Round 1 Game 1 Szabo vs Geller, 1953  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 59 moves, 0-1 Round 1 Game 2 Najdorf vs Reshevsky, 1953  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 1 Game 3 Petrosian vs Keres, 1953  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 1 Game 4 Averbakh vs Smyslov, 1953  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 1 Game 5 Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1953  (A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 0-1 Round 1 Game 6 Euwe vs Kotov, 1953  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 39 moves, 1-0 Round 1 Game 7 Stahlberg vs Boleslavsky, 1953  (E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 2 Game 8 Kotov vs Stahlberg, 1953  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1 Round 2 Game 9 Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1 Round 2 Game 10 Smyslov vs Szabo, 1953  (A15) English, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 2 Game 11 Keres vs Averbakh, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 0-1 Round 2 Game 12 Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 2 Game 13 Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1953  (E70) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Round 2 Game 14 Gligoric vs Taimanov, 1953  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 14 games