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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1972.11.18 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | ROUND 2 |
| 1972.11.19 |
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 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1-0 | 44 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 4 |
| 1972.11.22 |
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1972.11.23 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1972.11.26 |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1-0 | 30 | French Defense: Paulsen Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1972.11.27 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Mukhin, Mikhail A
|
1-0 | 19 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1972.11.29 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1972.11.30 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 53 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1972.12.03 |
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1972.12.04 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 72 | Slav Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1972.12.05 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1-0 | 36 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1972.12.07 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Zhidkov, Valery S
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Kapengut, Albert Z
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 11 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.15 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Lein, Anatoly
|
1-0 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | ROUND 19 |
| 1972.12.17 |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 20 |
| 1972.12.19 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 21 |