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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940.09.05 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 42 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
0-1 | 34 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
0-1 | 45 | Bird Opening | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
0-1 | 61 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 31 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
1-0 | 54 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 38 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.05 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 47 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 49 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 32 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
0-1 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
|
0-1 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Bogo-Indian Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Rudakovsky, Iosif
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1-0 | 59 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
0-1 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
1-0 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 52 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 33 | Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
0-1 | 62 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
0-1 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
0-1 | 40 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
0-1 | 60 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
|
0-1 | 55 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1-0 | 27 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Milner-Barry Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 63 | Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
1-0 | 47 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 34 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | French Defense: McCutcheon Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Rudakovsky, Iosif
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
0-1 | 49 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 5 |
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NO MATCHES FOUND
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