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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957.11.11 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 1 |
| 1957.11.12 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Three Knights Opening | ROUND 2 |
| 1957.11.14 |
Estrin, Yakov Borisovich
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 40 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1957.11.15 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | ROUND 4 |
| 1957.11.17 |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Cherepkov, Alexander V
|
0-1 | 36 | Four Knights Game | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Poliak, Abram Borisovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.27 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 49 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 11 |
| 1957.11.28 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Stoliar, Efim Samoilovich
|
1-0 | 81 | Three Knights Opening | ROUND 12 |
| 1957.11.30 |
Zhukhovitsky, Samuel
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 61 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1957.12.01 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1957.12.03 |
Bykov, Vladimir
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 53 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1957.12.04 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1957.12.07 |
Klaman, Konstantin
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 41 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1957.12.08 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
0-1 | 16 | Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1957.12.10 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 45 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 19 |