Replay all 17 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 |
Unzicker, Wolfgang
vs
Padevsky, Nikola Bochev
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.10.09 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.10.10 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Unzicker, Wolfgang
|
1-0 | 64 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.10.12 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1-0 | 39 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.10.13 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
|
1-0 | 27 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.10.16 |
Stahlberg, Gideon
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.10.17 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl 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 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Uhlmann, Wolfgang
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.10.23 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.10.24 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.10.26 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.10.27 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Ciocaltea, Victor
|
1-0 | 65 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.10.30 |
Pachman, Ludek
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.10.30 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Stahlberg, Gideon
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.10.31 |
Najdorf, Miguel
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.11.02 |
Padevsky, Nikola Bochev
vs
Najdorf, Miguel
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | ROUND 15 |