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 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
0-1 | 61 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | King's Indian Attack | 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 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | 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 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 32 | Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 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 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish | ROUND 9 |
| 1940.09.18 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1-0 | 63 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1940.09.19 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1-0 | 44 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.21 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 54 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1940.09.24 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
1-0 | 57 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
0-1 | 49 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch 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 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | 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 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line | ROUND 19 |