Replay all 28 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 |
| 1970.11.27 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Karasev, Vladimir I
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System | ROUND 2 |
| 1970.11.27 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
0-1 | 95 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1970.11.28 |
Tseitlin, Mark D
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack | ROUND 3 |
| 1970.11.30 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi
|
1-0 | 51 | Catalan Opening: Closed | 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 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Platonov, Igor V
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1970.12.01 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Petrov's Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1970.12.01 |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1970.12.02 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1-0 | 40 | Hungarian Opening | ROUND 6 |
| 1970.12.05 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Podgaets, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 7 |
| 1970.12.05 |
Platonov, Igor V
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1-0 | 26 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1970.12.06 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Dementiev, Oleg I
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1970.12.07 |
Gipslis, Aivars P
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1970.12.09 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1-0 | 44 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 10 |
| 1970.12.09 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Doroshkievich, Vladimir K
|
1-0 | 55 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1970.12.10 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 77 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 11 |
| 1970.12.12 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1/2-1/2 | 70 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1970.12.13 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1970.12.16 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Moiseev, Oleg Leonidovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Hungarian Opening | ROUND 14 |
| 1970.12.17 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 52 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack | ROUND 15 |
| 1970.12.19 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Podgaets, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1970.12.20 |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
0-1 | 23 | Grünfeld Defense: Makogonov Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1970.12.21 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Zaitsev, Igor A
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1970.12.23 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
0-1 | 40 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Uhlmann-Szabo System | ROUND 19 |
| 1970.12.24 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1-0 | 39 | King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation | ROUND 20 |
| 1970.12.27 |
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 21 |