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
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Ilivitzki, Georgi A
0-1 37 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation ROUND 1
1952.11.30
Geller, Efim P vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 50 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses ROUND 2
1952.12.01
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
0-1 48 English Opening: Agincourt Defense 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
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Suetin, Alexey S
1/2-1/2 38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line ROUND 5
1952.12.07
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 43 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian ROUND 6
1952.12.08
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Goldenov, Boris Petrovich
1-0 37 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 7
1952.12.09
Tolush, Alexander V vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
0-1 39 Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation ROUND 8
1952.12.11
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 49 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation ROUND 9
1952.12.12
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 78 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation ROUND 10
1952.12.15
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich
1-0 89 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 11
1952.12.16
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 28 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System 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
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Lipnitsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 53 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation ROUND 14
1952.12.20
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 62 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation 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
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 37 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation ROUND 17
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
Kan, Ilia Abramovich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 58 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 19