Viktor Korchnoi won the 1961 Maróczy Memorial with 11½/15, two full points ahead of David Bronstein and Miroslav Filip. His clear victory stood above a tightly packed group of international masters in Budapest.
Clear first in Budapest
Korchnoi's 11½ gave him the largest winning margin in this batch of the memorial's leading places. Bronstein and Filip shared second on 9½, while Péter Dely, Mark Taimanov, Vladimir Simagin, and Lajos Portisch each finished on 9.
A balanced chasing group
The standings show how sharply Korchnoi separated himself from the field: seven players occupied the band from 9 to 9½, yet none came closer than two points to the winner.
The complete record
All 120 games of the sixteen-player single round robin are here. Most of the source records have no reliable round number, so the games are listed in their original order.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | 11½/15 | +9 -1 =5 | games |
| =2 | Bronstein, David Ionovich | 9½/15 | +4 -0 =11 | games |
| =2 | Filip, Miroslav | 9½/15 | +4 -0 =11 | games |
| =4 | Portisch, Lajos | 9/15 | +5 -2 =8 | games |
| =4 | Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich | 9/15 | +5 -2 =8 | games |
| =4 | Dely, Peter | 9/15 | +4 -1 =10 | games |
| =4 | Taimanov, Mark E | 9/15 | +4 -1 =10 | games |
| 8 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 8½/15 | +4 -2 =9 | games |
| 9 | Barcza, Gedeon | 8/15 | +3 -2 =10 | games |
| 10 | Bilek, Istvan | 7/15 | +3 -4 =8 | games |
| 11 | Donner, Jan Hein | 6½/15 | +5 -7 =3 | games |
| 12 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 6/15 | +4 -7 =4 | games |
| 13 | Kluger, Gyula | 5/15 | +2 -7 =6 | games |
| 14 | Haag, Ervin | 4½/15 | +2 -8 =5 | games |
| =15 | Drimer, Dolfi | 4/15 | +0 -7 =8 | games |
| =15 | Pogats, Jozsef | 4/15 | +0 -7 =8 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Bronstein, David Ionovich | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 3 | Filip, Miroslav | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 4 | Portisch, Lajos | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Dely, Peter | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 7 | Taimanov, Mark E | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Barcza, Gedeon | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 10 | Bilek, Istvan | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Donner, Jan Hein | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Kluger, Gyula | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 14 | Haag, Ervin | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 15 | Drimer, Dolfi | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 16 | Pogats, Jozsef | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.