12TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1940

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1940.09.26
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
1/2-1/2 65 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Kotov, Alexander
1-0 33 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Levenfish, Grigory vs Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
1/2-1/2 60 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1/2-1/2 28 Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich vs Ragozin, Viacheslav
1-0 57 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Lisitsin, Georgy M vs Lilienthal, Andor
1/2-1/2 28 Petrov's Defense ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Rudakovsky, Iosif vs Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
1/2-1/2 40 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Petrovs, Vladimirs vs Panov, Vasily N
1/2-1/2 32 Benoni Defense ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich vs Veresov, Gavriil N
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack ROUND 16
1940.09.26
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 40 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation ROUND 16
1940.09.27
Keres, Paul vs Levenfish, Grigory
1-0 80 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Lilienthal, Andor vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0 43 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Veresov, Gavriil N vs Petrovs, Vladimirs
1-0 44 Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 26 Tarrasch Defense ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich vs Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
0-1 33 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich vs Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
0-1 86 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich vs Rudakovsky, Iosif
1-0 53 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Panov, Vasily N vs Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
1/2-1/2 48 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Ragozin, Viacheslav vs Lisitsin, Georgy M
1-0 43 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 17
1940.09.27
Kotov, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily V
0-1 51 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation ROUND 17
1940.09.30
Lisitsin, Georgy M vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 30 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich vs Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
1-0 78 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Petrovs, Vladimirs vs Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
1-0 33 Catalan Opening: Open Defense ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1/2-1/2 31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Rudakovsky, Iosif vs Lilienthal, Andor
0-1 59 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Double Fianchetto Attack ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Ragozin, Viacheslav vs Panov, Vasily N
0-1 25 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Levenfish, Grigory vs Kotov, Alexander
0-1 30 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
1/2-1/2 49 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich vs Veresov, Gavriil N
0-1 41 Indian Defense ROUND 18
1940.09.30
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich vs Keres, Paul
0-1 41 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Pilnik Variation ROUND 18
1940.10.02
Kotov, Alexander vs Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
0-1 45 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Levenfish, Grigory
1/2-1/2 45 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich vs Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
1/2-1/2 53 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Veresov, Gavriil N vs Ragozin, Viacheslav
1/2-1/2 42 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0 57 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Panov, Vasily N vs Lisitsin, Georgy M
1-0 45 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Lilienthal, Andor vs Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
1-0 55 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Keres, Paul vs Petrovs, Vladimirs
1-0 23 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Keres Variation ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Rudakovsky, Iosif
1-0 56 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 19
1940.10.02
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 52 Old Indian Defense ROUND 19