Replay all 22 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 |
| 1961.01.12 |
Cherepkov, Alexander V
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 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 |
| 1961.01.15 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 40 | Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.01.17 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1-0 | 51 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.01.19 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.01.21 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 29 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 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 |
| 1961.01.25 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | 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 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 11 |
| 1961.01.29 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 60 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1961.01.30 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.02.02 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.02.03 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 42 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | 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 |
| 1961.02.04 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1-0 | 44 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.02.06 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 62 | Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.02.07 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1961.02.10 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation | ROUND 19 |