Replay all 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976.11.27 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 1 |
| 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 |
| 1976.11.29 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 43 | Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1976.12.01 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit | ROUND 4 |
| 1976.12.02 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 55 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 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 |
| 1976.12.06 |
Kupreichik, Viktor D
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1976.12.07 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1976.12.09 |
Dorfman, Josif D
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 9 |
| 1976.12.10 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation | ROUND 10 |
| 1976.12.13 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Zakharov, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 42 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1976.12.17 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Gulko, Boris F
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Semi-Slav Defense: Semi-Meran Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1976.12.21 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 16 |
| 1976.12.23 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1-0 | 33 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-Grünfeld | ROUND 17 |