Replay all 19 chess games from 13th USSR Championship — Moscow 1944. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 13th USSR Championship — Moscow 1944 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944.05.21 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 1 |
| 1944.05.22 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 57 | Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1944.05.24 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
|
1-0 | 126 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1944.05.25 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1944.05.27 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Khavin, Abram Leonidovich
|
1-0 | 32 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 5 |
| 1944.05.29 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 52 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System | ROUND 6 |
| 1944.05.29 |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 45 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1944.05.30 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1-0 | 63 | Réti Opening: Advance Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1944.05.31 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 40 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1944.06.02 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 46 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1944.06.04 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 32 | Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1944.06.06 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1944.06.07 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 37 | Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | ROUND 12 |
| 1944.06.08 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1944.06.11 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 33 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System | ROUND 14 |
| 1944.06.11 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 56 | Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1944.06.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Alatortsev, Vladimir
|
1-0 | 72 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1944.06.14 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 41 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1944.06.17 |
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
0-1 | 37 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov-Botvinnik, Herzog Defense | ROUND 17 |