28TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1961

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1961.01.10
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 93 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 41 Grünfeld Defense: Opocensky Variation ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Cherepkov, Alexander V
1-0 72 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 42 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 20 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov vs Bannik, Anatolij
0-1 37 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Stein, Leonid
1-0 40 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2 37 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Gufeld, Eduard vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 41 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 1
1961.01.10
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1-0 32 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid ROUND 1
1961.01.12
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 22 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Stein, Leonid vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 20 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 18 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Bannik, Anatolij vs Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
1/2-1/2 35 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 29 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Gufeld, Eduard vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 28 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
1-0 71 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Cherepkov, Alexander V vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 37 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 39 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation ROUND 2
1961.01.12
Geller, Efim P vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1/2-1/2 55 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 2
1961.01.14
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 129 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2 91 King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Gufeld, Eduard
0-1 41 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Orthodox Variation ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Smyslov, Vassily V
0-1 74 Grünfeld Defense: Opocensky Variation ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0 53 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Bannik, Anatolij
1/2-1/2 73 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 81 Indian Defense: Knights Variation ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Cherepkov, Alexander V
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 39 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 3
1961.01.14
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 24 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 3
1961.01.15
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1/2-1/2 41 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Stein, Leonid vs Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
1-0 39 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Bannik, Anatolij vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 11 Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Cherepkov, Alexander V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 28 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 30 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
1-0 48 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
0-1 40 Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Geller, Efim P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 32 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Gufeld, Eduard vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1-0 20 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation ROUND 4
1961.01.15
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2 41 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation ROUND 4
1961.01.17
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0 50 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 41 Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1 75 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Bannik, Anatolij
1-0 42 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Stein, Leonid
1-0 54 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 57 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 40 Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov vs Cherepkov, Alexander V
0-1 42 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense ROUND 5
1961.01.17
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Gufeld, Eduard
1-0 51 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation ROUND 5