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 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 42 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
|
0-1 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 52 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
0-1 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 55 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 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 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1940.09.18 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 58 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1940.09.19 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
1-0 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 11 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow 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 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch 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 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 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 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 18 |
| 1940.10.02 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 45 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 19 |