Replay all 21 chess games from 41st USSR Championship — Moscow 1973. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 41st USSR Championship — Moscow 1973 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973.10.02 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 1 |
| 1973.10.02 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1973.10.03 |
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1973.10.03 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 2 |
| 1973.10.04 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: Adorjan Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1973.10.06 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1973.10.07 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1973.10.08 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1973.10.11 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1973.10.12 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1973.10.13 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1973.10.13 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Averkin, Orest Nikolaevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Catalan Opening: Closed | ROUND 9 |
| 1973.10.15 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1973.10.16 |
Beliavsky, Alexander G
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1973.10.17 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 68 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1973.10.20 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1973.10.21 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Bogo-Indian Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1973.10.23 |
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1973.10.23 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 27 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Smyslov Variation, Main Line | ROUND 15 |
| 1973.10.24 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1973.10.26 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Averkin, Orest Nikolaevich
|
1-0 | 70 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 17 |