20TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1952

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1952.12.23
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 41 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 66 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1-0 44 Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 20 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 31 Catalan Opening: Open Defense ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Suetin, Alexey S vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1-0 112 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Tolush, Alexander V vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1/2-1/2 44 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Keres, Paul vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
0-1 39 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0 42 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack ROUND 16
1952.12.23
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1/2-1/2 45 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon ROUND 16
1952.12.24
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
0-1 53 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Keres, Paul
1-0 56 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 37 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Geller, Efim P vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1/2-1/2 79 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Suetin, Alexey S
0-1 43 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 75 Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
0-1 45 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Tolush, Alexander V
1/2-1/2 30 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 24 Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1/2-1/2 35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation ROUND 17
1952.12.26
Keres, Paul vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 22 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1/2-1/2 57 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Suetin, Alexey S
1-0 31 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 31 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Tolush, Alexander V vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 51 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Taimanov, Mark E vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1-0 45 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 65 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1/2-1/2 87 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.28
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Tolush, Alexander V
0-1 34 Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 58 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 66 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Geller, Efim P vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0 70 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Taimanov Variation ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1/2-1/2 38 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
1-0 22 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 41 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Suetin, Alexey S vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1 76 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 29 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 19
1952.12.28
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1-0 22 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 19