Replay all 21 chess games from 40th USSR Championship — Baku 1972. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 40th USSR Championship — Baku 1972 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972.11.17 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Kapengut, Albert Z
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.11.18 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Alekhine Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 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 |
| 1972.11.21 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1-0 | 38 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.11.22 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1-0 | 51 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1972.11.23 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1-0 | 40 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack | ROUND 6 |
| 1972.11.26 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 28 | Richter-Veresov Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1972.11.27 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
0-1 | 59 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1972.11.29 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
|
0-1 | 31 | English Opening | ROUND 9 |
| 1972.11.30 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1-0 | 72 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 10 |
| 1972.12.03 |
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1-0 | 33 | Benko Gambit | ROUND 11 |
| 1972.12.04 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
0-1 | 60 | Indian Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1972.12.05 |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1-0 | 34 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 13 |
| 1972.12.07 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Mukhin, Mikhail A
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System | ROUND 14 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1-0 | 61 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | English Opening | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.15 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1-0 | 20 | King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation | ROUND 19 |
| 1972.12.17 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Zhidkov, Valery S
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 20 |
| 1972.12.19 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1-0 | 19 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 21 |