Replay all 24 chess games from Bucharest 1953. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about Bucharest 1953 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 34 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Ciocaltea, Victor
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Italian Game | ROUND 2 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Milev, Zdravko
|
0-1 | 69 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Slav Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Radulescu, Mihai
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Troianescu, Octavio
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 40 | Center Game: Normal 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.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Sajtar, Jaroslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Stoltz, Gosta
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
1-0 | 55 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Barcza, Gedeon
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Slav Defense: Modern Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Reicher, Emanoil
|
1-0 | 50 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 32 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 13 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Filip, Miroslav
|
0-1 | 72 | Dutch Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Barda, Olaf
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 46 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 14 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Barda, Olaf
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 40 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | ROUND 16 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Golombek, Harry
|
1-0 | 25 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 29 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System | ROUND 18 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 19 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 19 |