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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1959.01.11 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 40 | King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1959.01.13 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1959.01.14 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 42 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack | 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 |
| 1959.01.17 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1959.01.18 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1959.01.20 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
1-0 | 75 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1959.01.21 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1959.01.24 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1959.01.25 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1-0 | 49 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1959.01.27 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 37 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1959.01.28 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Borisenko Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1959.01.31 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 70 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 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 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1959.02.04 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1959.02.07 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1959.02.08 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 60 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1959.02.10 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 19 |