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Alekhine Memorial (1956) 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.  page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120  Game   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  page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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