26TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — TBILISI 1959

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1/2-1/2 20 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 1
1959.01.11
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1/2-1/2 34 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 2
1959.01.13
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 42 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 3
1959.01.14
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 54 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation ROUND 4
1959.01.17
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Nikitin, Aleksander S
1/2-1/2 43 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 5
1959.01.18
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 65 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line ROUND 6
1959.01.20
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
0-1 56 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation ROUND 7
1959.01.21
Taimanov, Mark E vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 41 Grünfeld Defense ROUND 8
1959.01.24
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Yukhtman, Jacob
1-0 65 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred ROUND 9
1959.01.25
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 60 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation ROUND 10
1959.01.27
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 46 Sicilian Defense ROUND 11
1959.01.28
Keres, Paul vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1/2-1/2 41 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind ROUND 12
1959.01.31
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0 46 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian ROUND 13
1959.02.01
Tal, Mihail vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 67 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation ROUND 14
1959.02.03
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 35 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Benoni Defense ROUND 15
1959.02.04
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 61 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 16
1959.02.07
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 58 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Benoni Defense ROUND 17
1959.02.08
Gufeld, Eduard vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1/2-1/2 41 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 18
1959.02.10
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 46 French Defense ROUND 19