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 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Grünfeld Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1976.11.28 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Dorfman, Josif D
|
0-1 | 34 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 2 |
| 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 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 40 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | 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 |
| 1976.12.05 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 6 |
| 1976.12.06 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 34 | English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System | ROUND 7 |
| 1976.12.07 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Zakharov, Alexander V
|
0-1 | 53 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1976.12.09 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 28 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1976.12.10 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1976.12.13 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | ROUND 11 |
| 1976.12.14 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Gulko, Boris F
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1976.12.16 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 30 | 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 |
| 1976.12.20 |
Kupreichik, Viktor D
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 52 | French Defense: Advance 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 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 17 |