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 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 69 | English Opening | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.01.14 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.01.15 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.01.18 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.01.19 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1-0 | 70 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1956.01.21 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 42 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1956.01.22 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1956.01.25 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 38 | Modern Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1956.01.26 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 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 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1956.02.01 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1956.02.02 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 14 |
| 1956.02.04 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Center Game: Normal Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1956.02.05 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 58 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1956.02.06 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
0-1 | 80 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 17 |