Replay all 17 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 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.01.12 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.01.14 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.01.15 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.01.18 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 22 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin 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 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 41 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 57 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 32 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | 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 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 17 |