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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957.11.11 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 1 |
| 1957.11.12 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | French Defense: Paulsen Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1957.11.14 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Réti System | ROUND 3 |
| 1957.11.15 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Zhukhovitsky, Samuel
|
1-0 | 52 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1957.11.17 |
Bykov, Vladimir
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 5 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Klaman, Konstantin
|
1-0 | 41 | Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Adler Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Zhukhovitsky, Samuel
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1-0 | 56 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 61 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Cherepkov, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.27 |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1957.11.28 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Poliak, Abram Borisovich
|
1-0 | 37 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1957.11.30 |
Stoliar, Efim Samoilovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System | ROUND 13 |
| 1957.12.01 |
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1957.12.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 10 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 15 |
| 1957.12.04 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 16 |
| 1957.12.07 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1957.12.08 |
Estrin, Yakov Borisovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1957.12.10 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
1-0 | 38 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch | ROUND 19 |