26TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — TBILISI 1959

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1959.01.10
Keres, Paul vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 54 London System ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Gufeld, Eduard vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
0-1 74 Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Geller, Efim P vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1/2-1/2 24 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Nikitin, Aleksander S
1/2-1/2 47 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 53 Bogo-Indian Defense ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Yukhtman, Jacob
1/2-1/2 41 French Defense: Paulsen Variation ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 33 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Tal, Mihail vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 37 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 19 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 1
1959.01.10
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1/2-1/2 20 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 1
1959.01.11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2 19 Dutch Defense ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Yukhtman, Jacob vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 40 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
0-1 40 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 20 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Taimanov, Mark E vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 26 Slav Defense: Alapin Variation ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1/2-1/2 63 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1 43 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1/2-1/2 34 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Nikitin, Aleksander S vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2 51 Sicilian Defense: Open ROUND 2
1959.01.11
Geller, Efim P vs Keres, Paul
1-0 38 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation ROUND 2
1959.01.13
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 36 Alekhine Defense ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 34 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 42 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Keres, Paul vs Krogius, Nikolai V
0-1 80 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 50 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Gufeld, Eduard vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 41 French Defense ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 42 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 55 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Yukhtman, Jacob
1-0 31 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation ROUND 3
1959.01.13
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Nikitin, Aleksander S
1-0 30 Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense ROUND 3
1959.01.14
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Gufeld, Eduard
0-1 45 East Indian Defense ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 20 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 54 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Yukhtman, Jacob vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1/2-1/2 40 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0 54 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Nikitin, Aleksander S vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1/2-1/2 31 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 32 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Geller, Efim P vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 42 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Keres, Paul vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2 28 Scandinavian Defense ROUND 4
1959.01.14
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 76 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation ROUND 4
1959.01.17
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1/2-1/2 30 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 71 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 28 Scandinavian Defense ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Nikitin, Aleksander S
1/2-1/2 43 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Yukhtman, Jacob
1/2-1/2 59 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Gufeld, Eduard vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 69 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Tal, Mihail vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 35 Tarrasch Defense ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 17 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation ROUND 5
1959.01.17
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 20 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation ROUND 5