Dresden International 1959
Efim Geller and Mark Taimanov shared first at the 1959 Dresden International with 11/15. Geller won eight games while Taimanov completed the tournament unbeaten, and both stand as historical co-winners of the complete 120-game event.
An international field in Dresden
Sixteen players met once each over 15 rounds, producing 120 official played games. All 120 are present, and the score set contains every scheduled pairing exactly once.
The leading Soviet group faced a field that included Borislav Ivkov, Wolfgang Uhlmann, Luděk Pachman, Miroslav Filip, and other established European masters.
Equal points by different routes
Geller scored eight wins, six draws, and one loss. Taimanov reached the same 11 points with seven wins and eight draws, without a defeat. Uhlmann and Ivkov shared the next score on 10.
The historical result is shared first despite the co-winners' unequal win totals. The event outcome metadata therefore names both players explicitly rather than allowing a wins-based ordering to imply a sole champion.
The games
The complete record divides into 69 decisive games and 51 draws. Its point totals agree with the independent crosstable and the published record of Geller's equal first with Taimanov.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Geller, Efim P | 11/15 | +8 -1 =6 | games |
| =1 | Taimanov, Mark E | 11/15 | +7 -0 =8 | games |
| =3 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 10/15 | +8 -3 =4 | games |
| =3 | Ivkov, Borislav | 10/15 | +5 -0 =10 | games |
| 5 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 9/15 | +6 -3 =6 | games |
| 6 | Franz, Joachim | 8½/15 | +6 -4 =5 | games |
| =7 | Florian, Tibor | 8/15 | +4 -3 =8 | games |
| =7 | Zinn, Lothar | 8/15 | +4 -3 =8 | games |
| 9 | Pietzsch, Wolfgang | 7½/15 | +4 -4 =7 | games |
| =10 | Bertholdt, Dieter | 6½/15 | +4 -6 =5 | games |
| =10 | Szabo, Julius | 6½/15 | +4 -6 =5 | games |
| =10 | Golz, Werner | 6½/15 | +3 -5 =7 | games |
| =10 | Karaklajic, Nikola | 6½/15 | +1 -3 =11 | games |
| =14 | Fichtl, Jiri | 4½/15 | +2 -8 =5 | games |
| =14 | Lokvenc, Josef | 4½/15 | +2 -8 =5 | games |
| 16 | Witkowski, Stefan | 2/15 | +1 -12 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geller, Efim P | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Taimanov, Mark E | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ivkov, Borislav | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Padevsky, Nikola Bochev | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Franz, Joachim | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Florian, Tibor | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Zinn, Lothar | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Pietzsch, Wolfgang | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Bertholdt, Dieter | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | |
| 11 | Szabo, Julius | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Golz, Werner | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Karaklajic, Nikola | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Fichtl, Jiri | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 15 | Lokvenc, Josef | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 16 | Witkowski, Stefan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.