Replay all 20 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 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish | 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 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 74 | Grünfeld Defense: Opocensky Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 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 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.01.17 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1-0 | 35 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 32 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.01.22 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.01.26 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.01.27 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | ROUND 11 |
| 1961.01.29 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1961.01.30 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Cherepkov, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 53 | Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.02.02 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.02.03 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.02.04 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.02.06 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.02.07 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 18 |
| 1961.02.10 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 19 |