Replay all 19 chess games from 12th USSR Championship — Moscow 1940. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 12th USSR Championship — Moscow 1940 →
| 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 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 49 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Rudakovsky, Iosif
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 77 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Double Fianchetto Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1940.09.14 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 44 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1940.09.15 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 52 | Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1940.09.18 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
|
1-0 | 32 | French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1940.09.19 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 53 | Bird Opening | ROUND 11 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1-0 | 54 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.21 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1940.09.24 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
1-0 | 36 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Winawer Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1940.09.26 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1940.09.27 |
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1940.09.30 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 18 |
| 1940.10.02 |
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 57 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 19 |