| Alekhine Memorial (1956) |
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For a quarter-century after he fled the Soviet Union, Alexander Alekhine was treated as a traitor and an enemy of the people. This attitude softened within a decade of his death, and in 1956 the Soviet Union held an important international event in his memory. Earlier that year, in April, a Soviet delegation, including Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, Geller and Petrosian, had marked the tenth anniversary of his death at a ceremony, organised by FIDE, in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris. The Alekhine Memorial was held in Moscow from October 9-November 2, 1956, and featured a star-studded field including World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik and his usual challenger at the time, Vasily Smyslov. They, along with reigning Soviet Champion Mark Taimanov, forged into the lead around the half-way point and stayed one step up on the field the rest of the way. It was Botvinnik who broke the logjam with a spurt of 4.5 points from rounds 10-14, taking a full point lead into the last round. His opponent was an out-of-form Paul Keres, who nevertheless pulled himself together to administer a stunning defeat (Keres vs Botvinnik, 1956). Taimanov settled for a short last-round draw, but Smyslov ground out a win over Gideon Ståhlberg to tie for first place. Moscow, Soviet Union (Russia), 9 October - 2 November 1956 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Botvinnik * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0
2 Smyslov ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0
3 Taimanov ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 10.5
4 Gligoric ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10.0
5 Bronstein ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9.5
6 Najdorf 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 9.0
7 Keres 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8.5
8 Pachman ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.5
9 Unzicker ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 8.0
10 Ståhlberg 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8.0
11 Szabo 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 6.0
12 Padevsky 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 5.5
13 Uhlmann 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1 ½ ½ 5.5
14 Ciocaltea 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 3.5
15 Sliwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 * ½ 3.0
16 Golombek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 2.5
Original collection: Game Collection: Alekhine Memorial International Tournament, 1956, by User: Resignation Trap.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 101. Smyslov vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 102. Uhlmann vs Gligoric |
 | 0-1 | 40 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation |
| 103. Golombek vs Sliwa |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 104. V Ciocaltea vs Unzicker |
| 0-1 | 95 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 105. Botvinnik vs Uhlmann |
 | 1-0 | 41 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 106. Najdorf vs Bronstein |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 107. Gligoric vs Keres |
| ½-½ | 56 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 108. Unzicker vs Pachman |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | C83 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 109. Sliwa vs Smyslov |
| 0-1 | 60 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | A92 Dutch |
| 110. Szabo vs N Padevsky |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 111. Taimanov vs V Ciocaltea |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | E97 King's Indian |
| 112. Stahlberg vs Golombek |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | E13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line |
| 113. Bronstein vs Unzicker |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit |
| 114. Keres vs Botvinnik |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
| 115. Pachman vs Taimanov |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | A16 English |
| 116. Smyslov vs Stahlberg |
| 1-0 | 78 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | A05 Reti Opening |
| 117. Uhlmann vs Szabo |
| ½-½ | 23 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch |
| 118. V Ciocaltea vs Sliwa |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 119. Golombek vs Gligoric |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | E81 King's Indian, Samisch |
| 120. N Padevsky vs Najdorf |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1956 | Alekhine Memorial | E89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line |
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