Candidates Tournament 1959
Candidates Tournament 1959 was an 8-player tournament, 7 Sep – 28 Oct 1959. Won by Mikhail with 20/28. Last updated .
- Dates
Standings
| # | Player | Rating | Pts | Perf | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail TalSoviet Union | 20 | |||
| 2 | Paul KeresSoviet Union | 18½ | |||
| 3 | Tigran PetrosianSoviet Union | 15½ | |||
| 4 | Vasily SmyslovSoviet Union | 15 | |||
| 5 | Bobby FischerUnited States | 12½ | |||
| 5 | Svetozar GligorićYugoslavia | 12½ | |||
| 7 | Friðrik ÓlafssonIceland | 10 | |||
| 8 | Pal Benko | 8 |
Points counted from the games; the organisers' standings aren't available, so tiebreaks aren't applied (equal points share a place).
Results
Round 11
- 1Tigran Petrosian½–½Paul Keres
- 2Friðrik Ólafsson0–1Mikhail Tal
- 3Svetozar Gligorić1–0Bobby Fischer
- 4Pal Benko1–0Vasily Smyslov
Crosstable
| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail Tal | 0 0 1 0 | ½ ½ ½ ½ | 0 1 ½ 1 | 1 ½ 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 ½ | 1 1 1 ½ | 20 | |
| 2 | Paul Keres | 1 1 0 1 | 0 ½ ½ ½ | 1 ½ ½ 0 | ½ ½ 1 1 | 0 1 0 1 | 1 1 1 0 | 1 1 1 1 | 18½ | |
| 3 | Tigran Petrosian | ½ ½ ½ ½ | 1 ½ ½ ½ | ½ ½ 0 ½ | 0 ½ ½ 1 | 1 1 ½ ½ | 1 0 0 ½ | ½ 1 1 ½ | 15½ | |
| 4 | Vasily Smyslov | 1 0 ½ 0 | 0 ½ ½ 1 | ½ ½ 1 ½ | 0 ½ 1 0 | ½ ½ 1 0 | ½ 1 ½ 1 | ½ 0 1 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Svetozar Gligorić | 0 ½ 0 0 | ½ ½ 0 0 | 1 ½ ½ 0 | 1 ½ 0 1 | 0 1 ½ ½ | ½ ½ 1 0 | ½ 1 ½ ½ | 12½ | |
| 6 | Bobby Fischer | 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 1 0 | 0 0 ½ ½ | ½ ½ 0 1 | 1 0 ½ ½ | 0 1 ½ 1 | ½ 1 ½ 1 | 12½ | |
| 7 | Friðrik Ólafsson | 0 0 0 ½ | 0 0 0 1 | 0 1 1 ½ | ½ 0 ½ 0 | ½ ½ 0 1 | 1 0 ½ 0 | 0 0 ½ 1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Pal Benko | 0 0 0 ½ | 0 0 0 0 | ½ 0 0 ½ | ½ 1 0 0 | ½ 0 ½ ½ | ½ 0 ½ 0 | 1 1 ½ 0 | 8 |
Each cell: the results against that opponent.