Replay all 21 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
|
1-0 | 54 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 1 |
| 1940.09.06 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Bogo-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 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Rudakovsky, Iosif
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Milner-Barry Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | French Defense: McCutcheon Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | Caro-Kann Defense | 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1940.09.15 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | 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 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 56 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 31 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1940.09.26 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1940.10.02 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 52 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 19 |