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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.01.29 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 132 | English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 78 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1-0 | 32 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 32 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 54 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 37 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 51 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 34 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 52 | French Defense: Advance Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1-0 | 40 | Philidor Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
0-1 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Sicilian Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Center Game: Normal Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 80 | Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1-0 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 58 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
0-1 | 44 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
0-1 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 30 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 65 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
0-1 | 40 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 60 | French Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1-0 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 31 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Accepted | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 17 |
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