| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1966-1969 |
[ Competition summary || European zonal 1 | European zonal 2 | European zonal 3 | Soviet zonal | US zonal | Canadian zonal | Central American zonal | South American zonal | West Asian zonal | South-East Asian zonal || Interzonal || Candidates QF | Candidates SF | Candidates F || WCh match ]
| Candidates' matches :: 3rd place match :: Eersel 1969 |
[ Match Results | Information ]
| name | Flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | pts | + | = | - |
| ⇑ GM Larsen, Bent | |
½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| GM Tal, Mikhail | |
½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 4 |
The winner earned right to play in the 1970 interzonal.
| Candidates' matches :: 3rd place match | |
| Dates: | 10th - 23rd March 1969 |
| City: | Eersel (Netherlands) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | IA Constant Orbaan (NED) |
| Competition format: | Best of 8. If tied at 4-4, to be continued until the first win, and if tied at 6-6, to be decided by drawing of lots. |
| Eligible: | Two losers of 1968 semifinal candidates' matches. |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=93421 |
| PGN game file: | wc1969-cand3rd.pgn |