1968 Candidates Matches

CYCLE 7: 8-Man Knockout

Six qualifiers from one Interzonal tournament, plus two seeds play knockout matches, with the winner playing a World Championship match against Petrosian in 1969.

(Black background indicates black in the first game) 

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Spassky    ½1½1½1½½  5½
Geller     ½0½0½0½½  2½
    
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Larsen     ½110½½0½½1  5½
Portisch   ½001½½1½½0  4½    
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Korchnoi   ½1½1½1½½  5½
Reshevsky  ½0½0½0½½  2½
    
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Tal        0½½½½11½1  5½
Gligoric   1½½½½00½0  2½
    
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Spassky   111½0½1½  5½
Larsen    000½1½0½  2½
    
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Korchnoi  ½½½110½½½½  5½
Tal       ½½½001½½½½  4½
    
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Spassky   ½1½1½011½½  6½
Korchnoi  ½0½0½100½½  3½

THE PLAYERS

# Player Country Status
1 Boris Vasilievich Spassky USSR Seeded, lost last Championship Match
2 Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi USSR Qualified from Interzonal
3 Bent Jorgen Larsen Denmark Qualified from Interzonal
4 Mikhail Nekhemzovich Tal USSR Seeded, lost previous Candidates Final
5 Samuel Herman Reshevsky USA Qualified from Interzonal
6 Efim Petrovich Geller USSR Qualified from Interzonal
7 Svetozar Gligoric Yugoslavia Qualified from Interzonal
8 Lajos Portisch Hungary Qualified from Interzonal

THE QUARTERFINALS (Best of 10)

Sukhumi, Jun 1-20 '68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Spassky ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 5½
Geller ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 2½

Porec, May 5-24 '68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Larsen ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 5½
Portisch ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 4½

Amsterdam, May 7-20 '68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Korchnoi ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 5½
Reshevsky ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 2½

Belgrade, Apr 20 - May 15 '68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tal 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5½
Gligoric 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 3½

THE SEMI-FINALS (Best of 10)

Malmo, Jul 5-20 '68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Spassky 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 5½
Larsen 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 2½

Moscow, Jun 26 - Jul 15 '68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Korchnoi ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½
Tal ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½

THE FINALS (Best of 12)

Kiev, Sep 6-26 '68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Spassky ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 6½
Korchnoi ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 3½

MATCH TO DETERMINE 3RD PLACE (Best of 10)

and a seed into the next Interzonal

Ersel, Mar 12-22 '69 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Larsen ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 5½
Tal ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 2½

  • This was the final time that a 3rd Place Match was held. The purpose of the 3rd place match was to award a direct seed into the next Interzonal, but after this series, all Candidates were automatically seeded into the next Interzonal, anyway.

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