Replay all 20 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 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 49 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1-0 | 27 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 37 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1940.09.14 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1940.09.14 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 26 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1940.09.15 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | French Defense: King's Indian Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1940.09.18 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 62 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1940.09.19 |
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 44 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.21 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1940.09.24 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1-0 | 72 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 73 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1940.09.26 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1940.09.27 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 43 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 17 |
| 1940.09.30 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1940.10.02 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Rudakovsky, Iosif
|
1-0 | 56 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 19 |
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