37TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1969

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1969.09.11
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0 40 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense ROUND 5
1969.09.11
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 26 Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation ROUND 5
1969.09.11
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 35 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 5
1969.09.11
Stein, Leonid vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 47 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation ROUND 5
1969.09.11
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi
1/2-1/2 25 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack ROUND 5
1969.09.14
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
0-1 36 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1-0 40 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1 33 French Defense: King's Indian Attack ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Zaitsev, Igor A vs Zhukhovitsky, Samuel
1/2-1/2 52 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 42 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Taimanov, Mark E vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 77 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Savon, Vladimir A vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2 35 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi vs Averkin, Orest Nikolaevich
1/2-1/2 20 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Platonov, Igor V vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
1-0 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Gufeld, Eduard vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1-0 42 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 6
1969.09.14
Geller, Efim P vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 6
1969.09.15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Zaitsev, Igor A
1/2-1/2 62 Modern Defense: Averbakh System ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Platonov, Igor V
1/2-1/2 20 Bogo-Indian Defense ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Averkin, Orest Nikolaevich vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2 17 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 73 King's Indian Defense ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Savon, Vladimir A
0-1 32 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Balashov, Yuri S vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1/2-1/2 47 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Stein, Leonid vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2 24 Alekhine Defense ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 64 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Zhukhovitsky, Samuel vs Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi
1-0 64 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 22 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 7
1969.09.15
Tal, Mihail vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 36 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 7
1969.09.16
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 33 Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 15 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
0-1 71 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1/2-1/2 30 Bogo-Indian Defense ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Platonov, Igor V vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2 41 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1-0 36 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Savon, Vladimir A vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 33 Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Gufeld, Eduard vs Zhukhovitsky, Samuel
1/2-1/2 15 Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Taimanov, Mark E vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
1-0 39 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Averkin, Orest Nikolaevich
1/2-1/2 25 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 8
1969.09.16
Geller, Efim P vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 13 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 8
1969.09.18
Zaitsev, Igor A vs Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi
1/2-1/2 106 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Stein, Leonid vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 64 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 32 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
0-1 35 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gufeld, Eduard
1-0 33 King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Zhukhovitsky, Samuel vs Smyslov, Vassily V
0-1 47 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Tiviakov-Fischer Attack ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Tal, Mihail vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0 33 Alekhine Defense ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Platonov, Igor V
1/2-1/2 26 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 23 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
0-1 30 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation ROUND 9
1969.09.18
Averkin, Orest Nikolaevich vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 40 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 9
1969.09.19
Gufeld, Eduard vs Zaitsev, Igor A
1/2-1/2 31 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line ROUND 10