Replay all 19 chess games from 26th USSR Championship — Tbilisi 1959. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 26th USSR Championship — Tbilisi 1959 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1959.01.11 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 38 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.01.13 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 55 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.01.14 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 42 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 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 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1-0 | 64 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.27 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Sicilian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.01.28 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 38 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.01.31 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 75 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.02.01 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1-0 | 55 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1959.02.03 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 42 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1959.02.04 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.02.07 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 35 | Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.02.08 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1-0 | 39 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.02.10 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 48 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 19 |