20TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1952

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1952.12.15
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1/2-1/2 55 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Suetin, Alexey S
1-0 63 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 55 Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 44 London System ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1-0 89 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Tolush, Alexander V
0-1 52 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
0-1 34 Sicilian Defense ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 18 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 42 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 11
1952.12.15
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1-0 34 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack ROUND 11
1952.12.16
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Suetin, Alexey S vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1-0 32 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 28 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1/2-1/2 36 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 57 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 45 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 57 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Taimanov, Mark E vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
1-0 45 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 41 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Tolush, Alexander V vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 39 Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation ROUND 12
1952.12.17
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1/2-1/2 57 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 73 Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 45 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
0-1 90 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Tolush, Alexander V
1/2-1/2 40 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 36 French Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Geller, Efim P vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
0-1 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Suetin, Alexey S
0-1 52 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1/2-1/2 30 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Keres, Paul vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 29 Semi-Slav Defense Accepted ROUND 13
1952.12.19
Suetin, Alexey S vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1/2-1/2 32 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Tolush, Alexander V vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0 29 Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5 ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 49 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1/2-1/2 64 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 51 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
0-1 34 Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 34 Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 53 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 55 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 14
1952.12.19
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 84 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation ROUND 14
1952.12.20
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0 38 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Variation ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 34 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 41 Slav Defense: Modern Line ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Geller, Efim P vs Suetin, Alexey S
1/2-1/2 39 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 66 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Keres, Paul vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1-0 41 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 62 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Tolush, Alexander V
0-1 40 Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1-0 70 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 15
1952.12.20
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 46 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 15