20TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1952

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1952.12.07
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
0-1 30 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Tolush, Alexander V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 43 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily V
0-1 58 Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1/2-1/2 91 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
1-0 30 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 53 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Keres, Paul
1-0 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1/2-1/2 49 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 43 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian ROUND 6
1952.12.07
Suetin, Alexey S vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 35 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 6
1952.12.08
Taimanov, Mark E vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1-0 67 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 42 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1/2-1/2 37 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 37 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 25 King's Gambit Accepted: Abbazia Defense, Main Line ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0 55 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1/2-1/2 30 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
0-1 34 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation ROUND 7
1952.12.08
Keres, Paul vs Suetin, Alexey S
1-0 29 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 7
1952.12.09
Geller, Efim P vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0 44 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 25 Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Tolush, Alexander V vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
0-1 39 Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Suetin, Alexey S vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
0-1 31 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 38 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1-0 66 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1/2-1/2 79 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1-0 37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Taimanov, Mark E vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1-0 40 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Neo-Classical Line ROUND 8
1952.12.09
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 64 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 8
1952.12.11
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 57 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1-0 34 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Suetin, Alexey S
1-0 59 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1/2-1/2 41 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 67 Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Keres, Paul vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 41 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Tolush, Alexander V
1-0 36 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Reynolds' Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1/2-1/2 57 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 41 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 9
1952.12.11
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 49 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.12
Suetin, Alexey S vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 38 Alekhine Defense ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Geller, Efim P vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 37 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 78 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
0-1 53 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
1-0 57 Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 71 Slav Defense ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1-0 47 Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0 41 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Taimanov, Mark E vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 41 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Neo-Classical Line ROUND 10
1952.12.12
Tolush, Alexander V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 10