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 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 31 | Grünfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1948.11.12 |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1948.11.14 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 41 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1948.11.15 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 27 | Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation, Lilienthal 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 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1-0 | 29 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1948.11.21 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 47 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1948.11.22 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight 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 |
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 38 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1948.11.28 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 11 |
| 1948.11.29 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 40 | Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1948.12.03 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
0-1 | 36 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1948.12.05 |
Alatortsev, Vladimir
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 27 | Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1948.12.06 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
|
0-1 | 70 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1948.12.09 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 17 |
| 1948.12.10 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1-0 | 40 | Slav Indian | ROUND 18 |
| 1948.12.13 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 19 |