Replay all 28 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 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 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 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1972.11.21 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit | 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 |
| 1972.11.23 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
|
1-0 | 42 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | ROUND 6 |
| 1972.11.23 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1972.11.26 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 28 | Richter-Veresov Attack | ROUND 7 |
| 1972.11.27 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1-0 | 23 | Modern Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1972.11.29 |
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1972.11.30 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1-0 | 38 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1972.12.03 |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1972.12.04 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Mukhin, Mikhail A
|
1-0 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1972.12.04 |
Zilberstein, Valery I
vs
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1972.12.05 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 49 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 13 |
| 1972.12.07 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1-0 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Quiet Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 29 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 39 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Zhidkov, Valery S
|
1-0 | 97 | Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.15 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1/2-1/2 | 88 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 19 |
| 1972.12.15 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | ROUND 19 |
| 1972.12.17 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Kapengut, Albert Z
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 20 |
| 1972.12.19 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 21 |