Mikhail Tal won with 10/15. All 120 games of the 16-player single round robin are here, and they match the published final scores.
The complete field
The tournament brought 16 players together in a single round robin. Every pair met once, 120 games in all.
The independent Tallinn page matches the third Keres Memorial by its 16 players, 120 games, and Tal's 10/15 winning score.
The result
Mikhail Tal won with 10/15. David Bronstein and Aivars Gipslis shared second on 9½, only half a point behind Tal; Eduard Gufeld and Vladimir Bagirov followed on 8½.
Tal completed the event at +5 =10 −0. His unbeaten 10/15 is reproduced by both the direct Tallinn crosstable and the complete archive score set.
The games
All 120 games are here: 53 decisive and 67 drawn. Games are listed by round. The standings worked out from these games match the historical table.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tal, Mikhail | 10/15 | +5 -0 =10 | games |
| =2 | Bronstein, David Ionovich | 9½/15 | +5 -1 =9 | games |
| =2 | Gipslis, Aivars P | 9½/15 | +4 -0 =11 | games |
| =4 | Bagirov, Vladimir | 8½/15 | +4 -2 =9 | games |
| =4 | Gufeld, Eduard | 8½/15 | +4 -2 =9 | games |
| 6 | Ftacnik, Lubomir | 8/15 | +3 -2 =10 | games |
| =7 | Karner, Hillar | 7½/15 | +6 -6 =3 | games |
| =7 | Nei, Iivo | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =7 | Petursson, Margeir | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =10 | Djuric, Stefan | 7/15 | +4 -5 =6 | games |
| =10 | Barczay, Laszlo | 7/15 | +2 -3 =10 | games |
| =10 | Veingold, Aleksandr | 7/15 | +2 -3 =10 | games |
| 13 | Vogt, Lothar | 6½/15 | +3 -5 =7 | games |
| 14 | Hazai, Laszlo | 6/15 | +2 -5 =8 | games |
| 15 | Uusi, Gunnar | 5½/15 | +1 -5 =9 | games |
| 16 | Vooremaa, Andres M | 4½/15 | +2 -8 =5 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tal, Mikhail | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Bronstein, David Ionovich | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Gipslis, Aivars P | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Bagirov, Vladimir | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | Gufeld, Eduard | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Ftacnik, Lubomir | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Karner, Hillar | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Nei, Iivo | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Petursson, Margeir | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 10 | Djuric, Stefan | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Barczay, Laszlo | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 12 | Veingold, Aleksandr | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 13 | Vogt, Lothar | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Hazai, Laszlo | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 15 | Uusi, Gunnar | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 16 | Vooremaa, Andres M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.