| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1958-1960 |
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| European zonal 3 play-off :: Sofia 1957 |
[ Crosstable || 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th || Information ]
Crosstable
The play-off was terminated after 4th round since the two players to qualify to the interzonal were determined.
Round by round results
| 1st round |
| GM Matanović, Aleksandar |
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1 - 0 |
|
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IM Śliwa, Bogdan |
| Neikirch, Oleg |
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BYE |
|
| 1. Matanović 1; 2.-3. Neikirch, Śliwa 0; |
| 2nd round |
| Neikirch, Oleg |
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|
½ - ½ |
|
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GM Matanović, Aleksandar |
| IM Śliwa, Bogdan |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1. Matanović 1½; 2. Neikirch ½; 3. Śliwa 0; |
| 3rd round |
| IM Śliwa, Bogdan |
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|
0 - 1 |
|
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Neikirch, Oleg |
| GM Matanović, Aleksandar |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Matanović, Neikirch 1½; 3. Śliwa 0; |
| 4th round |
| IM Śliwa, Bogdan |
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|
0 - 1 |
|
 |
GM Matanović, Aleksandar |
| Neikirch, Oleg |
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|
BYE |
|
| 1. Matanović 2½; 2. Neikirch 1½; 3. Śliwa 0; |
Information
| European zonal 3 play-off |
| Dates: |
8th - December 1957 |
| City: |
Sofia (Bulgaria) |
| Venue: |
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| Organizers: |
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| Chief Arbiter: |
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| Players participating: |
3 (incl. 1 GM, 1 IM) |
| Games played: |
4 |
| Competition format: |
Double Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
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| PGN game file: |
wc1960-zonaleurope3playoff.pgn |