TOURNAMENT
USSR vs Rest of the World — Belgrade 1970
1970 · Belgrade
The Soviet Union beat a Rest of the World selection 20½-19½ in the Match of the Century, Belgrade 1970, taking the match on the last day after trailing on boards 1 and 2.
Format
Tournament
Dates
1970
Venue
Belgrade
Games
39
◈Final Standings
Official final match score. Ten boards over four rounds; thirty-nine of the forty games survive in our source. The missing game is round 2 board 10, Keres-Ivkov, a Keres win: the thirty-nine surviving games give 19½-19½, and the published 20½-19½ result accounts for the last point. Keres took the board 3-1.
This archive holds 39 of the 40 games played; the standings above are the official final result.
| # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 20½ |
| 2 | Rest of the World | 19½ |