Zurich 1953 chess tournament

Zurich 1953 was a chess tournament won by Vasily Smyslov. It was a Candidates Tournament for the 1954 World Chess Championship match between Smyslov and Mikhail Botvinnik.

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
1  Vasily Smyslov (USSR) xx ½½ 11 ½1 ½½ 11 ½½ ½0 ½½½½½½½½11 18
2  David Bronstein (USSR) ½½ xx 11 ½½ ½0 ½½ ½½ ½½½½01½½½½ 16
3  Paul Keres (USSR) 00xx ½½ ½1 ½1 ½½ ½½ ½½11½1½½11 16
4  Samuel Reshevsky (USA) ½0 00 ½½ xx ½½ ½½ ½½ 10½½½1½1½111 16
5  Tigran Petrosian (USSR) ½½ ½½ ½0 ½½ xx ½½ ½½ 00½½½½11½111 15
6  Efim Geller (USSR) 00½1½0½½ ½½xx 11½001½½01½101½½ 14½
7  Miguel Najdorf (Argentina) ½½½½½½½½00xx ½0½½½½½½1114½
8  Alexander Kotov (USSR) ½1½½½½01½½½1xx 10001001 14
9  Mark Taimanov (USSR) ½½½½½½111001xx 10½½½½½011 14
10  Yuri Averbakh (USSR) ½½½½½½½½01 xx ½½ ½½ 11 00 13½
11  Isaac Boleslavsky (USSR) ½½½½00½0½½10½½11½½ ½½ xx ½0 ½½ ½1 ½½ 13½
12  Laszlo Szabo (Hungary) ½½1000½½01½½ ½½ ½1 xx ½½ 13
13  Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia) ½0½0½0½0½½½1 ½½ xx ½1 11 12½
14  Max Euwe (Netherlands) 00½½½½001000 ½0 ½½ ½0 xx 11½
15  Gideon Ståhlberg (Sweden) ½½0000½½0010 0011 ½½ 00 xx 8

See also

References

Bronstein, David (1979) [1960], Zurich International chess tournament, 1953 (2nd ed.), Dover Publications, ISBN 0-486-23800-8 

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