 (incl. 8 GMs) |
Eligible: | From 1956 candidates (2): Smyslov, Keres From Portorož 1958 interzonal (6): Tal, Gligorić, Benko, Petrosian, Ólafsson, Fischer |
Games played: | 112 |
Competition format: | Quadruple Round Robin |
Tie-breaks: | none |
Time control: | |
Website: | http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=80066 |
Other websites: | http://chessreview.co.uk/tournaments/1950-59/1959-candidates/ https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-candidates-tournaments-1959-and-1962 |
PGN game file: | wc1960-cand.pgn |