Replay all 18 chess games from 16th USSR Championship — Moscow 1948. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 16th USSR Championship — Moscow 1948 →
| 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 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1948.11.14 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 114 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1948.11.15 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1948.11.18 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit | ROUND 5 |
| 1948.11.19 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1-0 | 68 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1948.11.21 |
Alatortsev, Vladimir
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 69 | Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1948.11.22 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
0-1 | 40 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1948.11.25 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 19 | Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1948.11.26 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1948.11.28 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 11 |
| 1948.11.29 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1948.12.02 |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 47 | Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1948.12.03 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 65 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1948.12.05 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1948.12.09 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 61 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1948.12.10 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 69 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1948.12.13 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
0-1 | 41 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 19 |