20TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1952

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1952.11.29
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1/2-1/2 25 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense ROUND 1
1952.11.29
Keres, Paul vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1/2-1/2 19 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 1
1952.11.30
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Keres, Paul
0-1 49 Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 2
1952.12.01
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 42 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 3
1952.12.03
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 37 Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation ROUND 4
1952.12.04
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 38 Catalan Opening: Closed ROUND 5
1952.12.07
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
0-1 30 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto 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
1952.12.08
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations ROUND 7
1952.12.09
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1/2-1/2 79 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.11
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1-0 34 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight 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
1952.12.12
Geller, Efim P vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 37 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.15
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1/2-1/2 55 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation ROUND 11
1952.12.16
Suetin, Alexey S vs Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
1-0 32 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 12
1952.12.16
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 57 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations ROUND 12
1952.12.17
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 73 Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line ROUND 13
1952.12.17
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Suetin, Alexey S
0-1 52 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense ROUND 13
1952.12.19
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1-0 49 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 14
1952.12.20
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 41 Slav Defense: Modern Line 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
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
1-0 70 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 15
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
1952.12.24
Geller, Efim P vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1/2-1/2 79 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 17
1952.12.24
Lipnitsky, Isaak vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
0-1 45 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical 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
1952.12.26
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Kan, Ilia Abramovich
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 18
1952.12.26
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 31 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 18
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
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 29 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 19