Budapest International 1965
Lev Polugaevsky, László Szabó, and Mark Taimanov shared first at the 1965 Budapest International with 11/15. All three co-winners posted identical unbeaten records in the complete 120-game round robin.
Sixteen players in Budapest
Sixteen players met once each over 15 rounds, producing 120 official played games. All 120 scores are present, and every scheduled pairing appears exactly once.
The field joined the three eventual winners with Nikolai Krogius, Dragoljub Janošević, Levente Lengyel, Ratmir Kholmov, and other international masters.
An exact three-way tie
Polugaevsky, Szabó, and Taimanov each scored seven wins and eight draws without a loss. Krogius finished next on 10, followed by Janošević on 9½.
The Hungarian Chess Federation's retrospective identifies the same three shared winners, matching the direct crosstable and the archived score set.
The games
There were 62 decisive games and 58 draws. The three co-winners finished with the same points and the same number of wins, so all three share first place.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Polugaevsky, Lev | 11/15 | +7 -0 =8 | games |
| =1 | Szabo, Laszlo | 11/15 | +7 -0 =8 | games |
| =1 | Taimanov, Mark E | 11/15 | +7 -0 =8 | games |
| 4 | Krogius, Nikolai V | 10/15 | +5 -0 =10 | games |
| 5 | Janosevic, Dragoljub | 9½/15 | +8 -4 =3 | games |
| =6 | Bilek, Istvan | 8/15 | +3 -2 =10 | games |
| =6 | Lengyel, Levente | 8/15 | +3 -2 =10 | games |
| 8 | Osnos, Viatcheslav | 7½/15 | +2 -2 =11 | games |
| 9 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 7/15 | +2 -3 =10 | games |
| =10 | Kovacs, Laszlo M | 6½/15 | +6 -8 =1 | games |
| =10 | Navarovszky, Laszlo | 6½/15 | +3 -5 =7 | games |
| =10 | Malich, Burkhard | 6½/15 | +2 -4 =9 | games |
| 13 | Haag, Ervin | 5½/15 | +3 -7 =5 | games |
| 14 | Pirc, Vasja | 4½/15 | +1 -7 =7 | games |
| 15 | Ozsvath, Andras | 4/15 | +3 -10 =2 | games |
| 16 | Dely, Peter | 3½/15 | +0 -8 =7 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polugaevsky, Lev | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 2 | Szabo, Laszlo | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Taimanov, Mark E | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Krogius, Nikolai V | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Janosevic, Dragoljub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Bilek, Istvan | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 7 | Lengyel, Levente | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Osnos, Viatcheslav | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 10 | Kovacs, Laszlo M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Navarovszky, Laszlo | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Malich, Burkhard | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 13 | Haag, Ervin | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Pirc, Vasja | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 15 | Ozsvath, Andras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | |
| 16 | Dely, Peter | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.