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World Chess Championship
1962 Curacao Candidates Tournament

Curacao, V-VI, 1962.
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Total
01 Petrosian T xxx = = = = = = = = = 1 = = = = 1 1 = = 1 = 1 1 = - = 1 1 = 17.5
02 Keres P = = = = xxx = = = = 0 = 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 1 0 1 = 1 - = 1 1 = 17.0
03 Geller E = = = = = = = = xxx 1 1 = 0 = = 1 = = = = 1 = 1 1 - = 1 1 = 17.0
04 Fischer R = 0 = = 1 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 xxx 0 1 0 = 0 1 = 1 = 1 = - 1 = 1 = 14.0
05 Korchnoi V = = 0 0 = = 0 = = = 0 = 1 0 1 = xxx = = = 0 1 0 = - 1 1 1 1 13.5
06 Benko P = = 0 = 0 0 0 1 = = = 0 1 0 = 0 = = = 1 xxx 1 0 = - 0 1 1 = 12.0
07 Tal M 0 0 = - 0 = 0 - = 0 0 - = 0 = - 0 1 = - 0 1 = - xxx 1 0 = - 7.0
08 Filip M = 0 0 = = 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 1 = - xxx 7.0

Tal withdrew before playing the last series of seven games. The results of these games are not counted in the totals.

Cumulative Score

Keres and Geller played a match to determine 2nd place and a direct seed into the next candidates cycle.

Moscow playoff, VIII, 1962.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Geller E = = 0 = = 1 = 0 3.5
Keres P = = 1 = = 0 = 1 4.5

Keres finished in second place in four consecutive Candidates tournament, but never played a match for the championship title.

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