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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961.05.27 |
Keller, Dieter
vs
Lombardy, William James
|
0-1 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.05.27 |
Christoffel, Martin
vs
Schmid, Lothar
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.05.27 |
Walther, Edgar
vs
Matulovic, Milan
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.05.27 |
Bhend, Edwin
vs
Kupper, Josef
|
0-1 | 43 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.05.27 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 88 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.05.27 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Bird Opening | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.05.28 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Bhend, Edwin
|
1-0 | 29 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.05.28 |
Schmid, Lothar
vs
Keller, Dieter
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.05.28 |
Kupper, Josef
vs
Christoffel, Martin
|
1-0 | 18 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.05.28 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 50 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.05.28 |
Lombardy, William James
vs
Walther, Edgar
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.05.28 |
Matulovic, Milan
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.05.30 |
Walther, Edgar
vs
Schmid, Lothar
|
0-1 | 12 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.05.30 |
Keller, Dieter
vs
Kupper, Josef
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.05.30 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Matulovic, Milan
|
1-0 | 45 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.05.30 |
Bhend, Edwin
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.05.30 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Lombardy, William James
|
0-1 | 96 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.05.30 |
Christoffel, Martin
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.05.31 |
Bhend, Edwin
vs
Christoffel, Martin
|
1-0 | 35 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.05.31 |
Kupper, Josef
vs
Walther, Edgar
|
1-0 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.05.31 |
Schmid, Lothar
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.05.31 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Matulovic, Milan
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Benko Gambit | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.05.31 |
Lombardy, William James
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.05.31 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Keller, Dieter
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.06.01 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Kupper, Josef
|
1-0 | 50 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.06.01 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Schmid, Lothar
|
1-0 | 29 | Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.06.01 |
Keller, Dieter
vs
Bhend, Edwin
|
1-0 | 40 | King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.06.01 |
Matulovic, Milan
vs
Lombardy, William James
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.06.01 |
Walther, Edgar
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.06.01 |
Christoffel, Martin
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 58 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.06.03 |
Kupper, Josef
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.06.03 |
Christoffel, Martin
vs
Keller, Dieter
|
1-0 | 34 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.06.03 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 77 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.06.03 |
Schmid, Lothar
vs
Matulovic, Milan
|
1-0 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.06.03 |
Bhend, Edwin
vs
Walther, Edgar
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.06.03 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Lombardy, William James
|
1-0 | 37 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.06.04 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
1-0 | 87 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.06.04 |
Matulovic, Milan
vs
Kupper, Josef
|
1-0 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.06.04 |
Walther, Edgar
vs
Christoffel, Martin
|
1-0 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.06.04 |
Keller, Dieter
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 59 | Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.06.04 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Bhend, Edwin
|
1-0 | 53 | Polish Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.06.04 |
Lombardy, William James
vs
Schmid, Lothar
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Amar Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.06.07 |
Bhend, Edwin
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.06.07 |
Keller, Dieter
vs
Walther, Edgar
|
1-0 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.06.07 |
Kupper, Josef
vs
Lombardy, William James
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.06.07 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Schmid, Lothar
|
1-0 | 31 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.06.07 |
Christoffel, Martin
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
0-1 | 40 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen-Haakert Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.06.07 |
Gligoric, Svetozar
vs
Matulovic, Milan
|
0-1 | 37 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.06.08 |
Lombardy, William James
vs
Gligoric, Svetozar
|
0-1 | 47 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.06.08 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Keller, Dieter
|
0-1 | 60 | Amar Opening | ROUND 9 |