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 |
Panov, Vasily N
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen 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 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
0-1 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1940.09.08 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
0-1 | 60 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1940.09.09 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1940.09.12 |
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1940.09.13 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1-0 | 35 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 7 |
| 1940.09.14 |
Gerstenfeld, Eduard Issakovich
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation | 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 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 62 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1940.09.19 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Rudakovsky, Iosif
|
1-0 | 38 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1940.09.20 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 40 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1940.09.21 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1940.09.24 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1940.09.25 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1-0 | 39 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1940.09.26 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack | ROUND 16 |
| 1940.09.27 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Petrovs, Vladimirs
|
1-0 | 44 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1940.09.30 |
Stolberg, Mark Moiseevich
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
0-1 | 41 | Indian Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1940.10.02 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 19 |