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 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Bogo-Indian Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 63 | Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 7 |
| 1940.09.14 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1-0 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1940.09.15 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
0-1 | 31 | Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1940.09.18 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
1-0 | 43 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1940.09.19 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.21 |
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | ROUND 13 |
| 1940.09.24 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 86 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1940.09.26 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Petrov's Defense | 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 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
0-1 | 59 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Double Fianchetto Attack | ROUND 18 |
| 1940.10.02 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1-0 | 55 | French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | ROUND 19 |