Zurich 1953 chess tournament
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Zurich 1953 was a chess tournament won by Vasily Smyslov
. It was a Candidates Tournament
for the 1954 World Chess Championship
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Vasily Smyslov
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won...
. It was a Candidates Tournament
Candidates Tournament
The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organized by the world chess federation FIDE since 1950, as the final contest to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship...
for the 1954 World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship 1954
The 1954 World Chess Championship was played between Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov in Moscow from March 16 to May 13, 1954. Botvinnik retained his title.-Qualifying:Smyslov qualified as challenger by winning the 1953 Candidates' Tournament.-Results:...
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| # | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | xx | ½½ | 11 | ½1 | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | 11 | 1½ | 18 | |
| 2 | ½½ | xx | 1½ | 11 | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½½ | 01 | 1½ | ½½ | ½½ | 16 | |
| 3 | 00 | 0½ | xx | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | 11 | 16 | |
| 4 | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | xx | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 10 | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | 1½ | ½1 | 11 | 1½ | 16 | |
| 5 | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | xx | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 15 | |
| 6 | 00 | ½1 | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | xx | 11 | ½0 | 01 | ½½ | 01 | 1½ | ½1 | 01 | ½½ | 14½ | |
| 7 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | 00 | xx | 1½ | 1½ | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | 11 | 14½ | |
| 8 | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | 01 | ½½ | ½1 | 0½ | xx | 10 | 1½ | 00 | 10 | 1½ | 0½ | 01 | 14 | |
| 9 | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 10 | 0½ | 01 | xx | 10 | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | 0½ | 11 | 14 | |
| 10 | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | 0½ | 01 | xx | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | 11 | 00 | 13½ | |
| 11 | ½½ | ½½ | 00 | ½0 | ½½ | 10 | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | ½½ | xx | ½0 | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | 13½ | |
| 12 | ½½ | 10 | 0½ | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | ½½ | 01 | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | xx | 1½ | ½½ | 1½ | 13 | |
| 13 | 0½ | 0½ | ½0 | ½0 | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | 0½ | ½1 | 1½ | ½½ | 0½ | xx | ½1 | 11 | 12½ | |
| 14 | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | 00 | 0½ | 10 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 00 | ½0 | ½½ | ½0 | xx | 1½ | 11½ | |
| 15 | 0½ | ½½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | ½½ | 00 | 10 | 00 | 11 | ½½ | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | xx | 8 |