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 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 54 | London System | 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 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
0-1 | 80 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.01.14 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Scandinavian Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1959.01.17 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 71 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 53 | London System | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.27 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 56 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | 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 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.02.01 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 14 |
| 1959.02.03 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1959.02.04 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.02.07 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.02.08 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.02.10 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 19 |