23RD USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — LENINGRAD 1956

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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
Tolush, Alexander V vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 34 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 1
1956.01.12
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
0-1 58 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 2
1956.01.14
Tal, Mihail vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 45 Czech Defense ROUND 3
1956.01.15
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 41 English Opening 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
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 41 Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense ROUND 6
1956.01.21
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 29 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation ROUND 7
1956.01.22
Bannik, Anatolij vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
0-1 53 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation ROUND 8
1956.01.25
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
1-0 97 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation ROUND 9
1956.01.26
Taimanov, Mark E vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 56 English Opening: Carls-Bremen System ROUND 10
1956.01.28
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
1/2-1/2 42 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line ROUND 11
1956.01.29
Lisitsin, Georgy M vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
0-1 78 Queen's Pawn Game ROUND 12
1956.02.01
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation ROUND 13
1956.02.02
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 52 French Defense: Advance Variation ROUND 14
1956.02.04
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 43 Sicilian Defense 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
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
0-1 80 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense ROUND 17