Vasily Smyslov won the 1963 Alekhine Memorial in Moscow with 11½/15. Mikhail Tal followed on 10½ and Svetozar Gligorić on 10, placing the three at the head of the table.
Smyslov by a point
Smyslov's 11½ secured sole first place, one point clear of Tal. Gligorić was third on 10, with Vladimir Antoshin fourth on 9½.
A memorial in Moscow
The tournament formed part of the recurring Moscow memorial series named for Alexander Alekhine. Its sixteen-player field completed a full single round-robin.
A complete fifteen-round archive
All 120 games are here, eight in each of the fifteen rounds, and they add up to Smyslov's winning score.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 11½/15 | +8 -0 =7 | games |
| 2 | Tal, Mikhail | 10½/15 | +7 -1 =7 | games |
| 3 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 10/15 | +8 -3 =4 | games |
| 4 | Antoshin, Vladimir S | 9½/15 | +5 -1 =9 | games |
| 5 | Vladimirov, Boris T | 9/15 | +7 -4 =4 | games |
| =6 | Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovich | 8½/15 | +6 -4 =5 | games |
| =6 | Keres, Paul | 8½/15 | +5 -3 =7 | games |
| =8 | Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich | 8/15 | +6 -5 =4 | games |
| =8 | Szabo, Laszlo | 8/15 | +5 -4 =6 | games |
| =10 | Hort, Vlastimil | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =10 | Matanovic, Aleksandar | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| 12 | Pietzsch, Wolfgang | 6/15 | +2 -5 =8 | games |
| 13 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 5½/15 | +2 -6 =7 | games |
| 14 | Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar | 4½/15 | +2 -8 =5 | games |
| 15 | Kuijpers, Frans | 3/15 | +1 -10 =4 | games |
| 16 | Balcerowski, Witold | 2½/15 | +0 -10 =5 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smyslov, Vasily V | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Tal, Mikhail | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 3 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Antoshin, Vladimir S | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Vladimirov, Boris T | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovich | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Keres, Paul | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | Szabo, Laszlo | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Hort, Vlastimil | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Matanovic, Aleksandar | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Pietzsch, Wolfgang | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 14 | Jimenez Zerquera, Eleazar | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 15 | Kuijpers, Frans | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 16 | Balcerowski, Witold | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.