Replay all 20 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 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.01.14 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
0-1 | 44 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.01.15 |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.01.18 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1-0 | 48 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 100 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
0-1 | 69 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal 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 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Zukertort Opening | 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 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development | ROUND 10 |
| 1956.01.28 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
0-1 | 78 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 11 |
| 1956.01.29 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1-0 | 40 | Philidor Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 80 | Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 65 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 17 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
0-1 | 80 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 17 |