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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 51 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1952.11.30 |
Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 29 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1952.12.01 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1952.12.03 |
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 45 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish | ROUND 4 |
| 1952.12.04 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
|
1-0 | 38 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 5 |
| 1952.12.07 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 53 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.12.08 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.12.09 |
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit | 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 |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 38 | Alekhine Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.12.15 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1952.12.16 |
Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | ROUND 12 |
| 1952.12.17 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1952.12.19 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 51 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1952.12.20 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
1-0 | 70 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1952.12.23 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 66 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | ROUND 16 |
| 1952.12.24 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
0-1 | 53 | Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1952.12.26 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 22 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1952.12.28 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Lipnitsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 22 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 19 |