Replay all 21 chess games from 39th USSR Championship — Leningrad 1971. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 39th USSR Championship — Leningrad 1971 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971.09.15 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
0-1 | 44 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1971.09.16 |
Tseitlin, Mark D
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
1-0 | 26 | Modern Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1971.09.17 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 46 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1971.09.19 |
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
0-1 | 37 | Modern Defense: Averbakh System | ROUND 4 |
| 1971.09.20 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 26 | English Opening: Great Snake Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1971.09.23 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
1-0 | 61 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1971.09.24 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1971.09.25 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
0-1 | 45 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1971.09.27 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1971.09.28 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
1-0 | 31 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation | ROUND 10 |
| 1971.10.01 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Platonov, Igor V
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1971.10.02 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
1-0 | 29 | Modern Defense: Averbakh System | ROUND 12 |
| 1971.10.03 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry | ROUND 13 |
| 1971.10.05 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
1-0 | 41 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1971.10.06 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Stein, Leonid
|
0-1 | 43 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1971.10.09 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
1-0 | 33 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1971.10.10 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1971.10.11 |
Kapengut, Albert Z
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
0-1 | 73 | King's Pawn Game | ROUND 18 |
| 1971.10.13 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Karasev, Vladimir I
|
1/2-1/2 | 115 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 19 |
| 1971.10.14 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense | ROUND 20 |
| 1971.10.16 |
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
vs
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | ROUND 21 |