1950 Budapest Candidates Tournament
April 11 - May 18, 1950
10-man Double Round Robin
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1. Boleslavsky, Isaac USR xx ½½ 1½ ½½ ½½ 1½ ½½ 11 ½1 ½1 12 - 6
2. Bronstein, David USR ½½ xx 01 ½1 11 1½ 01 ½1 ½½ 1½ 12 - 6
3. Smyslov, Vassily USR 0½ 10 xx ½½ 1½ ½1 01 ½½ ½1 ½½ 10 - 8
4. Keres, Paul USR ½½ ½0 ½½ xx ½½ 10 1½ ½½ ½½ ½1 9½- 8½
5. Najdorf, Miguel ARG ½½ 00 0½ ½½ xx ½½ ½½ ½½ 11 ½1 9 - 9
6. Kotov, Alexander USR 0½ 0½ ½0 01 ½½ xx ½1 1½ 10 10 8½- 9½
7. Stahlberg, Gideon SWE ½½ 10 10 0½ ½½ ½0 xx ½½ ½½ ½½ 8 -10
8. Flohr, Salo USR 00 ½0 ½½ ½½ ½½ 0½ ½½ xx ½½ 01 7 -11
9. Lilienthal, Andre USR ½0 ½½ ½0 ½½ 00 01 ½½ ½½ xx 10 7 -11
10. Szabo, Laszlo HUN ½0 0½ ½½ ½0 ½0 01 ½½ 10 01 xx 7 -11
When Bronstein and Boleslavsky tied for first, they played a match
to determine who would go on to challenge Botvinnik for the World
Championship in 1951. The Match was to the Best of 12 games. If tied
after 12, the winner of the next decisive game would advance.
| Moscow, 1950
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| Bronstein, David
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| Boleslavsky, Isaac
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Smyslov and Keres were seeded. The others qualified from the
1948 Interzonal.
This is the only Candidates Tournament ever to end in a tie for
1st Place. Boleslavsky is the only man apart from Petrosian in 1962
to go through the Candidates undefeated.
According to the regulations, the top 5 players from the 1948
Interzonal were supposed to play in this tournament, along with
the participants from the 1948 World Championship Tournament
(Reshevsky, Keres, Smyslov, Euwe), and Reuben Fine, who had been
eligible for the 1948 tournament, but elected not to play.
However, the Americans Reshevsky and Fine cancelled out because they
could not get leave from the State Department to travel to Hungary.
Dr. Euwe could not get leave from his university to play, either.
Under the new circumstances, FIDE decided to add in the players
who had finished in 6th - 9th places in the Interzonal. In order
to keep the number of players even, Dr. Petar Trifunofic was
scheduled to play in this tournament also. However, when Igor
Bondarevsky unexpectedly withdrew, Dr. Trifunovic's invitation fell
through also, to keep the numbers even.
SCORES AT THE END OF EACH ROUND
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 | 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
Bronstein 1 1 2 2½ 3½ 4 4½ 4½ | 5 5½ 6½ 7 8 9 9½ 10 11 12
Boleslavsky 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 4 4½ 5½ | 6 7 7½ 8 9 10 10½ 11 11½ 12
Smyslov ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 3 3½ | 4½ 5½ 5½ 6½ 7 7½ 8 9 9½ 10
Keres 1 1½ 2 2½ 3½ 4 4½ 5 | 5½ 6 6½ 7½ 8 8 8½ 9 9½ 9½
Najdorf ½ 1 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 3½ 4 | 4 4½ 5 5½ 6½ 6½ 7 7½ 8½ 9
Kotov ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 3 3½ 3½ | 4½ 5 5 5½ 6½ 7½ 7½ 7½ 8 8½
Stahlberg 0 ½ 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4½ | 5 5½ 6 6 6 6½ 7 7½ 7½ 8
Lilienthal ½ ½ 1 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 | 4 4 5 5½ 5½ 5½ 6 6½ 7 7
Szabo 0 ½ 1 1½ 2 2 3 3½ | 3½ 4 4½ 4½ 4½ 5 6 6 6 7
Flohr 0 ½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 3 | 3 3 3½ 4 4 4½ 5 6 6½ 7
RESULTS OF EACH ROUND
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Bronstein 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 12 - 6
Boleslavsky 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 12 - 6
Smyslov ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 10 - 8
Keres 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 9½- 8½
Najdorf ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 9 - 9
Kotov ½ 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 ½ ½ 8½- 9½
Stahlberg 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 8 -10
Lilienthal ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 7 -11
Szabo 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 7 -11
Flohr 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 -11
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