Replay all 153 chess games from 44th USSR Championship — Moscow 1976. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 44th USSR Championship — Moscow 1976 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976.12.14 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Zakharov, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 42 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 33 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1-0 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Modern Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 74 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
vs
Dorfman, Josif D
|
0-1 | 40 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Kupreichik, Viktor D
|
0-1 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Dorfman, Josif D
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Gulko, Boris F
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 66 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 42 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Kupreichik, Viktor D
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
0-1 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 30 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Zakharov, Alexander V
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
0-1 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
|
1-0 | 52 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 42 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 53 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Dorfman, Josif D
|
1-0 | 39 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
|
0-1 | 48 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Gulko, Boris F
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Zakharov, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 62 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Kupreichik, Viktor D
|
1-0 | 23 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Kupreichik, Viktor D
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 52 | French Defense: Advance Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Gulko, Boris F
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
0-1 | 35 | Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Zakharov, Alexander V
vs
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
|
1-0 | 45 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Philidor Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 74 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Dorfman, Josif D
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Kupreichik, Viktor D
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
0-1 | 22 | Scotch Game | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Gulko, Boris F
|
0-1 | 38 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 40 | Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Zakharov, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 58 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3 | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Dorfman, Josif D
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
vs
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
|
0-1 | 40 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.23 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1976.12.23 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1976.12.23 |
Gulko, Boris F
vs
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1976.12.23 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 29 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1976.12.23 |
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1976.12.23 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 17 |
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