Candidates Tournament 1956
Candidates Tournament 1956 was a 10-player tournament, 1 Jan – 31 Dec 1956. Shared first: 10 players with 0. Last updated .
- Dates
- 1956
Standings
| # | Player | Rating | Pts | Perf | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris SpasskyUSSR | 0 | |||
| 1 | David BronsteinUSSR | 0 | |||
| 1 | Efim GellerUSSR | 0 | |||
| 1 | Hermann PilnikArgentina | 0 | |||
| 1 | László SzabóHungary | 0 | |||
| 1 | Miroslav FilipCzechoslovakia | 0 | |||
| 1 | Oscar PannoArgentina | 0 | |||
| 1 | Paul KeresUSSR | 0 | |||
| 1 | Tigran PetrosianUSSR | 0 | |||
| 1 | Vasily SmyslovUSSR | 0 |
Points counted from the games; the organisers' standings aren't available, so tiebreaks aren't applied (equal points share a place).
Crosstable
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Smyslov | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | ½1 | 11½ | |
| 2 | Paul Keres | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½0 | 1½ | 1½ | 10 | |
| 3 | László Szabó | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | 0½ | ½½ | 01 | 9½ | |
| 4 | Boris Spassky | 1½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½1 | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | 9½ | |
| 5 | Tigran Petrosian | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | 01 | 1½ | ½½ | 1½ | 9½ | |
| 6 | David Bronstein | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | ½0 | 1½ | ½1 | 1½ | ½½ | ½1 | 9½ | |
| 7 | Efim Geller | 00 | ½½ | ½0 | 1½ | 10 | ½0 | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | 9½ | |
| 8 | Miroslav Filip | ½0 | ½1 | 1½ | ½½ | 0½ | 0½ | 00 | 10 | ½1 | 8 | |
| 9 | Oscar Panno | 0½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | 01 | 1½ | 8 | |
| 10 | Hermann Pilnik | ½0 | 0½ | 10 | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | 0½ | 5 |
Each cell: the results against that opponent.