16TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1948

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1948.11.11
Keres, Paul vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 63 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 1
1948.11.12
Tolush, Alexander V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 29 Catalan Opening ROUND 2
1948.11.14
Keres, Paul vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 42 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 3
1948.11.15
Flohr, Salo vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 24 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 4
1948.11.19
Keres, Paul vs Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
1/2-1/2 41 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 6
1948.11.21
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Keres, Paul
1-0 56 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 7
1948.11.22
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 105 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 8
1948.11.25
Kotov, Alexander vs Keres, Paul
1-0 41 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation ROUND 9
1948.11.26
Keres, Paul vs Levenfish, Grigory
1-0 71 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit ROUND 10
1948.11.28
Alatortsev, Vladimir vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 31 Catalan Opening: Open Defense ROUND 11
1948.11.29
Keres, Paul vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
0-1 50 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack ROUND 12
1948.12.02
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 27 Catalan Opening ROUND 13
1948.12.03
Keres, Paul vs Panov, Vasily N
1-0 60 Catalan Opening: Closed ROUND 14
1948.12.05
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Keres, Paul
0-1 63 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 15
1948.12.06
Keres, Paul vs Ragozin, Viacheslav
0-1 43 Indian Defense: Knights Variation ROUND 16
1948.12.09
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Keres, Paul
0-1 37 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation ROUND 17
1948.12.10
Keres, Paul vs Lisitsin, Georgy M
1-0 42 English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense ROUND 18
1948.12.13
Lilienthal, Andor vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 31 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 19