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
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
Keres, Paul vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
1/2-1/2 21 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 3
1952.12.03
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1-0 40 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense ROUND 4
1952.12.04
Keres, Paul vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation 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
Keres, Paul vs Suetin, Alexey S
1-0 29 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 7
1952.12.09
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Keres, Paul
1-0 37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.11
Keres, Paul vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 41 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.12
Tolush, Alexander V vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.15
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 18 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack ROUND 11
1952.12.16
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense ROUND 12
1952.12.17
Keres, Paul vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 29 Semi-Slav Defense Accepted ROUND 13
1952.12.19
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 34 Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense ROUND 14
1952.12.20
Keres, Paul vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1-0 41 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack ROUND 15
1952.12.23
Keres, Paul vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
0-1 39 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 16
1952.12.24
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Keres, Paul
1-0 56 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System ROUND 17
1952.12.26
Keres, Paul vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 22 Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation ROUND 18
1952.12.28
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 41 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation ROUND 19