28TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1961

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1961.01.27
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Gufeld, Eduard
1-0 38 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 18 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1/2-1/2 44 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 72 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1/2-1/2 24 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Stein, Leonid vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 24 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Bannik, Anatolij vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 36 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0 70 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 26 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 11
1961.01.27
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Cherepkov, Alexander V
1/2-1/2 74 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation ROUND 11
1961.01.29
Geller, Efim P vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 31 Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
1-0 44 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Gufeld, Eduard vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2 20 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bannik, Anatolij
1-0 59 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Cherepkov, Alexander V vs Stein, Leonid
0-1 39 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 39 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
1-0 60 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 20 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
1-0 57 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind ROUND 12
1961.01.29
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 75 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 12
1961.01.30
Bannik, Anatolij vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2 33 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1/2-1/2 45 Sicilian Defense: French Variation ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 54 Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 34 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Taimanov, Mark E vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
1-0 49 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 21 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1-0 43 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Stein, Leonid vs Geller, Efim P
1-0 42 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Karpov Variation ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 39 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 13
1961.01.30
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Cherepkov, Alexander V
1-0 53 Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 13
1961.02.02
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Stein, Leonid
1-0 51 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1 40 Italian Game: Paris Defense ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Bannik, Anatolij
1-0 39 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2 104 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
1/2-1/2 29 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 36 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Smyslov Variation ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Taimanov, Mark E vs Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
1-0 36 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
0-1 57 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Cherepkov, Alexander V
1/2-1/2 40 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 14
1961.02.02
Gufeld, Eduard vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 29 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack ROUND 14
1961.02.03
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 42 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Stein, Leonid vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2 66 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 42 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 32 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1-0 31 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Cherepkov, Alexander V vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 43 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 17 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Bannik, Anatolij vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 53 Alekhine Defense ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov vs Boleslavsky, Isaak
0-1 60 Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation ROUND 15
1961.02.03
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 57 King's Indian Attack ROUND 15