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 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 33 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1959.01.11 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
0-1 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.01.13 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.01.14 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 32 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1959.01.17 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 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 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 36 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 98 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Paulsen Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.27 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.01.28 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.01.31 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Indian Defense: Budapest Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1959.02.01 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 89 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | 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 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.02.07 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1-0 | 20 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.02.08 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 60 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.02.10 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 19 |