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 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 38 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
0-1 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 33 | Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line | 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | French Defense: McCutcheon Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
0-1 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1940.09.14 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1940.09.15 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
0-1 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1940.09.18 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
0-1 | 20 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1940.09.19 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 40 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.21 |
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1940.09.24 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 56 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
0-1 | 54 | Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | ROUND 15 |
| 1940.09.26 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 16 |
| 1940.09.27 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
0-1 | 33 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 17 |
| 1940.09.30 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
1-0 | 78 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 18 |
| 1940.10.02 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1-0 | 55 | French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | ROUND 19 |