David Bronstein won Belgrade 1954 with 13½/19, half a point ahead of Aleksandar Matanović. Petar Trifunović finished third on 12½ in a deep twenty-player international field.
A half-point victory
Bronstein's 13½ gave him sole first over Matanović's 13. Trifunović followed on 12½, and Borislav Ivkov and Tigran Petrosian shared the next score on 11½.
Nineteen rounds
With twenty players, the tournament required nineteen rounds and 190 individual games. Ten boards were in play in every round.
The full Belgrade record
Every pairing is here with its round number, so the whole long event can be followed without gaps.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronstein, David Ionovich | 13½/19 | +8 -0 =11 | games |
| 2 | Matanovic, Aleksandar | 13/19 | +9 -2 =8 | games |
| 3 | Trifunovic, Petar | 12½/19 | +6 -0 =13 | games |
| =4 | Petrosian, Tigran V | 11½/19 | +7 -3 =9 | games |
| =4 | Ivkov, Borislav | 11½/19 | +6 -2 =11 | games |
| =6 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 11/19 | +6 -3 =10 | games |
| =6 | Pilnik, Hermann | 11/19 | +6 -3 =10 | games |
| =8 | Djurasevic, Bozidar | 10½/19 | +7 -5 =7 | games |
| =8 | Barcza, Gedeon | 10½/19 | +5 -3 =11 | games |
| =10 | Czerniak, Moshe | 9½/19 | +8 -8 =3 | games |
| =10 | Nedeljkovic, Srecko | 9½/19 | +6 -6 =7 | games |
| =10 | Milic, Borislav | 9½/19 | +4 -4 =11 | games |
| =13 | Karaklajic, Nikola | 8½/19 | +6 -8 =5 | games |
| =13 | Pirc, Vasja | 8½/19 | +2 -4 =13 | games |
| =13 | Rabar, Braslav | 8½/19 | +2 -4 =13 | games |
| =16 | Janosevic, Dragoljub | 7½/19 | +6 -10 =3 | games |
| =16 | Joppen, Egon | 7½/19 | +4 -8 =7 | games |
| 18 | Porreca, Giorgio | 6/19 | +2 -9 =8 | games |
| =19 | Nievergelt, Erwin | 5/19 | +2 -11 =6 | games |
| =19 | Wade, Robert Graham | 5/19 | +0 -9 =10 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronstein, David Ionovich | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Matanovic, Aleksandar | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Trifunovic, Petar | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Petrosian, Tigran V | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ivkov, Borislav | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Pilnik, Hermann | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Djurasevic, Bozidar | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Barcza, Gedeon | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 10 | Czerniak, Moshe | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Nedeljkovic, Srecko | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Milic, Borislav | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 13 | Karaklajic, Nikola | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Pirc, Vasja | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 15 | Rabar, Braslav | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 16 | Janosevic, Dragoljub | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | |
| 17 | Joppen, Egon | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Porreca, Giorgio | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 19 | Nievergelt, Erwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 20 | Wade, Robert Graham | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 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.