Ratmir Kholmov won the 1959 Asztalos Memorial with 10/13. Wolfgang Uhlmann finished half a point behind, while Lajos Portisch, István Bilek, and Maximilian Ujtelky shared the next score on 7½.
A two-player race
Kholmov's 10 edged Uhlmann's 9½ for sole first place. The gap then widened to two points before the three-player group on 7½.
The memorial returns to Balatonfüred
Fourteen players completed a thirteen-round single round-robin. The first two places were close; the middle of the standings was far more crowded.
Ninety-one games in order
The archive contains all 91 pairings and complete round labels, allowing the tournament to be read from round one through round thirteen.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kholmov, Ratmir D | 10/13 | +8 -1 =4 | games |
| 2 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 9½/13 | +7 -1 =5 | games |
| =3 | Portisch, Lajos | 7½/13 | +6 -4 =3 | games |
| =3 | Bilek, Istvan | 7½/13 | +3 -1 =9 | games |
| =3 | Ujtelky, Maximilian | 7½/13 | +3 -1 =9 | games |
| 6 | Soos, Bela | 7/13 | +4 -3 =6 | games |
| 7 | Honfi, Karoly | 6½/13 | +5 -5 =3 | games |
| =8 | Dely, Peter | 6/13 | +3 -4 =6 | games |
| =8 | Kluger, Gyula | 6/13 | +2 -3 =8 | games |
| =10 | Florian, Tibor | 5/13 | +3 -6 =4 | games |
| =10 | Forintos, Gyozo Victor | 5/13 | +2 -5 =6 | games |
| =10 | Haag, Ervin | 5/13 | +2 -5 =6 | games |
| =10 | Neikirkh, Oleg | 5/13 | +2 -5 =6 | games |
| 14 | Beni, Alfred | 3½/13 | +0 -6 =7 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kholmov, Ratmir D | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Portisch, Lajos | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | |
| 4 | Bilek, Istvan | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Ujtelky, Maximilian | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Soos, Bela | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Honfi, Karoly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Dely, Peter | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Kluger, Gyula | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 10 | Florian, Tibor | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 11 | Forintos, Gyozo Victor | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Haag, Ervin | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 13 | Neikirkh, Oleg | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Beni, Alfred | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.