| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1954-1957 |
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| Interzonal play-off :: Prague 1956 |
[ Match Results | Information ]
| name | Flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | pts | + | = | - |
| ⇑ IM Ilivitsky, Georgy | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| GM Pachman, LudÄ›k | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2½ | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Both players shared 10th place in the Gothenburg 1955 interzonal.
Ilvitsky was names 1st reserve for candidates' tournament, but sadly failed to play as all eligible players arrived.
| Interzonal play-off | |
| Dates: | 8th - 17th January 1956 |
| City: | Prague (Czechoslovakia) |
| Venue: | Charles University Law Faculty, State Committee for Physical Education and Sport |
| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Time control: | 150m/40 + 60m/16 |
| Website: | http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=85454 |
| PGN game file: | wc1957-izplayoff.pgn |