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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.01.19 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 34 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 22 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1-0 | 50 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 42 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 100 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1-0 | 47 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 54 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 32 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1-0 | 38 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
0-1 | 69 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 53 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1-0 | 97 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 38 | Modern Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1-0 | 50 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 56 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 41 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 56 | English Opening: Carls-Bremen System | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 74 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 57 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 54 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
0-1 | 78 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 12 |
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