29TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — BAKU 1961

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1961.12.03
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 51 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vladimirov, Boris T
1-0 36 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Savon, Vladimir A vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
0-1 60 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 77 Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Lein, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 34 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1/2-1/2 33 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1/2-1/2 19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1/2-1/2 17 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation ROUND 11
1961.12.03
Keres, Paul vs Shianovsky, Vladislav I
1-0 35 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 11
1961.12.04
Shianovsky, Vladislav I vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 47 Alekhine Defense ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
0-1 25 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Taimanov, Mark E vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1-0 41 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
0-1 40 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Fianchetto Defense ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Vladimirov, Boris T vs Lein, Anatoly
1-0 33 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Kots, Yury Isakovich vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1/2-1/2 41 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 45 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 18 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 37 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 12
1961.12.04
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 32 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation ROUND 12
1961.12.05
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 41 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Lein, Anatoly vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1/2-1/2 59 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 29 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Shianovsky, Vladislav I
0-1 27 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Keres, Paul vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
0-1 46 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 45 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1-0 50 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Vladimirov, Boris T
0-1 30 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Savon, Vladimir A vs Kots, Yury Isakovich
1-0 39 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line ROUND 13
1961.12.05
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1/2-1/2 42 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation ROUND 13
1961.12.06
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 73 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Taimanov, Mark E vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 15 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Tal, Mihail vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 81 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
0-1 33 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 43 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 58 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 30 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Kots, Yury Isakovich vs Keres, Paul
0-1 54 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Shianovsky, Vladislav I vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 20 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation ROUND 14
1961.12.06
Vladimirov, Boris T vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 45 King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack ROUND 14
1961.12.08
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1-0 44 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 68 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Shianovsky, Vladislav I
1-0 39 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 30 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Kots, Yury Isakovich
1/2-1/2 43 Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Vladimirov, Boris T
1-0 25 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Lein, Anatoly vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 42 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 29 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.08
Keres, Paul vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1/2-1/2 24 East Indian Defense ROUND 15