29TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — BAKU 1961

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1961.12.11
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 51 King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 25 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
0-1 41 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Kots, Yury Isakovich vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 36 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1-0 62 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 64 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Vladimirov, Boris T vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1-0 66 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Shianovsky, Vladislav I vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 47 Scandinavian Defense ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Tal, Mihail vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 35 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 16
1961.12.11
Savon, Vladimir A vs Keres, Paul
0-1 68 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin ROUND 16
1961.12.12
Taimanov, Mark E vs Vladimirov, Boris T
1-0 42 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1-0 44 Alekhine Defense ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Shianovsky, Vladislav I
0-1 39 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1-0 57 Benoni Defense: Hromádka System ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Kots, Yury Isakovich
1-0 33 East Indian Defense ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 35 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 33 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 15 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Lein, Anatoly vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1 55 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack ROUND 17
1961.12.12
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1/2-1/2 24 East Indian Defense ROUND 17
1961.12.13
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
0-1 26 French Defense: McCutcheon Variation ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Tal, Mihail vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1-0 51 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
0-1 72 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1-0 29 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Savon, Vladimir A vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 36 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Shianovsky, Vladislav I vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
0-1 52 Nimzo-Indian Defense ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Kots, Yury Isakovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 71 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Lein, Anatoly
1-0 41 French Defense ROUND 18
1961.12.13
Keres, Paul vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 73 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 18
1961.12.15
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 30 London System ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Lein, Anatoly vs Kots, Yury Isakovich
1-0 40 Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 40 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
0-1 63 King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 21 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1/2-1/2 21 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0 66 Tarrasch Defense ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2 17 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Vladimirov, Boris T vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
0-1 25 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 19
1961.12.15
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Shianovsky, Vladislav I
1-0 31 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation ROUND 19
1961.12.16
Shianovsky, Vladislav I vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1/2-1/2 21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 43 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 41 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Savon, Vladimir A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 72 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Keres, Paul vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 21 Petrov's Defense ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Kots, Yury Isakovich vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
0-1 36 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Lein, Anatoly
1-0 59 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 37 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 19 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 20
1961.12.16
Tal, Mihail vs Vladimirov, Boris T
1-0 41 Richter-Veresov Attack: Veresov Variation ROUND 20