Replay all 20 chess games from 22nd USSR Championship — Moscow 1955. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 22nd USSR Championship — Moscow 1955 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955.02.11 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 1 |
| 1955.02.12 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 49 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1955.02.14 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Shcherbakov, Vitaly Sergeevich
|
1-0 | 23 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1955.02.15 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1955.02.18 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1955.02.19 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 65 | Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1955.02.21 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
|
1-0 | 75 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1955.02.21 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 78 | Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1955.02.22 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1955.02.25 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 65 | French Defense: Winawer Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1955.02.26 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 110 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1955.02.28 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 28 | King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1955.03.01 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System | ROUND 12 |
| 1955.03.04 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1955.03.05 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Grünfeld Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1955.03.08 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 15 |
| 1955.03.09 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 16 |
| 1955.03.11 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 76 | King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1955.03.12 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 18 |
| 1955.03.14 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1-0 | 27 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense | ROUND 19 |