Replay all 15 chess games from 45th USSR Championship — Leningrad 1977. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 45th USSR Championship — Leningrad 1977 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1977.12.01 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1-0 | 51 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.12.03 |
Kochyev, Alexander
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.12.04 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.12.07 |
Dorfman, Josif D
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Bogo-Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.12.08 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1-0 | 36 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.12.09 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 61 | French Defense: Paulsen Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.12.11 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.12.12 |
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.12.15 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1977.12.16 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.12.18 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1977.12.19 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1977.12.21 |
Gulko, Boris F
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Modern Defense | ROUND 15 |