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 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.01.12 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 69 | English Opening | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.01.14 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.01.15 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1-0 | 60 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.01.18 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 22 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 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 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 56 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | ROUND 11 |
| 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 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 51 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Zukertort Opening | 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 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | 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 |