1959 Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade Candidates Tournament
September 6 - October 31, 1959
8-man Quadruple Round Robin
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Tal, Mikhail USR xxxx 0010 ½½½½ 01½1 1111 1½11 111½ 111½ 20 - 8
2. Keres, Paul USR 1101 xxxx 0½½½ 1½½0 0101 ½½11 1110 1111 18½- 9½
3. Petrosian, Tigran USR ½½½½ 1½½½ xxxx ½½0½ 11½½ 0½½1 100½ ½11½ 15½-12½
4. Smyslov, Vassily USR 10½0 0½½1 ½½1½ xxxx ½½10 0½10 ½1½1 ½011 15 -13
5. Fischer, Robert USA 0000 1010 00½½ ½½01 xxxx 10½½ 01½1 ½1½1 12½-15½
6. Gligoric, Svetozar YUG 0½00 ½½00 1½½0 1½01 01½½ xxxx ½½10 ½1½½ 12½-15½
7. Olafsson, Fridrik ICE 000½ 0001 011½ ½0½0 10½0 ½½01 xxxx 00½1 10 -18
8. Benko, Pal --- 000½ 0000 ½00½ ½100 ½0½0 ½0½½ 11½0 xxxx 8 -20
With his victory here, Mikhail Tal advanced to challenge Mikhail Botvinnik
for the World Championship in 1960.
Each player played each other player 4 times. The first two cycles
were played in Bled, the third in Zagreb, and the 4th in Belgrade.
Smyslov was seeded into this tournament as the loser of the last
World Championship Match. Keres was seeded as the runner up in the
previous Candidates tournament. The others qualified from the
1958 Interzonal.
SCORES AT THE END OF EACH ROUND
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 | 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 | 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 | 022 023 024 025 026 027 028
Tal 0 1 1 2 2½ 3½ 4½ | 5½ 6 6 7 7½ 8½ 9½ | 10 11 12 13 13½ 14½ 15½ | 16½ 17½ 17½ 18 18½ 19½ 20
Keres 0 1 2 2 3 3½ 4½ | 5½ 6 7 7½ 8½ 9 10 | 10 10½ 10½ 11 12 13 14 | 15 15 16 16½ 17½ 18½ 18½
Petrosian 1 2 2½ 3½ 4 4½ 4½ | 4½ 5½ 6 6½ 7 8 8½ | 8½ 9 9 9½ 10 11 11½ | 12 12½ 13 13½ 14 14½ 15½
Smyslov 1 1 1½ 2 2 2½ 3 | 3 3½ 4 4 4½ 5½ 6 | 6½ 7 8 9 10 10½ 11½ | 11½ 12½ 13 14 14 15 15
Gligoric ½ ½ 1 1 2 2½ 3½ | 4½ 5 5½ 6½ 7 7½ 8 | 8½ 8½ 9½ 10 10 10 10½ | 11 11 11 11½ 12½ 12½ 12½
Fischer 1 1 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 | 3 3 4 4 5 5 5½ | 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 8½ 8½ | 8½ 9 10 10½ 11½ 11½ 12½
Olafsson 0 0 ½ ½ 1½ 2 2 | 3 3 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ | 4½ 5 5 5 5½ 6 6 | 6½ 7½ 8½ 9 9 9 10
Benko ½ 1½ 2 2½ 2½ 3 3 | 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 | 5½ 6 6½ 6½ 6½ 6½ 6½ | 7 7 7 7 7 7½ 8
RESULTS OF EACH ROUND
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tal 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 20 - 8
Keres 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 18½- 9½
Petrosian 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 15½-12½
Smyslov 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 15 -13
Gligoric ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 12½-15½
Fischer 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 12½-15½
Olafsson 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 10 -18
Benko ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 8 -20
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