Replay all 25 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1971.09.16 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1971.09.17 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1971.09.19 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 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 |
| 1971.09.23 |
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 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
|
1-0 | 61 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1971.09.24 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1-0 | 45 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1971.09.25 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | ROUND 8 |
| 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 |
| 1971.09.28 |
Stein, Leonid
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 11 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1971.10.01 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1971.10.02 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 12 |
| 1971.10.03 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Lein, Anatoly
|
1-0 | 37 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1971.10.03 |
Kapengut, Albert Z
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1971.10.05 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Karasev, Vladimir I
|
1-0 | 47 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System | ROUND 14 |
| 1971.10.06 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Petrov's Defense | 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 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 11 | Petrov's Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1971.10.11 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Tseitlin, Mark D
|
1-0 | 67 | English Opening: Great Snake Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1971.10.13 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | ROUND 19 |
| 1971.10.13 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 19 |
| 1971.10.14 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
|
1-0 | 27 | Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto | ROUND 20 |
| 1971.10.16 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Petrov's Defense | ROUND 21 |