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🏆 USSR Championship (1949)

The 17th USSR chess championship took place in the Soviet capital of Moscow from October 16th to November 20th, 1949. Twenty of the Soviet Union's best grandmasters and masters qualified or received invitations to participate in the round robin event. Twelve players qualified from semi-final tournaments held earlier in the year: ... [more] Player: Paul Keres  page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Geller vs Keres 0-1 38 1949 USSR Championship C78 Ruy Lopez 2. Kholmov vs Keres   ½-½ 40 1949 USSR Championship C78 Ruy Lopez 3. Keres vs Lilienthal   1-0 68 1949 USSR Championship C14 French, Classical 4. Aronin vs Keres   ½-½ 33 1949 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 5. Keres vs Petrosian 1-0 39 1949 USSR Championship E60 King's Indian Defense 6. V Mikenas vs Keres 0-1 21 1949 USSR Championship E20 Nimzo-Indian 7. Keres vs G Goldberg   ½-½ 61 1949 USSR Championship E00 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Bronstein vs Keres 1-0 35 1949 USSR Championship C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 9. Keres vs Levenfish 1-0 35 1949 USSR Championship C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 10. Boleslavsky vs Keres   ½-½ 43 1949 USSR Championship C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 11. Keres vs Furman 0-1 48 1949 USSR Championship C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 12. Sokolsky vs Keres 0-1 42 1949 USSR Championship C55 Two Knights Defense 13. Keres vs N Kopilov   ½-½ 61 1949 USSR Championship B10 Caro-Kann 14. Taimanov vs Keres 1-0 41 1949 USSR Championship D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 15. Keres vs Ragozin   1-0 38 1949 USSR Championship A13 English 16. V Liublinsky vs Keres   1-0 56 1949 USSR Championship C47 Four Knights 17. Keres vs Kotov   ½-½ 31 1949 USSR Championship A13 English 18. Smyslov vs Keres ½-½ 70 1949 USSR Championship E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 19. Keres vs Flohr   ½-½ 24 1949 USSR Championship D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted  page 1 of 1; 19 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Keres wins | Keres loses   TIP: You can make the above ads go away by registering a free account! Aug-06-13    GrahamClayton: Bronstein started the tournament with 6/11, but a run of 7/8 propelled him to the title. Jul-25-16    Sally Simpson: Small error in the text. "While this championship was Smyslov's first and last Soviet crown." Smyslov shared it again in 1955. Game Collection: USSR Championship 1955 Jul-26-16    ughaibu: But Smyslov lost the play-off, in 1955. How did Bronstein come closer to being world champion, without succeeding, than Schlechter or Leko? Jul-27-16    whiteshark: Fair question! Jul-27-16    Sally Simpson: 'Smyslov lost the play-off' Then the small error is in the Smyslov Bio. USSR Championship (1949) Soviet champion in 1955 sharing the first place with Efim Geller. (no mention of a play-off.) Apr-26-17    Chessical: Petrosian's first Soviet Championship, he qualified from the semi-final held in Tiflis. Apr-26-17    Nosnibor: This was Geller`s debut and he scored 10 wins which exceeded both of the joint winners decisive games.Also noticeable is that he scored 4.5 points against the first six without losing a single game. Sep-02-17    Arconax: Goldberg got lost in all the variations. Sep-02-18    fiercebadger: Petrosian lost five games Sep-02-18    Check It Out: <fiercebadger: Petrosian lost five games> Not eight as listed here? Sep-02-18    siimens: Well, closest probably because Bronstein didn't lose Botvinnik but tied the 1951 title match NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No posting personal information of members. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! home | about | login | logout | F.A.Q. | your profile | preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | new kibitzing | chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | privacy notice | contact us Copyright 2001-2018, Chessgames Services LLC