Replay all 39 chess games from 46th USSR Championship — Tbilisi 1978. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 46th USSR Championship — Tbilisi 1978 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Dorfman, Josif D
|
1-0 | 47 | Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Dorfman, Josif D
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Mikhalchishin, Adrian
|
1-0 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted | ROUND 3 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 4 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Mikhalchishin, Adrian
|
1-0 | 34 | Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Beliavsky, Alexander G
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Makarichev, Sergey
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
0-1 | 74 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | ROUND 8 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Makarichev, Sergey
|
1-0 | 33 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Dorfman, Josif D
vs
Razuvaev, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Timoscenko, Gennadij A
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 11 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 43 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Giorgadze, Tamaz
|
1/2-1/2 | 123 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 12 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Timoscenko, Gennadij A
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Gulko, Boris F
vs
Sveshnikov, Evgeny
|
1-0 | 32 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
0-1 | 42 | Benko Gambit | ROUND 13 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Giorgadze, Tamaz
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Razuvaev, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 14 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Beliavsky, Alexander G
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Beliavsky, Alexander G
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Henneberger Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Gulko, Boris F
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 30 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 15 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gulko, Boris F
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Kasparov, Garry
|
1-0 | 51 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Dorfman, Josif D
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
0-1 | 55 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 17 |
| 1978.12.?? |
Kasparov, Garry
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 17 |