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{{Short description|1953 chess tournament}}
'''Zurich 1953''' was a chess tournament won by [[Vasily Smyslov]]. It was a [[Candidates Tournament]] for the [[World Chess Championship 1954|1954 World Chess Championship]], which led to the match between Smyslov and [[Mikhail Botvinnik]]. The tournament is famous for the strength of the players, the high quality of the games, and books on the tournament by [[David Bronstein]] and [[Miguel Najdorf]] that are regarded as among the best tournament books ever written. In May 2022 [[Yuri Averbakh]] died at the age of 100, having been the last living player to have played in the tournament.
'''Zurich 1953''' was a chess tournament won by [[Vasily Smyslov]]. It was a [[Candidates Tournament]] for the [[World Chess Championship 1954|1954 World Chess Championship]], which led to the match between Smyslov and [[Mikhail Botvinnik]]. The tournament is famous for the strength of the players, the high quality of the games, and books on the tournament by [[David Bronstein]] and [[Miguel Najdorf]] that are regarded as among the best tournament books ever written. In May 2022 [[Yuri Averbakh]] died at the age of 100, having been the last living player to have played in the tournament.


The tournament was a double [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin ]]event. Players were assigned one point for every win and a half-point for each draw. In later, years, [[David Bronstein|Bronstein]] claimed that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] players were accompanied by [[KGB]] agents. According to Bronstein, during the tournament, the KGB handlers started to worry that the [[Russian Empire|Russian-born]] [[United States|American]]candidate, [[Samuel Reshevsky]] would win, and began pressuring some of the Soviet players to throw their games against Smyslov, who was leading the other Soviet players in points.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bronstein |first1=David |title=Soviet cheating in FIDE competition: Zurich 1953 |url=https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/soviet-cheating-in-fide-competition-zurich-1953 |website=chess.com |publisher=chess.com |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
The tournament was a double [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin ]] event. Players were assigned one point for every win and a half-point for each draw. In later years, Bronstein claimed that the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] players were accompanied by [[KGB]] agents. According to Bronstein, during the tournament, the KGB handlers started to worry that the American candidate, [[Samuel Reshevsky]], would win, and began pressuring some of the Soviet players to throw their games against Smyslov, who was leading the other Soviet players in points.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bronstein |first1=David |title=Soviet cheating in FIDE competition: Zurich 1953 |url=https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/soviet-cheating-in-fide-competition-zurich-1953 |website=chess.com |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>


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| 1 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Vasily Smyslov]]|USSR}} ||xx ||½½ ||11 ||½1 ||½½ ||11 ||½½ ||½0 ||½½||½½||½½||½½||1½||11||1½|| 18
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| 2 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[David Bronstein]]|USSR}} ||½½ ||xx ||1½ ||11 ||½½ ||½0 ||½½ ||½½ ||1½||½½||½½||01||1½||½½||½½|| 16
| 2 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[David Bronstein]]|USSR}} ||½ ½ ||{{CNone}} ||1 ½ ||1 1 ||½ ½ ||½ 0 ||½ ½ ||½ ½ ||1 ½||½ ½||½ ½||0 1||1 ½||½ ½||½ ½|| '''16'''
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| 3 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Paul Keres]]|USSR}} ||00||0½||xx ||½½ ||½1 ||½1 ||½½ ||½½ ||½½||0½||11||1½||½1||½½||11|| 16
| 3 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Paul Keres]]|USSR}} ||0 0||0 ½||{{CNone}} ||½ ½ ||½ 1 ||½ 1 ||½ ½ ||½ ½ ||½ ½||0 ½||1 1||1 ½||½ 1||½ ½||1 1|| '''16'''
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| 4 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Samuel Reshevsky]]|USA}} ||½0 ||00 ||½½ ||xx ||½½ ||½½ ||½½ ||10||½½||½1||½1||1½||½1||11||1½|| 16
| 4 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Samuel Reshevsky]]|USA}} ||½ 0 ||0 0 ||½ ½ ||{{CNone}} ||½ ½ ||½ ½ ||½ ½ ||1 0||½ ½||½ 1||½1||1½||½ 1||1 1||1 ½|| '''16'''
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| 5 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Tigran Petrosian]]|USSR}} ||½½ ||½½ ||½0 ||½½ ||xx ||½½ ||0½ ||½½ ||00||½½||½½||11||½1||1½||11|| 15
| 5 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Tigran Petrosian]]|USSR}} ||½ ½ ||½ ½ ||½ 0 ||½ ½ ||{{CNone}} ||½ ½ ||0 ½ ||½ ½ ||0 0||½ ½||½ ½||1 1||½ 1||1 ½||1 1|| '''15'''
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| 6 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Efim Geller]]|USSR}} ||00||½1||½0||½½ ||½½||xx ||11||½0||01||½½||01||1½||½1||01||½½|| 14½
| 6 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Efim Geller]]|USSR}} ||0 0||½ 1||½ 0||½ ½ ||½ ½||{{CNone}} ||1 1||½ 0||0 1||½ ½||0 1||1 ½||½ 1||0 1||½ ½|| '''14½'''
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| 7 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Najdorf]]|Argentina}} ||½½||½½||½½||½½||1½||00||xx ||1½||1½||½0||½½||½½||½½||0½||11||14½
| 7 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Najdorf]]|Argentina}} ||½ ½||½ ½||½ ½||½ ½||1 ½||0 0||{{CNone}} ||1 ½||1 ½||½ 0||½ ½||½½||½ ½||0 ½||1 1||'''14½'''
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| 8 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Kotov]]|USSR}} ||½1||½½||½½||01||½½||½1||0½||xx ||10||1½||00||10||1½||0½||01|| 14
| 8 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Kotov]]|USSR}} ||½ 1||½ ½||½ ½||0 1||½ ½||½ 1||0 ½||{{CNone}} ||1 0||1 ½||0 0||1 0||1 ½||0 ½||0 1|| '''14'''
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| 9 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Mark Taimanov]]|USSR}} ||½½||0½||½½||½½||11||10||0½||01||xx ||10||½½||½½||½0||0½||11|| 14
| 9 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Mark Taimanov]]|USSR}} ||½ ½||0 ½||½ ½||½ ½||1 1||1 0||0 ½||0 1||{{CNone}} ||1 0||½ ½||½ ½||½ 0||0 ½||1 1|| '''14'''
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| 10 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Yuri Averbakh]]|USSR}} ||½½||½½||1½||0½||½½||½½||1½||0½||01 ||xx ||½½ ||½½ ||0½ ||11 ||00|| 13½
| 10 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Yuri Averbakh]]|USSR}} ||½ ½||½ ½||1 ½||0 ½||½ ½||½ ½||1 ½||0 ½||0 1 ||{{CNone}} ||½ ½ ||½ ½ ||0 ½ ||1 1 ||0 0|| '''13½'''
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| 11 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Isaac Boleslavsky]]|USSR}} ||½½||½½||00||½0||½½||10||½½||11||½½ ||½½ ||xx ||½0 ||½½ ||½1 ||½½|| 13½
| 11 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Isaac Boleslavsky]]|USSR}} ||½ ½||½ ½||0 0||½ 0||½ ½||1 0||½ ½||1 1||½ ½ ||½ ½ ||{{CNone}} ||½ 0 ||½ ½ ||½ 1 ||½ ½|| '''13½'''
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| 12 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[László Szabó (chess player)|László Szabó]]|Hungary|1949}} ||½½||10||0½||0½||00||0½||½½||01||½½ ||½½ ||½1 ||xx ||1½ ||½½ ||1½ || 13
| 12 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[László Szabó (chess player)|László Szabó]]|Hungary|1949}} ||½ ½||1 0||0 ½||0 ½||0 0||0 ½||½ ½||0 1||½ ½ ||½ ½ ||½ 1 ||{{CNone}} ||1 ½ ||½ ½ ||1 ½ || '''13'''
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| 13 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Svetozar Gligorić]]|Yugoslavia}} ||0½||0½||½0||½0||½0||½0||½½||0½||½1 ||1½ ||½½ ||0½ ||xx ||½1 ||11 || 12½
| 13 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Svetozar Gligorić]]|Yugoslavia}} ||0 ½||0 ½||½ 0||½ 0||½ 0||½ 0||½ ½||0 ½||½ 1 ||1 ½ ||½ ½ ||0 ½ ||{{CNone}} ||½ 1 ||1 1 || '''12½'''
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| 14 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Max Euwe]]|Netherlands}} ||00||½½||½½||00||0½||10||1½||1½||1½ ||00 ||½0 ||½½ ||½0 ||xx ||1½ || 11½
| 14 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Max Euwe]]|Netherlands}} ||0 0||½ ½||½ ½||0 0||0 ½||1 0||1 ½||1 ½||1 ½ ||0 0 ||½ 0 ||½ ½ ||½ 0 ||{{CNone}} ||1 ½ || '''11½'''
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| 15 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Gideon Ståhlberg]]|Sweden}} ||0½||½½||00||0½||00||½½||00||10 ||00||11 ||½½ ||0½ ||00 ||0½ ||xx || 8
| 15 || align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Gideon Ståhlberg]]|Sweden}} ||0 ½||½ ½||0 0||0 ½||0 0||½ ½||0 0||1 0 ||0 0||1 1 ||½ ½ ||0 ½ ||0 0 ||0 ½ ||{{CNone}} || '''8'''
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==References==
==References==
{{Citation | last = Bronstein | first = David | authorlink = David Bronstein | title = Zurich International chess tournament, 1953 | publisher = [[Dover Publications]] | year = 1979 | isbn = 0-486-23800-8 | origyear = 1960 | edition = 2nd | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/zurichinternatio00bron_0 }}
{{Citation | last = Bronstein | first = David | authorlink = David Bronstein | title = Zurich International chess tournament, 1953 | publisher = [[Dover Publications]] | year = 1979 | isbn = 0-486-23800-8 | origyear = 1960 | edition = 2nd | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/zurichinternatio00bron_0 }}
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* [https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=79420 Moves and Annotations for every game played during the tournament.]
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 20 October 2024

Zurich 1953 was a chess tournament won by Vasily Smyslov. It was a Candidates Tournament for the 1954 World Chess Championship, which led to the match between Smyslov and Mikhail Botvinnik. The tournament is famous for the strength of the players, the high quality of the games, and books on the tournament by David Bronstein and Miguel Najdorf that are regarded as among the best tournament books ever written. In May 2022 Yuri Averbakh died at the age of 100, having been the last living player to have played in the tournament.

The tournament was a double Round-robin event. Players were assigned one point for every win and a half-point for each draw. In later years, Bronstein claimed that the Soviet players were accompanied by KGB agents. According to Bronstein, during the tournament, the KGB handlers started to worry that the American candidate, Samuel Reshevsky, would win, and began pressuring some of the Soviet players to throw their games against Smyslov, who was leading the other Soviet players in points.[1]

# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
1  Vasily Smyslov (USSR) Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 18
2  David Bronstein (USSR) ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 16
3  Paul Keres (USSR) 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 16
4  Samuel Reshevsky (USA) ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½1 1½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 16
5  Tigran Petrosian (USSR) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 15
6  Efim Geller (USSR) 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 14½
7  Miguel Najdorf (Argentina) ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 14½
8  Alexander Kotov (USSR) ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ Does not appear 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 14
9  Mark Taimanov (USSR) ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 14
10  Yuri Averbakh (USSR) ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 13½
11  Isaac Boleslavsky (USSR) ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 13½
12  László Szabó (Hungary) ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 13
13  Svetozar Gligorić (Yugoslavia) 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 1 1 12½
14  Max Euwe (Netherlands) 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 11½
15  Gideon Ståhlberg (Sweden) 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear 8

See also

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References

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Bronstein, David (1979) [1960], Zurich International chess tournament, 1953 (2nd ed.), Dover Publications, ISBN 0-486-23800-8

  1. ^ Bronstein, David. "Soviet cheating in FIDE competition: Zurich 1953". chess.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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