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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954.01.24 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1-0 | 50 | Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.24 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 38 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.24 |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
0-1 | 38 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.24 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 44 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.24 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 75 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.24 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 51 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.24 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.24 |
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.24 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 46 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1-0 | 48 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Livshin, Iosif M
|
1-0 | 49 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 43 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1-0 | 44 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 50 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.25 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 46 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 82 | Semi-Slav Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 39 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
0-1 | 58 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 39 | Alekhine Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
0-1 | 33 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Amar Opening | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.28 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 75 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 41 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Livshin, Iosif M
|
1-0 | 56 | Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1-0 | 50 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Capablanca Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 36 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Winter Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | English Opening | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.01.29 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1-0 | 30 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
0-1 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.01 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1-0 | 70 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1954.02.02 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1954.02.02 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 16 |