29TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — BAKU 1961

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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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
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 58 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 2
1961.11.19
Savon, Vladimir A vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
0-1 44 King's Indian Attack: French Variation ROUND 3
1961.11.21
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich vs Savon, Vladimir A
0-1 41 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Normal Defense ROUND 4
1961.11.22
Savon, Vladimir A vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0 49 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation ROUND 5
1961.11.25
Vladimirov, Boris T vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 46 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line ROUND 6
1961.11.26
Savon, Vladimir A vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1/2-1/2 26 Zukertort Opening ROUND 7
1961.11.27
Tal, Mihail vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 66 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System ROUND 8
1961.11.29
Savon, Vladimir A vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 44 Zukertort Opening ROUND 9
1961.11.30
Shianovsky, Vladislav I vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 58 Modern Defense ROUND 10
1961.12.03
Savon, Vladimir A vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System ROUND 11
1961.12.04
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 45 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 12
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
1961.12.06
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 30 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack ROUND 14
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
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 33 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation 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
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 30 London System ROUND 19
1961.12.16
Savon, Vladimir A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 72 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 ROUND 20
1961.12.19
Lein, Anatoly vs Savon, Vladimir A
0-1 24 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack ROUND 21