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🏆 USSR Championship (1955)

The 22nd USSR Championship was held in Moscow from February 11 through March 15, 1955. It was certainly one of the strongest of the series, featuring four world champions and nine Soviet champions among its 20 players, and marked the final appearance of Mikhail Botvinnik in a Soviet championship. This tournament was also one of the Zonal events to select players eligible to play in the upcoming ... [more] Player: Yuri Averbakh  page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Averbakh vs Lisitsin   ½-½ 57 1955 USSR Championship A22 English 2. Keres vs Averbakh   ½-½ 26 1955 USSR Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 3. Averbakh vs V Mikenas   ½-½ 24 1955 USSR Championship A33 English, Symmetrical 4. Antoshin vs Averbakh   ½-½ 24 1955 USSR Championship C02 French, Advance 5. Averbakh vs V Sherbakov   ½-½ 33 1955 USSR Championship E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line 6. Petrosian vs Averbakh   ½-½ 14 1955 USSR Championship E14 Queen's Indian 7. Averbakh vs Geller   ½-½ 23 1955 USSR Championship E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 8. Kotov vs Averbakh 0-1 39 1955 USSR Championship D97 Grunfeld, Russian 9. Averbakh vs Botvinnik 0-1 65 1955 USSR Championship C15 French, Winawer 10. Spassky vs Averbakh 1-0 29 1955 USSR Championship C34 King's Gambit Accepted 11. Averbakh vs Kan   ½-½ 48 1955 USSR Championship B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 12. Averbakh vs Simagin   ½-½ 56 1955 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. Smyslov vs Averbakh   ½-½ 37 1955 USSR Championship D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 14. Averbakh vs Furman   ½-½ 72 1955 USSR Championship E12 Queen's Indian 15. Flohr vs Averbakh   1-0 64 1955 USSR Championship A15 English 16. Averbakh vs G Ilivitsky   ½-½ 45 1955 USSR Championship D71 Neo-Grunfeld 17. Taimanov vs Averbakh ½-½ 31 1955 USSR Championship D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 18. Averbakh vs G Borisenko   ½-½ 41 1955 USSR Championship A12 English with b3 19. Korchnoi vs Averbakh   ½-½ 64 1955 USSR Championship D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6  page 1 of 1; 19 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Averbakh wins | Averbakh loses   TIP: You can make the above ads go away by registering a free account! Dec-17-13    Fusilli: Baby Korchnoi (24 at the time) got spanked in this one. Dec-17-13    perfidious: <Fusilli>: A result due in no small part to this fiasco from the fourth round: Korchnoi vs Flohr, 1955. Jan-27-14    Fusilli: <perfidious> Oh, yeah, I just looked at it. A blunder, but a pretty one. That would erode anybody's confidence. Nov-22-17    Fusilli: Amazing feat by Geller, winning the USSR championship even though he lost five games. Nov-22-17    Marmot PFL: Good result for 18 year old Spassky. Nov-26-17    rgr459: I wonder if smoking was allowed in the tournament hall. Nov-26-17    ughaibu: rgr459: <I wonder if smoking was allowed in the tournament hall.> Are you serious? Mar-04-18    Retireborn: This was to be Botvinnik's last Soviet championship. Perhaps there's a story as to how he came to be in it. Surely a unique occurence, for the reigning World Champion to play in a zonal tournament! 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