38TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — RIGA 1970

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 231 chess games from 38th USSR Championship — Riga 1970. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 38th USSR Championship — Riga 1970 →

ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1970.11.26
Stein, Leonid vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 38 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Dementiev, Oleg I vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 30 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0 35 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Doroshkievich, Vladimir K vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
1-0 41 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2 32 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0 39 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Platonov, Igor V vs Podgaets, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 13 Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
1-0 31 King's Indian Attack ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 47 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Zaitsev, Igor A
1-0 39 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System ROUND 1
1970.11.26
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1-0 58 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 1
1970.11.27
Antoshin, Vladimir S vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 41 Bogo-Indian Defense ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Stein, Leonid vs Karasev, Vladimir I
1-0 42 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Zaitsev, Igor A vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1-0 36 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Karpov, Anatoly vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 19 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 41 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Platonov, Igor V
1-0 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Podgaets, Mikhail vs Dementiev, Oleg I
1/2-1/2 21 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich vs Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi
1/2-1/2 57 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Balashov, Yuri S vs Gipslis, Aivars P
0-1 95 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation ROUND 2
1970.11.27
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Doroshkievich, Vladimir K
0-1 49 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Yates Defense ROUND 2
1970.11.28
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0 32 Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation, Center Variation ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
0-1 34 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 88 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Savon, Vladimir A vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
1/2-1/2 17 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
1-0 38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Platonov, Igor V vs Zaitsev, Igor A
0-1 41 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Doroshkievich, Vladimir K vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1 70 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
1-0 40 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Dementiev, Oleg I vs Bagirov, Vladimir
0-1 42 Alekhine Defense ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2 46 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack ROUND 3
1970.11.28
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Podgaets, Mikhail
1/2-1/2 22 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer ROUND 3
1970.11.30
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1-0 36 Amar Opening ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Stein, Leonid vs Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi
1-0 51 Catalan Opening: Closed ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
1/2-1/2 40 Ruy Lopez: Open ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 41 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Gipslis, Aivars P
1/2-1/2 13 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Balashov, Yuri S vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 41 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2 42 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Zaitsev, Igor A vs Dementiev, Oleg I
1-0 20 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Platonov, Igor V
1/2-1/2 36 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 51 East Indian Defense ROUND 4
1970.11.30
Podgaets, Mikhail vs Doroshkievich, Vladimir K
1-0 47 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense ROUND 4
1970.12.01
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2 57 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development ROUND 5
1970.12.01
Platonov, Igor V vs Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
1-0 32 King's Indian Attack ROUND 5
1970.12.01
Gipslis, Aivars P vs Zaitsev, Igor A
1-0 55 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation ROUND 5
1970.12.01
Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi vs Karasev, Vladimir I
1-0 29 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation ROUND 5
1970.12.01
Dementiev, Oleg I vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2 21 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line ROUND 5
1970.12.01
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2 12 Petrov's Defense ROUND 5