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 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1959.01.11 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.01.13 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1-0 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.01.14 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | 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 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1-0 | 61 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 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 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.27 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.01.28 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.01.31 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 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 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1959.02.04 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.02.07 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.02.08 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.02.10 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
0-1 | 52 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 19 |