40TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — BAKU 1972

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1972.11.17
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 42 Zukertort Opening ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Tal, Mihail vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2 36 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Zilberstein, Valery I vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1/2-1/2 23 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Alburt, Lev O vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1/2-1/2 51 Rapport-Jobava System ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Savon, Vladimir A vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1/2-1/2 14 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Zhidkov, Valery S
1-0 48 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
1-0 74 Benoni Defense ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Balashov, Yuri S vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 21 Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Gufeld, Eduard vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 46 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Mukhin, Mikhail A vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2 33 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation ROUND 1
1972.11.17
Razuvaev, Yuri S vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1/2-1/2 29 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line ROUND 1
1972.11.18
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
1/2-1/2 18 Zukertort Opening ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Razuvaev, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 24 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1/2-1/2 41 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1-0 62 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Alburt, Lev O
1/2-1/2 42 Alekhine Defense ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Lein, Anatoly vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 21 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2 60 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Mukhin, Mikhail A
0-1 34 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 80 Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Zhidkov, Valery S vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 13 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation ROUND 2
1972.11.18
Kapengut, Albert Z vs Zilberstein, Valery I
0-1 40 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation ROUND 2
1972.11.19
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1/2-1/2 23 King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Razuvaev, Yuri S vs Zhidkov, Valery S
1/2-1/2 14 Catalan Opening: Open Defense ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Zilberstein, Valery I vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2 40 Catalan Opening ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
1/2-1/2 12 Slav Defense ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Savon, Vladimir A vs Vasiukov, Evgeni
1/2-1/2 21 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Alburt, Lev O vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2 87 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Mukhin, Mikhail A vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 47 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Balashov, Yuri S vs Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
1/2-1/2 15 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
0-1 58 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Gufeld, Eduard vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation ROUND 3
1972.11.19
Tal, Mihail vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 43 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation ROUND 3
1972.11.21
Kapengut, Albert Z vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2 16 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Lein, Anatoly vs Alburt, Lev O
1-0 38 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Bronstein, David Ionovich vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 66 Zukertort Opening ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2 61 Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Zilberstein, Valery I
1-0 44 Zukertort Opening ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
0-1 46 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Zhidkov, Valery S vs Mukhin, Mikhail A
1/2-1/2 23 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
0-1 42 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Razuvaev, Yuri S
1-0 85 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 17 Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit ROUND 4
1972.11.21
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Gufeld, Eduard
1/2-1/2 67 King's Indian Defense ROUND 4
1972.11.22
Tal, Mihail vs Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
1/2-1/2 44 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation ROUND 5
1972.11.22
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Bronstein, David Ionovich
1-0 74 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 5
1972.11.22
Savon, Vladimir A vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0 39 Amar Opening ROUND 5
1972.11.22
Alburt, Lev O vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1-0 51 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 5
1972.11.22
Razuvaev, Yuri S vs Kapengut, Albert Z
1/2-1/2 23 Zukertort Opening ROUND 5
1972.11.22
Zilberstein, Valery I vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 118 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 5