39TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — LENINGRAD 1971

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1971.09.15
Kapengut, Albert Z vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1-0 41 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0 49 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V vs Krogius, Nikolai V
0-1 44 Tarrasch Defense ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 45 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1-0 41 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Lesser Simagin (Spassky) ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Geller, Efim P vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2 51 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 25 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Stein, Leonid vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 36 King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Savon, Vladimir A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 37 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1-0 57 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation ROUND 1
1971.09.15
Platonov, Igor V vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1-0 55 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation ROUND 1
1971.09.16
Tal, Mihail vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1/2-1/2 20 Amar Opening ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Karasev, Vladimir I
1/2-1/2 24 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0 27 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
0-1 56 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
1-0 26 Modern Defense ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 17 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Platonov, Igor V vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0 29 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Taimanov, Mark E vs Stein, Leonid
0-1 61 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Argentine Counterattack ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Balashov, Yuri S vs Savon, Vladimir A
0-1 48 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Lein, Anatoly vs Geller, Efim P
0-1 56 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Gligoric Variation ROUND 2
1971.09.16
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1/2-1/2 88 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 2
1971.09.17
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1-0 46 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 26 King's Indian Defense ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Stein, Leonid vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2 27 Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 18 Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
0-1 41 Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Geller, Efim P vs Platonov, Igor V
1/2-1/2 24 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
0-1 41 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1/2-1/2 31 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 69 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Kapengut, Albert Z vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0 51 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 3
1971.09.17
Savon, Vladimir A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 35 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 3
1971.09.19
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
0-1 37 Modern Defense: Averbakh System ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1-0 41 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Lein, Anatoly vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2 60 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 38 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Platonov, Igor V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 21 Indian Defense: Knights Variation ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Balashov, Yuri S vs Karasev, Vladimir I
1-0 37 Ruy Lopez: Open ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Taimanov, Mark E vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 60 Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 18 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1/2-1/2 41 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Tal, Mihail vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 27 Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense ROUND 4
1971.09.19
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1/2-1/2 34 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation ROUND 4
1971.09.20
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1-0 43 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Geller, Efim P vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2 37 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1 58 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Kapengut, Albert Z vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 51 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Stein, Leonid vs Platonov, Igor V
1/2-1/2 43 English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 26 English Opening: Great Snake Variation ROUND 5