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 |
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 32 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1940.09.07 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
0-1 | 62 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed 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 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 37 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Rudakovsky, Iosif
|
1/2-1/2 | 84 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1940.09.14 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1940.09.15 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 52 | Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack | ROUND 9 |
| 1940.09.18 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1940.09.19 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1-0 | 34 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 55 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.21 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 54 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1940.09.24 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
|
1-0 | 33 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1/2-1/2 | 66 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1940.09.26 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1940.09.27 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 44 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1940.09.30 |
Petrovs, Vladimirs
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
1-0 | 33 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1940.10.02 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 23 | King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit, Keres Variation | ROUND 19 |