1962 Curacao Candidates Tournament
May 2 - June 26, 1962
8-man Quadruple Round Robin
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Petrosian, Tigran USR xxxx ½½½½ ½½½½ ½1½½ ½½11 ½½1½ 11½- ½11½ 17½- 9½
2. Keres, Paul USR ½½½½ xxxx ½½½½ 0½1½ ½½1½ 1110 1½1- ½11½ 17 -10
3. Geller, Efim USR ½½½½ ½½½½ xxxx 11½0 ½½1½ ½½½1 ½11- ½11½ 17 -10
4. Fischer, Bobby USA ½0½½ 1½0½ 00½1 xxxx 010½ 01½1 ½1½- 1½1½ 14 -13
5. Korchnoi, Viktor USR ½½00 ½½0½ ½½0½ 101½ xxxx ½½½0 10½- 1111 13½-14½
6. Benko, Pal USA ½½0½ 0001 ½½½0 10½0 ½½½1 xxxx 10½- 011½ 12 -15
7. Tal, Mikhail USR 00½- 0½0- ½00- ½0½- 01½- 01½- xxxx 10½- 7 -14
8. Filip, Miroslav CZE ½00½ ½00½ ½00½ 0½0½ 0000 100½ 01½- xxxx 7 -20
Tigran Petrosian won the tournament and went on to challenge Botvinnik
for the World Championship in 1963
Tal 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 rest qualified from the 1962 Interzonal.
This tournament marked the 4th consecutive time that Keres had
finished in 2nd place in a Candidates tournament.
Mikhail Tal fell ill and dropped out before the 4th cycle of games began.
Best of 8 Match to Determine 2nd Place in the tournament,
and Direct Seeding into the 1965 Candidates
| Moscow, 1962
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Score
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| Keres
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½
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½
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1
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½
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½
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0
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1
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4½
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| Geller
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½
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½
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0
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1
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0
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3½
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The Second Place match was arranged so hastily because of rumors
that Botvinnik might retire undefeated rather than defend his title
again in 1963. Had this happened, Petrosian would have played a championship
match against the 2nd place finisher in this tournament.
Rather than retiring, Botvinnik continued to play for several more years,
though, with the rematch clause gone, he did not attempt to recover the World
Title, and did not exercise his option to play in the 1965 Candidates. His
final event before enjoying a LONG retirement was a +1-0=3 score against
Matulovic at the USSR vs. The Rest of the World Match in 1970.
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
Petrosian 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 | 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 8 9 | 9½ 10½ 11 11½ 12½ 13 14 | - 15 15½ 16 16½ 17 17½
Keres ½ 1½ 2 2½ 3 4 4 | 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 8 8½ | 9½ 10½ 11½ 12 12½ 13½ 14½ | 15 --- 15½ 16 16½ 16½ 17
Geller ½ 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 | 4½ 5½ 6 7 7½ 8½ 9 | 10 10½ 11 12 12½ 13½ 14 | 14½ 14½ 15 15½ 16 --- 17
Fischer 0 0 1 1½ 1½ 2 3 | 4 4 4½ 5½ 6½ 6½ 7 | 7½ 8 9 9½ 9½ 10 10 | 11 12 12½ --- 13 13½ 14
Korchnoi ½ 1 1½ 2 3 4 5 | 5½ 6 6½ 7 7 8 8 | 8 8 8 8½ 9½ 10½ 11 | 11½ 11½ 12 12 12½ 13½ ---
Benko 1 1 2 2½ 3 3 3½ | 3½ 4½ 4½ 5 5½ 5½ 6 | 6½ 7½ 8 8½ 8½ 8½ 9 | 9 9½ --- 10½ 11 12 12
Tal 0 0 0 ½ 1½ 2 2 | 2 2½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 3½ 4½ | 5 5 5½ 6 6½ 6½ 7 | --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Filip ½ 1½ 1½ 2 2 2 2½ | 2½ 2½ 3 3 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4½ 4½ 4½ | 5 5½ 6 6½ --- 6½ 7
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
Petrosian 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 - 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 17½- 9½
Keres ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ - ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 17 -10
Geller ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ - 1 17 -10
Fischer 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ - ½ ½ ½ 14 -13
Korchnoi ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 - 13½-13½
Benko 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ - 1 ½ 1 0 12-15
Tal 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ - - - - - - - 7-14
Filip ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ - 0 ½ 7-20
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