44TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — MOSCOW 1976

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1976.11.27
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 21 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian ROUND 1
1976.11.27
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 21 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 1
1976.11.27
Geller, Efim P vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
0-1 27 Semi-Slav Defense Accepted ROUND 1
1976.11.27
Balashov, Yuri S vs Zakharov, Alexander V
1/2-1/2 40 Queen's Gambit Declined ROUND 1
1976.11.27
Taimanov, Mark E vs Gulko, Boris F
0-1 65 East Indian Defense ROUND 1
1976.11.27
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2 20 Grünfeld Defense ROUND 1
1976.11.27
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 92 Ruy Lopez ROUND 1
1976.11.27
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Dorfman, Josif D
0-1 32 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation ROUND 1
1976.11.27
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Tal, Mihail
0-1 28 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation ROUND 1
1976.11.28
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1 35 French Defense: Advance Variation ROUND 2
1976.11.28
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 27 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 2
1976.11.28
Tal, Mihail vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0 43 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation ROUND 2
1976.11.28
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0 38 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 2
1976.11.28
Gulko, Boris F vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 17 Queen's Pawn Game ROUND 2
1976.11.28
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2 25 Benko Gambit ROUND 2
1976.11.28
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
1/2-1/2 24 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation ROUND 2
1976.11.28
Zakharov, Alexander V vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 21 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 2
1976.11.28
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Dorfman, Josif D
0-1 34 Zukertort Opening ROUND 2
1976.11.29
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 3
1976.11.29
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1/2-1/2 17 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation ROUND 3
1976.11.29
Dorfman, Josif D vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 17 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 3
1976.11.29
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 43 Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation ROUND 3
1976.11.29
Geller, Efim P vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0 42 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Petrosian Variation ROUND 3
1976.11.29
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Zakharov, Alexander V
0-1 29 Scotch Game ROUND 3
1976.11.29
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1-0 28 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line ROUND 3
1976.11.29
Balashov, Yuri S vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0 36 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 3
1976.11.29
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2 14 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 3
1976.12.01
Tal, Mihail vs Dorfman, Josif D
1/2-1/2 41 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted ROUND 4
1976.12.01
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 40 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 4
1976.12.01
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly vs Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
1/2-1/2 19 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 4
1976.12.01
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2 22 Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian ROUND 4
1976.12.01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0 43 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System ROUND 4
1976.12.01
Gulko, Boris F vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1 39 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 4
1976.12.01
Zakharov, Alexander V vs Romanishin, Oleg M
0-1 34 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation ROUND 4
1976.12.01
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 18 Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit ROUND 4
1976.12.01
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
0-1 34 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 4
1976.12.02
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0 39 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 5
1976.12.02
Balashov, Yuri S vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 55 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 5
1976.12.02
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2 63 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 5
1976.12.02
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1-0 84 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 5
1976.12.02
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 31 Zukertort Opening ROUND 5
1976.12.02
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Gulko, Boris F
0-1 30 French Defense: Advance Variation ROUND 5
1976.12.02
Taimanov, Mark E vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2 34 Alekhine Defense ROUND 5
1976.12.02
Dorfman, Josif D vs Zakharov, Alexander V
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line ROUND 5
1976.12.02
Geller, Efim P vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0 37 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ROUND 5
1976.12.05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0 41 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation ROUND 6
1976.12.05
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Dorfman, Josif D
1-0 53 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation ROUND 6
1976.12.05
Gulko, Boris F vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0 49 French Defense: Paulsen Variation ROUND 6
1976.12.05
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 26 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation ROUND 6
1976.12.05
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 56 Zukertort Opening ROUND 6