Replay all 23 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 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Old Indian Defense | 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 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 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 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
0-1 | 49 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1-0 | 47 | Italian Game: Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
0-1 | 31 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 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 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | French Defense: King's Indian Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1940.09.18 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Old Indian 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 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1-0 | 54 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.21 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1940.09.24 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 15 |
| 1940.09.26 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1940.09.27 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1940.09.30 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
0-1 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Fianchetto Variation | 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 |