1968 Candidates Matches

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 63 chess games from 1968 Candidates Matches. This collection keeps recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 1968 Candidates Matches 

Round Order Players Result Moves Opening Round
1968.05.07
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 1
1968.05
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0 42 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 2
1968.05
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 23 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 3
1968.05
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0 44 King's Indian Attack ROUND 4
1968.05
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 5
1968.05
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0 41 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 6
1968.05
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 40 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 7
1968.05.20
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2 18 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 8
1968.05.06
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense ROUND 1
1968.05
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation ROUND 2
1968.05
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
0-1 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation ROUND 3
1968.05
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
0-1 39 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation ROUND 4
1968.05
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2 34 Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation ROUND 5
1968.05
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation ROUND 6
1968.05
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 57 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation ROUND 7
1968.05
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 63 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense ROUND 8
1968.05
Portisch, Lajos vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2 78 Semi-Slav Defense ROUND 9
1968.05.24
Larsen, Bent vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0 28 Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid ROUND 10
1968.04.02
Geller, Efim P vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 21 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line ROUND 1
1968.04
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 37 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 2
1968.04
Geller, Efim P vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation ROUND 3
1968.04
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 48 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 4
1968.04
Geller, Efim P vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 42 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation ROUND 5
1968.04
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 32 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 6
1968.04
Geller, Efim P vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 53 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line ROUND 7
1968.04.17
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 51 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 8
1968.04.22
Tal, Mikhail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
0-1 46 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 1
1968.04.24
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 2
1968.04.26
Tal, Mikhail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2 12 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses ROUND 3
1968.04.28
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 17 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 4
1968.05.02
Tal, Mikhail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2 25 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 5
1968.05.04
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mikhail
0-1 34 Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation ROUND 6
1968.05.07
Tal, Mikhail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0 66 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation ROUND 7
1968.05.11
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Tal, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 27 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense ROUND 8
1968.05.14
Tal, Mikhail vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0 63 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 9
1968.06.26
Tal, Mikhail vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 40 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 1
1968.06.28
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 28 Catalan Opening: Closed ROUND 2
1968.06.30
Tal, Mikhail vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 3
1968.07.02
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mikhail
1-0 38 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 4
1968.07.04
Tal, Mikhail vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 36 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 5
1968.07.06
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mikhail
0-1 42 Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line ROUND 6
1968.07.08
Tal, Mikhail vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation ROUND 7
1968.07.10
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line ROUND 8
1968.07.12
Tal, Mikhail vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 46 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack ROUND 9
1968.07.14
Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Tal, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 61 Queen's Pawn Game ROUND 10
1968.07.06
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 39 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line ROUND 1
1968.07.07
Larsen, Bent vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
0-1 48 English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation ROUND 2
1968.07.09
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Larsen, Bent
1-0 52 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 3
1968.07.10
Larsen, Bent vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 42 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian ROUND 4
1968.07.13
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Larsen, Bent
0-1 39 Three Knights Opening: Steinitz Defense ROUND 5