Replay all 15 chess games from Alekhine Memorial 1956. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about Alekhine Memorial 1956 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.10.09 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 45 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.10.10 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.10.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ciocaltea, Victor
|
1-0 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.10.13 |
Pachman, Ludek
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.10.16 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.10.17 |
Padevsky, Nikola Bochev
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line, Sherbakov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.10.19 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1-0 | 73 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.10.20 |
Unzicker, Wolfgang
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.10.23 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.10.24 |
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 45 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.10.26 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.10.27 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.10.30 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 27 | English Opening: Great Snake Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.10.31 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Uhlmann, Wolfgang
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.11.02 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 15 |