29TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — BAKU 1961

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 20 Petrov's Defense ROUND 1
1961.11.18
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 42 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation ROUND 2
1961.11.19
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Lein, Anatoly
1-0 42 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation ROUND 3
1961.11.21
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
0-1 36 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense ROUND 4
1961.11.22
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0 47 Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit ROUND 5
1961.11.25
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 52 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense ROUND 6
1961.11.26
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1-0 34 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation ROUND 7
1961.11.27
Taimanov, Mark E vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 56 Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense ROUND 8
1961.11.29
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Vladimirov, Boris T
1-0 33 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation ROUND 9
1961.11.30
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 28 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation ROUND 10
1961.12.03
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 77 Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation ROUND 11
1961.12.04
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
0-1 25 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation ROUND 12
1961.12.05
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Shianovsky, Vladislav I
0-1 27 King's Knight Opening: Normal 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
1961.12.08
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1-0 44 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.11
Kots, Yury Isakovich vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 36 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 16
1961.12.12
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1/2-1/2 24 East Indian Defense ROUND 17
1961.12.13
Savon, Vladimir A vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 36 Ruy Lopez: Closed 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
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 43 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted ROUND 20