FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1966-1969

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Candidates' matches :: semifinals

 





Malmo (Sweden), 6th - 20th July 1968
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GM Spassky, Boris URS 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½
GM Larsen, Bent DEN 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½



Moscow (Soviet Union), 26th June - 14th July 1968
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GM Tal, Mikhail URS ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½
GM Korchnoi, Viktor URS ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½







Information

Candidates' matches :: semifinals
Dates: June - July 1968
Players participating: 4 (incl. 4 GMs)
Eligible: Four winners of 1968 quarterfinal candidates' matches.
Games played: 18
Competition format: Knock-out
Tie-breaks: none
Other websites: Korchnoi-Tal :: details & games
Viktor Korchnoi aftermath
Spassky-Larsen
PGN game file: wc1969-candsf.pgn