1962 Candidates play-off match: Geller-Keres

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1962 Candidates play-off match: Geller-Keres
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This match was played in Moscow in 1962 between Efim Geller and Paul Keres. The match was to determine second place from the Curacao Candidates tournament, which was won by Petrosian. The winner of this match would have second place, and therefore direct entry to the next Candidates tournament, without playing in the Interzonal tournament. It was an eight-game match, with Keres winning by two games to one with five draws.

Game one
Geller vs Keres, 1962
(A15) English, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game two
Keres vs Geller, 1962
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game three
Geller vs Keres, 1962
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1
Game four
Keres vs Geller, 1962
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game five
Geller vs Keres, 1962
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game six
Keres vs Geller, 1962
(A56) Benoni Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
Game seven
Geller vs Keres, 1962
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game eight
Keres vs Geller, 1962
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
8 games

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