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
Savon, Vladimir A vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1/2-1/2 32 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 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
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1-0 30 Modern Defense ROUND 3
1961.11.21
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
0-1 36 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense ROUND 4
1961.11.22
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1/2-1/2 33 King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation ROUND 5
1961.11.25
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 34 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation ROUND 6
1961.11.26
Lein, Anatoly vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1-0 49 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation ROUND 7
1961.11.29
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
0-1 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation ROUND 9
1961.11.30
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1/2-1/2 41 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense ROUND 10
1961.12.03
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
1/2-1/2 19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 11
1961.12.04
Taimanov, Mark E vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1-0 41 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 12
1961.12.05
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Vladimirov, Boris T
0-1 30 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation ROUND 13
1961.12.06
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
0-1 33 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System ROUND 14
1961.12.08
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 29 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 15
1961.12.11
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
0-1 41 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 16
1961.12.12
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Shianovsky, Vladislav I
0-1 39 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 17
1961.12.13
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
1-0 29 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation ROUND 18
1961.12.15
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
0-1 63 King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense ROUND 19
1961.12.16
Kots, Yury Isakovich vs Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
0-1 36 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 20
1961.12.19
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1/2-1/2 47 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation ROUND 21