Tournament

6th Clare Benedict Cup — Lugano 1959

1959 · Lugano
West Germany won with 15 board points; Spain and Austria scored 10½.

Final standings

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West Germany won with 15 board points; Spain and Austria scored 10½.

Spain and Austria tied on 10½ board points; Spain places second on match points. Euwe’s contemporary Bouwmeester–Darga account reports resignation after 33...g5; the preserved native score continues 34.Nxf6+ Kf7. The reason for those two extra plies is unresolved.

# Team Points MP Match record
1 West Germany 15 10 +5 =0 -0
2 Spain 10½ 6 +2 =2 -1
3 Austria 10½ 5 +2 =1 -2
4 Switzerland 9 4 +1 =2 -2
5 Netherlands 8 2 +1 =0 -4
6 Italy 7 3 +1 =1 -3

Cross Table

Rank Team 123456
1 West Germany 2½ 3 3 3 3½
2 Spain 1½ 2½ 2 2½ 2
3 Austria 1 1½ 2 3 3
4 Switzerland 1 2 2 2½ 1½
5 Netherlands 1 1½ 1 1½ 3
6 Italy ½ 2 1 2½ 1

Each cell shows the row team's board (game) points in its match against the column team, out of the boards played. ● = same team. Ranking is by total board points; match points (2 for a match win, 1 for a draw) are the secondary column.