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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953.01.?? |
Radulescu, Mihai
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Ciocaltea, Victor
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Milev, Zdravko
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Semi-Slav Defense Accepted | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
1-0 | 52 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Troianescu, Octavio
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 40 | Center Game: Normal Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Reicher, Emanoil
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Stoltz, Gosta
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 29 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Sajtar, Jaroslav
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 28 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Barda, Olaf
|
1-0 | 48 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
0-1 | 60 | Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Barda, Olaf
vs
Barcza, Gedeon
|
0-1 | 44 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
0-1 | 28 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
|
1-0 | 41 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Flohr Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Sajtar, Jaroslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Ciocaltea, Victor
vs
Radulescu, Mihai
|
0-1 | 39 | Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Troianescu, Octavio
|
1-0 | 40 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
vs
Reicher, Emanoil
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Stoltz, Gosta
|
1-0 | 35 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Milev, Zdravko
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 29 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Semi-Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Reicher, Emanoil
vs
Barda, Olaf
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Troianescu, Octavio
vs
Ciocaltea, Victor
|
0-1 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 32 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Radulescu, Mihai
vs
Milev, Zdravko
|
0-1 | 41 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
vs
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Sajtar, Jaroslav
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Stoltz, Gosta
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Stoltz, Gosta
|
1-0 | 46 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Reicher, Emanoil
|
0-1 | 41 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Ciocaltea, Victor
vs
Sajtar, Jaroslav
|
1-0 | 46 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Barcza, Gedeon
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Barda, Olaf
vs
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
|
1-0 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
1-0 | 55 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Radulescu, Mihai
|
1-0 | 42 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Milev, Zdravko
vs
Troianescu, Octavio
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Troianescu, Octavio
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Reicher, Emanoil
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Sajtar, Jaroslav
vs
Milev, Zdravko
|
1-0 | 40 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Italian Game: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Slav Defense: Modern Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Barda, Olaf
|
1-0 | 51 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Radulescu, Mihai
|
1-0 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Stoltz, Gosta
vs
Ciocaltea, Victor
|
0-1 | 17 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 75 | Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 10 |