| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1948-1951 |
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| Candidates :: Budapest 1950 |
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| pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | pts | + | = | - | ||||||||||
| ⇑ 1.-2. | GM Bronstein, David | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ||
| ⇑ 1.-2. | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 3. | GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 4. | GM Keres, Paul | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9½ | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 5. | GM Najdorf, Miguel | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 6. | GM Kotov, Alexander | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 7. | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 | 2 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 8.-10. | GM Lilienthal, Andor | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 8.-10. | GM Szabó, László | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 8.-10. | GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||
Bronstein and Boleslavsky tied for 1st-2nd place and played a 12-game play-off to name the challenger for the title.
| 1st round | |||||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | 0 - 1 | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | ½ - ½ | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| 1.-3. Bronstein, Boleslavsky, Keres 1; 4.-7. Smyslov, Najdorf, Kotov, Lilienthal ½; 8.-10. Ståhlberg, Szabó, Flohr 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ - ½ | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | 1 - 0 | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| 1.-4. Boleslavsky, Smyslov, Keres, Kotov 1½; 5.-6. Bronstein, Najdorf 1; 7.-10. Ståhlberg, Lilienthal, Szabó, Flohr ½; | |||||||||
| 3rd round | |||||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | 1 - 0 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| 1.-3. Bronstein, Boleslavsky, Keres 2; 4.-7. Smyslov, Najdorf, Kotov, Ståhlberg 1½; 8.-10. Lilienthal, Szabó, Flohr 1; | |||||||||
| 4th round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | 1 - 0 | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| 1.-4. Bronstein, Boleslavsky, Keres, Najdorf 2½; 5.-7. Smyslov, Kotov, Ståhlberg 2; 8.-9. Szabó, Flohr 1½; 10. Lilienthal 1; | |||||||||
| 5th round | |||||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | ½ - ½ | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| 1.-2. Bronstein, Keres 3½; 3. Boleslavsky 3; 4.-6. Smyslov, Najdorf, Ståhlberg 2½; 7.-9. Kotov, Szabó, Flohr 2; 10. Lilienthal 1½; | |||||||||
| 6th round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | 1 - 0 | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | ½ - ½ | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| 1.-3. Bronstein, Boleslavsky, Keres 4; 4.-6. Najdorf, Kotov, Ståhlberg 3; 7.-8. Smyslov, Flohr 2½; 9.-10. Lilienthal, Szabó 2; | |||||||||
| 7th round | |||||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | ½ - ½ | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | 1 - 0 | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| 1.-3. Bronstein, Boleslavsky, Keres 4½; 4.-6. Najdorf, Kotov, Ståhlberg 3½; 7.-8. Smyslov, Szabó 3; 9.-10. Lilienthal, Flohr 2½; | |||||||||
| 8th round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 0 - 1 | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 5½; 2. Keres 5; 3.-4. Bronstein, Ståhlberg 4½; 5. Najdorf 4; 6.-8. Smyslov, Kotov, Szabó 3½; 9.-10. Lilienthal, Flohr 3; | |||||||||
| 9th round | |||||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | 1 - 0 | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | 0 - 1 | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 6; 2. Keres 5½; 3.-4. Bronstein, Ståhlberg 5; 5.-6. Smyslov, Kotov 4½; 7.-8. Najdorf, Lilienthal 4; 9. Szabó 3½; 10. Flohr 3; | |||||||||
| 10th round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 7; 2. Keres 6; 3.-5. Bronstein, Smyslov, Ståhlberg 5½; 6. Kotov 5; 7. Najdorf 4½; 8.-9. Lilienthal, Szabó 4; 10. Flohr 3; | |||||||||
| 11th round | |||||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | 1 - 0 | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | ½ - ½ | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 7½; 2.-3. Bronstein, Keres 6½; 4. Ståhlberg 6; 5. Smyslov 5½; 6.-8. Najdorf, Kotov, Lilienthal 5; 9. Szabó 4½; 10. Flohr 3½; | |||||||||
| 12th round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ - ½ | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | 0 - 1 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 8; 2. Keres 7½; 3. Bronstein 7; 4. Smyslov 6½; 5. Ståhlberg 6; 6.-8. Najdorf, Kotov, Lilienthal 5½; 9. Szabó 4½; 10. Flohr 4; | |||||||||
| 13th round | |||||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | 0 - 1 | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | 0 - 1 | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | 0 - 1 | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 9; 2.-3. Bronstein, Keres 8; 4. Smyslov 7; 5.-6. Najdorf, Kotov 6½; 7. Ståhlberg 6; 8. Lilienthal 5½; 9. Szabó 4½; 10. Flohr 4; | |||||||||
| 14th round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ - ½ | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | 1 - 0 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | 0 - 1 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 10; 2. Bronstein 9; 3. Keres 8; 4.-5. Smyslov, Kotov 7½; 6.-7. Najdorf, Ståhlberg 6½; 8. Lilienthal 5½; 9. Szabó 5; 10. Flohr 4½; | |||||||||
| 15th round | |||||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | ½ - ½ | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | ½ - ½ | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | 1 - 0 | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 10½; 2. Bronstein 9½; 3. Keres 8½; 4. Smyslov 8; 5. Kotov 7½; 6.-7. Najdorf, Ståhlberg 7; 8.-9. Lilienthal, Szabó 6; 10. Flohr 5; | |||||||||
| 16th round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | 1 - 0 | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | 0 - 1 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | ½ - ½ | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 11; 2. Bronstein 10; 3.-4. Smyslov, Keres 9; 5.-7. Najdorf, Kotov, Ståhlberg 7½; 8. Lilienthal 6½; 9.-10. Szabó, Flohr 6; | |||||||||
| 17th round | |||||||||
| GM Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | GM Lilienthal, Andor | |||||||
| GM Kotov, Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Flohr, Salomon | |||||||
| GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | 0 - 1 | GM Bronstein, David | |||||||
| GM Szabó, László | 0 - 1 | GM Najdorf, Miguel | |||||||
| 1. Boleslavsky 11½; 2. Bronstein 11; 3.-4. Smyslov, Keres 9½; 5. Najdorf 8½; 6. Kotov 8; 7. Ståhlberg 7½; 8. Lilienthal 7; 9. Flohr 6½; 10. Szabó 6; | |||||||||
| 18th round | |||||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | GM Ståhlberg, Gideon | |||||||
| GM Bronstein, David | 1 - 0 | GM Keres, Paul | |||||||
| GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ - ½ | GM Kotov, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Lilienthal, Andor | 0 - 1 | GM Szabó, László | |||||||
| GM Najdorf, Miguel | ½ - ½ | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||||
| 1.-2. Bronstein, Boleslavsky 12; 3. Smyslov 10; 4. Keres 9½; 5. Najdorf 9; 6. Kotov 8½; 7. Ståhlberg 8; 8.-10. Lilienthal, Szabó, Flohr 7; | |||||||||
| Candidates | |
| Dates: | 9th April - 16th May 1950 |
| City: | Budapest (Hungary) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 10 (incl. 10 GMs) |
| Eligible: | From 1948 World Championship (5): Smyslov, Keres, Euwe, Reshevsky, Fine (did not arrive) From 1948 interzonal (8): Bronstein, Szabó, Boleslavsky, Kotov, Lilienthal, Najdorf, Ståhlberg, Flohr Note! Fine did not arrive to play in 1948, but was invited for 1950 candidates nonetheless. |
| Games played: | 90 |
| Competition format: | Double Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1951#1950_Candidates_tournament |
| Other websites: | http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=81350 |
| PGN game file: | wc1951-cand.pgn |