1961 Candidates Tournament

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:championship gptkb:1962_Candidates_Tournament
gptkbp:chess_opening various
classical chess
gptkbp:duration 3 months
gptkbp:events round-robin
gptkbp:final_standings 1st: Tigran Petrosian
2nd: Mikhail Tal
3rd: Viktor Korchnoi
4th: Paul Keres
5th: Boris Spassky
7th: Efim Geller
6th: Mikhail Botvinnik
8th: Leonid Stein
gptkbp:format double round-robin
gptkbp:gameplay 56
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:1961
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1961 Candidates Tournament
gptkbp:location gptkb:Essen,_Germany
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Petrosian
gptkb:Geller_vs_Korchnoi
Keres vs Petrosian
Petrosian vs Tal
Tal vs Keres
Spassky vs Korchnoi
Botvinnik vs Spassky
Geller vs Botvinnik
Stein vs Petrosian
Stein vs Tal
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Paul_Keres
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Efim_Geller
gptkb:Leonid_Stein
gptkbp:number_of_teams 8
gptkbp:preceded_by 1959 Candidates Tournament
gptkbp:rating FIDE rating system
gptkbp:significance qualifying event for World Chess Championship
gptkbp:speed 30 minutes for the rest of the game
2 hours for 40 moves
1 hour for 20 moves
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:FIDE
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian