Replay all 19 chess games from 28th USSR Championship — Moscow 1961. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 28th USSR Championship — Moscow 1961 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961.01.10 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1-0 | 40 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Double Fianchetto | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.01.12 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.01.14 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Cherepkov, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.01.15 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.01.17 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1-0 | 34 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 50 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.27 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1961.01.29 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1961.01.30 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 54 | Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.02.02 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.02.03 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 42 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.02.04 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 47 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.02.06 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 48 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.02.07 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1961.02.10 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 19 |