Replay all 19 chess games from 23rd USSR Championship — Leningrad 1956. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 23rd USSR Championship — Leningrad 1956 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.01.11 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.01.12 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.01.14 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1-0 | 33 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.01.15 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.01.18 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 74 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Uhlmann-Szabo System | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 50 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 32 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1-0 | 50 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 32 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line | 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 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 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 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Sicilian Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 17 |