Replay all 20 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 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 74 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1959.01.11 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.01.13 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Alekhine Defense | 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 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation | 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 |
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 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 53 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.27 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.01.28 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation | 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 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 14 |
| 1959.02.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1-0 | 36 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1959.02.04 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.02.07 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.02.08 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 40 | Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.02.10 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 19 |