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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961.01.19 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 26 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Cherepkov, Alexander V
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1-0 | 74 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 35 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1-0 | 35 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 43 | Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 70 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Cherepkov, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
0-1 | 44 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 29 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 32 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Cherepkov, Alexander V
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 27 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 50 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1-0 | 49 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1-0 | 34 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Cherepkov, Alexander V
|
0-1 | 81 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1-0 | 48 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 45 | Kangaroo Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 52 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 50 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Quiet System | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Cherepkov, Alexander V
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
0-1 | 64 | Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 41 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation | ROUND 10 |