26TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — TBILISI 1959

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1959.02.04
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Yukhtman, Jacob
1/2-1/2 74 Benoni Defense ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Nikitin, Aleksander S
1/2-1/2 21 King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1-0 41 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Keres, Paul vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 39 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 61 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1-0 79 Benoni Defense: Uhlmann Variation ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Geller, Efim P vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
0-1 57 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Tal, Mihail vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 64 Benoni Defense ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Gufeld, Eduard vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 41 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 16
1959.02.04
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0 49 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation ROUND 16
1959.02.07
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Keres, Paul
1-0 29 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Nikitin, Aleksander S vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 44 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1-0 52 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Gufeld, Eduard
0-1 42 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Yukhtman, Jacob vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 44 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 35 Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0 20 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 58 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Benoni Defense ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1-0 25 Sicilian Defense: Flohr Variation ROUND 17
1959.02.07
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 25 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 17
1959.02.08
Keres, Paul vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 42 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 41 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
0-1 62 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Geller, Efim P vs Yukhtman, Jacob
1-0 39 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1/2-1/2 33 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Tal, Mihail vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 60 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Nikitin, Aleksander S
1/2-1/2 50 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
0-1 40 Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack ROUND 18
1959.02.08
Gufeld, Eduard vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1/2-1/2 41 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 18
1959.02.10
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 24 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 46 French Defense ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 48 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 20 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1/2-1/2 20 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Nikitin, Aleksander S vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
0-1 52 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Yukhtman, Jacob vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Taimanov, Mark E vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2 30 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 38 Indian Defense: Knights Variation ROUND 19
1959.02.10
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2 18 Slav Defense: Modern Line ROUND 19