Replay all 20 chess games from 29th USSR Championship — Baku 1961. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 29th USSR Championship — Baku 1961 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961.11.17 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Lein, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Paulsen Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.11.18 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.11.19 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.11.21 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 70 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.11.22 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
0-1 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.11.25 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.11.26 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Vladimirov, Boris T
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.11.27 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.11.29 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.11.30 |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.12.03 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
|
1-0 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1961.12.04 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 12 |
| 1961.12.05 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
0-1 | 46 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.12.06 |
Kots, Yury Isakovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 54 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.12.08 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.12.11 |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 68 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.12.13 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1961.12.15 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | ROUND 19 |
| 1961.12.16 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Petrov's Defense | ROUND 20 |
| 1961.12.19 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | French Defense: Classical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 21 |