19TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1951

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 17 chess games from 19th USSR Championship — Moscow 1951. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 19th USSR Championship — Moscow 1951 →

ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1951.11.11
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 48 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 1
1951.11.14
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 62 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation ROUND 2
1951.11.15
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Kotov, Alexander
1/2-1/2 67 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation ROUND 3
1951.11.18
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 40 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 4
1951.11.19
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1/2-1/2 41 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 5
1951.11.21
Flohr, Salo vs Smyslov, Vassily V
0-1 38 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 6
1951.11.22
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1-0 39 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation ROUND 7
1951.11.26
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Smyslov, Vassily V
0-1 23 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation ROUND 8
1951.11.28
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 39 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 9
1951.11.29
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 43 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense ROUND 10
1951.12.02
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0 58 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted ROUND 11
1951.12.03
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 47 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation ROUND 12
1951.12.06
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 51 Slav Defense: Geller Gambit ROUND 13
1951.12.07
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Keres, Paul
0-1 52 Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, London Defensive System ROUND 14
1951.12.09
Terpugov, Evgeny vs Smyslov, Vassily V
0-1 62 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation ROUND 15
1951.12.10
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Kopylov, Nikolai Georgievich
1-0 39 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 16
1951.12.13
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 51 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 17