Replay all 37 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.?? |
Reicher, Emanoil
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
0-1 | 69 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Ciocaltea, Victor
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Milev, Zdravko
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
1-0 | 43 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 104 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Radulescu, Mihai
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 34 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 4 |
| 1953.01.?? |
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Italian Game | ROUND 5 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Troianescu, Octavio
|
1-0 | 54 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 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.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Stoltz, Gosta
|
1-0 | 35 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 7 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Barcza, Gedeon
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch 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.?? |
Reicher, Emanoil
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Italian Game: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Ciocaltea, Victor
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Italian Game | ROUND 11 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw
|
0-1 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Milev, Zdravko
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Filip, Miroslav
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1-0 | 41 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 74 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1953.01.?? |
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Radulescu, Mihai
|
1-0 | 26 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Barda, Olaf
|
1-0 | 58 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | ROUND 15 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Troianescu, Octavio
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
0-1 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 15 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Golombek, Harry
vs
Szabo, Laszlo
|
0-1 | 40 | Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Sajtar, Jaroslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 95 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 16 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Szabo, Laszlo
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Stoltz, Gosta
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1953.01.?? |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Szabo, Stefan
|
1-0 | 57 | Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Tolush Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 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.?? |
Szabo, Stefan
vs
Barcza, Gedeon
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | ROUND 19 |