Candidates Tournament 1962

Candidates Tournament 1962 – Tournament was an 8-player tournament, 26 Jan – 8 Mar 1962. Shared first: 8 players with 0. Last updated 24 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTC.

Dates: 26 Jan – 8 Mar 1962

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	Bobby FischerUSA		0
1	Efim GellerUSSR		0
1	Mikhail TalUSSR		0
1	Miroslav FilipTCH		0
1	Pal BenkoUSA		0
1	Paul KeresUSSR		0
1	Tigran PetrosianUSSR		0
1	Viktor KorchnoiUSSR		0

Points counted from the games; the organisers' standings aren't available, so tiebreaks aren't applied (equal points share a place).

Crosstable

#	Player	PET	KER	GEL	FIS	KOR	BEN	TAL	FIL	Pts
1	Tigran Petrosian		½½½½	½½½½	½1½½	½½11	½½1½	11½−	½11½	17½
2	Paul Keres	½½½½		½½½½	0½1½	½½1½	1110	1½1−	½11½	17
2	Efim Geller	½½½½	½½½½		11½0	½½1½	½½½1	½11−	½11½	17
4	Bobby Fischer	½0½½	1½0½	00½1		010½	01½1	½1½−	1½1½	14
5	Viktor Korchnoi	½½00	½½0½	½½0½	101½		½½½0	10½−	1111	13½
6	Pal Benko	½½0½	0001	½½½0	10½0	½½½1		10½−	011½	12
7	Mikhail Tal	00½−	0½0−	½00−	½0½−	01½−	01½−		10½−	7
7	Miroslav Filip	½00½	½00½	½00½	0½0½	0000	100½	01½−		7

Each cell: the results against that opponent.