Round One, Game One - Too many cooks
Keres vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 53 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game Two
Smyslov vs Tal, 1959  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 65 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game Three
Petrosian vs F Olafsson, 1959  (E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 37 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game Four
Benko vs Gligoric, 1959  (E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, Game Five - My King goes for a walk
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game Six
Tal vs Gligoric, 1959  (E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 47 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game Seven
Smyslov vs Keres, 1959  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 59 moves, 0-1
Round Two, Game Eight
F Olafsson vs Benko, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 54 moves, 0-1
Round Three, Game Nine
Benko vs Fischer, 1959  (A16) English, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game Ten
Keres vs Tal, 1959  (A16) English, 64 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game Eleven - Knighty knight
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1959  (A21) English, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game Twelve
Gligoric vs F Olafsson, 1959  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game 13 - Something new
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game 14
Tal vs F Olafsson, 1959  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game 15 - Petrosian now has 3.5/4
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game 16
Smyslov vs Benko, 1959  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game 17
F Olafsson vs Fischer, 1959  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game 18
Petrosian vs Tal, 1959  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game 19
Benko vs Keres, 1959  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game 20
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game 21 - Your coffee, sir?
Tal vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game 22
Petrosian vs Benko, 1959  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game 23
Smyslov vs F Olafsson, 1959 (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game 24
Keres vs Gligoric, 1959  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game 25
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game 26
Benko vs Tal, 1959  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 29 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game 27
Gligoric vs Petrosian, 1959  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 57 moves, 1-0
Round Seven, Game 28
F Olafsson vs Keres, 1959  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game 29 - Start of second cycle
Fischer vs Keres, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 30 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game 30
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game 31
F Olafsson vs Petrosian, 1959  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 66 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game 32
Gligoric vs Benko, 1959  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 55 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game 33
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1959  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 31 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game 34
Gligoric vs Tal, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, Game 35
Keres vs Smyslov, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
round Nine, Game 36
Benko vs F Olafsson, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game 37 - Unheard melodies
Fischer vs Benko, 1959  (B57) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, Game 38
Tal vs Keres, 1959  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game 39
Smyslov vs Petrosian, 1959  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game 40
F Olafsson vs Gligoric, 1959  (A21) English, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game 41
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 43 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game 42
F Olafsson vs Tal, 1959  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 71 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game 43
Petrosian vs Keres, 1959  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game 44
Benko vs Smyslov, 1959  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 74 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve, Game 45
Fischer vs F Olafsson, 1959  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 78 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve, Game 46
Tal vs Petrosian, 1959 (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
round Twelve, Game 47
Keres vs Benko, 1959  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve, Game 48
Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 13, Game 49
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1
Round 13, Game 50
Benko vs Petrosian, 1959  (A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Round 13, Game 51
F Olafsson vs Smyslov, 1959  (A21) English, 57 moves, 0-1
Round 13, Game 52
Gligoric vs Keres, 1959  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 14, Game 53
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959  (B50) Sicilian, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 14, Game 54
Tal vs Benko, 1959  (B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 14, Game 55
Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1959  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 14, Game 56
Keres vs F Olafsson, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 41 moves, 1-0
Round 15, Game 57 - Second half starts in Zagreb
Keres vs Fischer, 1959  (A48) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Round 15, Game 58
Smyslov vs Tal, 1959  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 15, Game 59
Petrosian vs F Olafsson, 1959  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 76 moves, 0-1
Round 15, Game 60
Benko vs Gligoric, 1959 (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 16, Game 61- Four Queens
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 16, Game 62
Tal vs Gligoric, 1959  (E12) Queen's Indian, 64 moves, 1-0
Round 16, Game 63
Smyslov vs Keres, 1959 (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 16, Game 64
F Olafsson vs Benko, 1959 (A10) English, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 17, Game 65
Benko vs Fischer, 1959  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 17, Game 66
Keres vs Tal, 1959  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 17, Game 67
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1959  (D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 0-1
Round 17, Game 68
Gligoric vs F Olafsson, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 51 moves, 1-0
Round 18, Game 69
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1959  (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 18, Game 70
Tal vs F Olafsson, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
Round 18, Game 71
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 18, Game 72
Smyslov vs Benko, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 53 moves, 1-0
Round 19, Game 73
F Olafsson vs Fischer, 1959  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 19, Game 74
Petrosian vs Tal, 1959  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 19, Game 75
Benko vs Keres, 1959  (A25) English, 41 moves, 0-1
Round 19, Game 76
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 50 moves, 0-1
Round 20, Game 77
Tal vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 34 moves, 1-0
Round 20, Game 78
Petrosian vs Benko, 1959  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 41 moves, 1-0
Round 20, Game 79
Smyslov vs F Olafsson, 1959  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 20, Game 80
Keres vs Gligoric, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 45 moves, 1-0
Round 21, Game 81
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1959  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 48 moves, 0-1
Round 21, Game 82
Benko vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 33 moves, 0-1
Round 21, Game 83
Gligoric vs Petrosian, 1959  (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 21, Game 84
F Olafsson vs Keres, 1959  (D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 35 moves, 0-1
Round 22, Game 85 - Last cycle begins in Belgrade
Fischer vs Keres, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 55 moves, 0-1
Round 22, Game 86
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
Round 22, Game 87
F Olafsson vs Petrosian, 1959  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 22, Game 88
Gligoric vs Benko, 1959 (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 23, Game 89
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1959  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 23, Game 90
Gligoric vs Tal, 1959  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 46 moves, 0-1
Round 23, Game 91
Keres vs Smyslov, 1959  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 23, Game 92
Benko vs F Olafsson, 1959  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 0-1
Round 24, Game 93
Fischer vs Benko, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 39 moves, 1-0
Round 24, Game 94
Tal vs Keres, 1959  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 79 moves, 0-1
Round 24, Game 95
Smyslov vs Petrosian, 1959  (E61) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 24, Game 96
F Olafsson vs Gligoric, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 70 moves, 1-0
Round 25, Game 97 - Castling into it
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 25, Game 98
F Olafsson vs Tal, 1959 (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 25, Game 99
Petrosian vs Keres, 1959 (A14) English, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 25, Game 100
Benko vs Smyslov, 1959 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1
Round 26, Game 101
Fischer vs F Olafsson, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 42 moves, 1-0
Round 26, Game 102
Tal vs Petrosian, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 26, Game 103
Keres vs Benko, 1959  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0
Round 26, Game 104 - Worst day in Smyslov's career?
Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959  (E61) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
Round 27, Game 105 - A very near miss
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
Round 27, Game 106
Benko vs Petrosian, 1959  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 27, Game 107
F Olafsson vs Smyslov, 1959  (A22) English, 41 moves, 0-1
Round 27, Game 108
Gligoric vs Keres, 1959  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 0-1
Round 28, Game 109 - A whopper
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1
Round 28, Game 110
Tal vs Benko, 1959  (B27) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 28, Game 111 - A Fierce Struggle
Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 45 moves, 1-0
Round 28, Game 112
Keres vs F Olafsson, 1959  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
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