39TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — LENINGRAD 1971

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1971.09.20
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 23 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 24 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0 39 Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Savon, Vladimir A vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2 11 French Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 5
1971.09.20
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2 38 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation ROUND 5
1971.09.23
Tal, Mihail vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1-0 22 Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Stein, Leonid
1-0 62 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Geller, Efim P vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 34 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Taimanov, Mark E vs Karasev, Vladimir I
1/2-1/2 49 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1/2-1/2 40 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1/2-1/2 54 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1/2-1/2 51 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Platonov, Igor V vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 41 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
0-1 49 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Balashov, Yuri S vs Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
1-0 61 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 6
1971.09.23
Lein, Anatoly vs Savon, Vladimir A
0-1 41 Indian Defense: Knights Variation ROUND 6
1971.09.24
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0 45 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2 44 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Stein, Leonid vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 45 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Savon, Vladimir A vs Platonov, Igor V
1-0 40 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2 68 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0 79 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 86 Sicilian Defense: Open ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2 24 Scandinavian Defense ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Kapengut, Albert Z vs Lein, Anatoly
0-1 60 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation ROUND 7
1971.09.24
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 48 King's Indian Attack ROUND 7
1971.09.25
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 16 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Lein, Anatoly vs Karasev, Vladimir I
1-0 69 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Geller, Efim P vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 12 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Platonov, Igor V vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1/2-1/2 55 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Taimanov, Mark E vs Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
0-1 45 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Tal, Mihail vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
0-1 39 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1-0 42 Indian Defense ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Balashov, Yuri S vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1-0 34 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
0-1 41 Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Krogius, Nikolai V
1/2-1/2 17 Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense ROUND 8
1971.09.25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Stein, Leonid
1-0 47 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation ROUND 8
1971.09.27
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 39 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Argentine Counterattack ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 47 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Platonov, Igor V
1-0 31 Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1 56 Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0 41 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Stein, Leonid vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1-0 25 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Savon, Vladimir A vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 14 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0 29 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Kapengut, Albert Z vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0 41 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Lein, Anatoly
1-0 32 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation ROUND 9
1971.09.27
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 36 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 9
1971.09.28
Geller, Efim P vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1-0 25 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation ROUND 10