20TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1952

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 19 chess games from 20th USSR Championship — Moscow 1952. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 20th USSR Championship — Moscow 1952 →

ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1952.11.29
Tolush, Alexander V vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 36 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 1
1952.11.30
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 44 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 2
1952.12.01
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1/2-1/2 32 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation ROUND 3
1952.12.03
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
0-1 69 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation ROUND 4
1952.12.04
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 42 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense ROUND 5
1952.12.07
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Keres, Paul
1-0 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System ROUND 6
1952.12.08
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
0-1 34 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation ROUND 7
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
1952.12.12
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0 41 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.15
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
0-1 34 Sicilian Defense ROUND 11
1952.12.16
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 57 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations ROUND 12
1952.12.17
Ilivitzki, Georgi A vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
0-1 90 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 13
1952.12.19
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 84 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation ROUND 14
1952.12.20
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 34 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense ROUND 15
1952.12.23
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 20 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 16
1952.12.24
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Suetin, Alexey S
0-1 43 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack ROUND 17
1952.12.26
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.28
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 29 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 19