45TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP — LENINGRAD 1977

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

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ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1977.11.29
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1-0 40 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation ROUND 1
1977.11.29
Tal, Mihail vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 37 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense ROUND 1
1977.11.29
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Gulko, Boris F
0-1 40 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 1
1977.11.29
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1/2-1/2 38 Sicilian Defense ROUND 1
1977.11.29
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Kochyev, Alexander
1-0 38 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 1
1977.11.29
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2 23 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 1
1977.11.29
Dorfman, Josif D vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 21 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation ROUND 1
1977.11.29
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Alburt, Lev O
1-0 37 Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line ROUND 1
1977.11.30
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1 40 English Orangutan ROUND 2
1977.11.30
Dorfman, Josif D vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0 22 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation ROUND 2
1977.11.30
Alburt, Lev O vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2 36 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 2
1977.11.30
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2 34 Sicilian Defense: Open ROUND 2
1977.11.30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 17 Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line ROUND 2
1977.11.30
Gulko, Boris F vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 18 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System ROUND 2
1977.11.30
Kochyev, Alexander vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 25 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 2
1977.11.30
Balashov, Yuri S vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1/2-1/2 28 Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack ROUND 2
1977.12.01
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 40 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 3
1977.12.01
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0 40 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian ROUND 3
1977.12.01
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Romanishin, Oleg M
0-1 41 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 3
1977.12.01
Tal, Mihail vs Alburt, Lev O
1/2-1/2 29 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 3
1977.12.01
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0 51 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English ROUND 3
1977.12.01
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Dorfman, Josif D
1/2-1/2 22 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation ROUND 3
1977.12.01
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Kochyev, Alexander
1/2-1/2 32 Petrov's Defense ROUND 3
1977.12.01
Geller, Efim P vs Gulko, Boris F
1/2-1/2 20 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line ROUND 3
1977.12.03
Balashov, Yuri S vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2 64 Ruy Lopez: Open ROUND 4
1977.12.03
Kochyev, Alexander vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 13 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line ROUND 4
1977.12.03
Alburt, Lev O vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 28 Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line ROUND 4
1977.12.03
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gulko, Boris F
1/2-1/2 27 Zukertort Opening ROUND 4
1977.12.03
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1/2-1/2 28 Sicilian Defense: Open ROUND 4
1977.12.03
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2 14 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation ROUND 4
1977.12.03
Dorfman, Josif D vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 29 Slav Defense: Modern Line ROUND 4
1977.12.03
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 38 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 4
1977.12.04
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 24 Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Flank Variation ROUND 5
1977.12.04
Sveshnikov, Evgeny vs Dorfman, Josif D
1/2-1/2 27 Italian Game: Classical Variation ROUND 5
1977.12.04
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0 59 Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian ROUND 5
1977.12.04
Geller, Efim P vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1/2-1/2 20 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted ROUND 5
1977.12.04
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Smyslov, Vassily V
1/2-1/2 23 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 5
1977.12.04
Tal, Mihail vs Balashov, Yuri S
0-1 42 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 5
1977.12.04
Gulko, Boris F vs Alburt, Lev O
1/2-1/2 41 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 5
1977.12.04
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Kochyev, Alexander
1/2-1/2 18 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 5
1977.12.07
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1/2-1/2 35 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 6
1977.12.07
Dorfman, Josif D vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 30 Bogo-Indian Defense ROUND 6
1977.12.07
Balashov, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2 21 Sicilian Defense: Open ROUND 6
1977.12.07
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Gulko, Boris F
0-1 44 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 6
1977.12.07
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1/2-1/2 39 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 6
1977.12.07
Smyslov, Vassily V vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1-0 41 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation ROUND 6
1977.12.07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Alburt, Lev O
1/2-1/2 38 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 6
1977.12.07
Kochyev, Alexander vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 21 Zukertort Opening ROUND 6
1977.12.08
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Dorfman, Josif D
1/2-1/2 33 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation ROUND 7
1977.12.08
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0 36 Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit ROUND 7