Efim Bogoljubov; Fyodor Ivanovich Dus Chotimirsky; Sergey Nikolaevich Von Freymann; Solomon Borisovich Gotthilf; Nikolay Dmitrievich Grigoriev; Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Anton Antonovich Kaspersky; Arvid Kubbel; Nikolay Nikolaevich Kutuzov; Grigory Levenfish; Vladimir Nenarokov; Abram Isaakovich Rabinovich; Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich; Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky; Alexey Sergeevich Selezniev; Alexander Sergeyevich Sergeiev; Veniamin Sozin; Boris Verlinsky; Yakov S Vilner; Nikolay Zubarev.

Bogoljubov successfully defended his title, but was not as dominant as in the previous year. He started well enough with 12 of 14 to take a two-point lead over Levenfish, who had started with losses in the first two rounds. However, Bogoljubov then lost to Vilner and Verlinsky in successive rounds. This allowed Levenfish to draw within a half-point, but a critical round 17 loss restored Bogoljubov's full point lead, and the champ made sure by winning his remaining games.

1 Bogoljubov 14.0/19 * = 1 0 1 = = 1 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 Levenfish 13.0/19 = * 0 0 1 = 0 = 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

3 Rabinovich,I 12.5/19 0 1 * 0 0 0 = 1 1 = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 + 1

4 Verlinsky 12.0/19 1 1 1 * = = 1 1 = 1 0 = = 1 0 0 1 0 = 1

5 Dus Chotimirsky 11.5/19 0 0 1 = * = = 1 1 1 = 0 = = = 0 1 1 1 1

6 Gotthilf 11.0/19 = = 1 = = * 0 = 0 = = 1 1 = = = 1 0 + 1

7 Ilyin-Zhenevsky 11.0/19 = 1 = 0 = 1 * 0 0 = = 1 0 = = 1 1 1 + =

8 Romanovsky 11.0/19 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 * 1 1 1 1 0 = 1 1 1 = 0 1

9 Rabinovich,A 10.0/19 0 1 0 = 0 1 1 0 * 1 0 0 0 = 1 1 = 1 = 1

10 Sergeiev 10.0/19 = 0 = 0 0 = = 0 0 * 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 + 1

11 Vilner 9.5/19 1 0 = 1 = = = 0 1 0 * 0 = = 1 1 0 1 0 =

12 Kubbel 9.5/19 = 0 1 = 1 0 0 0 1 = 1 * 1 = 0 = = = = =

13 Zubarev 9.5/19 0 = 0 = = 0 1 1 1 = = 0 * = 0 = = 1 = 1

14 Selezniev 9.0/19 = 0 0 0 = = = = = = = = = * = 1 = 1 = =

15 Grigoriev 8.0/19 0 0 0 1 = = = 0 0 0 0 1 1 = * 0 1 0 + 1

16 Kaspersky 7.0/19 0 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 1 * 0 = + =

17 Sozin 6.5/19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = = = 0 1 * 1 = 1

18 Nenarokov 6.0/19 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 * 1 =

19 Freymann 5.0/19 0 0 - = 0 - - 1 = - 1 = = = - - = 0 * -

20 Kutuzov 4.0/19 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = 0 = - = 0 = + *

With more Soviet players were now more familiar with the new hypermodern theories, the general playing level was rising and the competition getting tougher. Romanovsky, a dominant figure in previous tournaments, could only tie for 6th-8th places here. Verlinsky had an adventurous result. He defeated the top three finishers while scoring 7.5 points against the other nine players in the top half of the tournament, but could only score 4.5/10 against those in the bottom half. Had the tournament been restricted to just the top ten players, he would have won by a point and a half.

Freymann left the tournament after twelve rounds; his remaining seven games are indicated as "+" and "-" in the crosstable and round-by-round pairings. Only about 50 games from the tournament are available; those in this collection are indicated by an asterisk (*).

<Round 1>: Freymann 1/2 A. Rabinovich; Kubbel 1 I. Rabinovich*; Selezniev 1 Kaspersky; Bogolyubov 1/2 Sergeiev*; Nenarokov 1 Grigoriev; Romanovsky 1 Kutuzov*; Zubarev 0 Gotthilf; Sozin 0 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Levenfish 0 Verlinsky; Dus Chotimirsky 1/2 Vilner

<Round 2>: A. Rabinovich 0 Vilner; Verlinsky 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1 Levenfish; Gotthilf 1 Sozin; Kutuzov 0 Zubarev; Grigoriev 0 Romanovsky*; Sergeiev 1 Nenarokov; Kaspersky 0 Bogolyubov; I. Rabinovich 1 Selezniev; Freymann 1/2 Kubbel

<Round 3>: Kubbel 1 A. Rabinovich*; Selezniev 1/2 Freymann; Bogolyubov 1 I. Rabinovich*; Nenarokov 1/2 Kaspersky; Romanovsky 1 Sergeiev*; Zubarev 0 Grigoriev; Sozin 1 Kutuzov*; Levenfish 1/2 Gotthilf; Dus Chotimirsky 1/2 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Vilner 1 Verlinsky*

<Round 4>: A. Rabinovich 1/2 Verlinsky; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1/2 Vilner; Gotthilf 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky; Kutuzov 0 Levenfish; Grigoriev 1 Sozin*; Sergeiev 1/2 Zubarev; Kaspersky 0 Romanovsky; I. Rabinovich 1 Nenarokov*; Freymann 0 Bogolyubov; Kubbel 1/2 Selezniev

<Round 5>: Selezniev 1/2 A. Rabinovich; Bogolyubov 1/2 Kubbel*; Nenarokov 1 Freymann; Romanovsky 0 I. Rabinovich; Zubarev 1/2 Kaspersky; Sozin 0 Sergeiev; Levenfish 1 Grigoriev; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Kutuzov; Vilner 1/2 Gotthilf; Verlinsky 1 Ilyin-Zhenevsky

<Round 6>: A. Rabinovich 1 Ilyin-Zhenevsky*; Gotthilf 1/2 Verlinsky; Kutuzov 1/2 Vilner; Grigoriev 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky; Sergeiev 0 Levenfish; Kaspersky 0 Sozin*; I. Rabinovich 1 Zubarev*; Freymann 1 Romanovsky*; Kubbel 1/2 Nenarokov; Selezniev 1/2 Bogolyubov

<Round 7>: Bogolyubov 1 A. Rabinovich*; Nenarokov 0 Selezniev*; Romanovsky 1 Kubbel*; Zubarev 1/2 Freymann; Sozin 0 I. Rabinovich; Levenfish 1 Kaspersky; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Sergeiev; Vilner 1 Grigoriev; Verlinsky 1 Kutuzov; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1 Gotthilf*

<Round 8>: A. Rabinovich 1 Gotthilf*; Kutuzov 1/2 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Grigoriev 1 Verlinsky; Sergeiev 1 Vilner*; Kaspersky 1 Dus Chotimirsky; I. Rabinovich 1 Levenfish; Freymann 1/2 Sozin; Kubbel 1 Zubarev; Selezniev 1/2 Romanovsky; Bogolyubov 1 Nenarokov*

<Round 9>: Nenarokov 0 A. Rabinovich*; Romanovsky 0 Bogolyubov*; Zubarev 1/2 Selezniev; Sozin 1/2 Kubbel*; Levenfish 1 Freymann*; Dus Chotimirsky 1 I. Rabinovich*; Vilner 1 Kaspersky; Verlinsky 1 Sergeiev; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1/2 Grigoriev; Gotthilf 1 Kutuzov

<Round 10>: A. Rabinovich 1 Kutuzov; Grigoriev 1/2 Gotthilf; Sergeiev 1/2 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Kaspersky 1 Verlinsky; I. Rabinovich 1/2 Vilner; Freymann 0 Dus Chotimirsky; Kubbel 0 Levenfish; Selezniev 1/2 Sozin; Bogolyubov 1 Zubarev*; Nenarokov 1/2 Romanovsky*

<Round 11>: Romanovsky 1 A. Rabinovich; Zubarev 1 Nenarokov; Sozin 0 Bogolyubov; Levenfish 1 Selezniev*; Dus Chotimirsky 0 Kubbel*; Vilner 0 Freymann; Verlinsky 1 I. Rabinovich*; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1 Kaspersky; Gotthilf 1/2 Sergeiev; Kutuzov 0 Grigoriev

<Round 12>: A. Rabinovich 1 Grigoriev; Sergeiev 1 Kutuzov; Kaspersky 1/2 Gotthilf; I. Rabinovich 1/2 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Freymann 1/2 Verlinsky; Kubbel 1 Vilner; Selezniev 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky; Bogolyubov 1/2 Levenfish; Nenarokov 0 Sozin*; Romanovsky 0 Zubarev

<Round 13>: Zubarev 1 A. Rabinovich*; Sozin 0 Romanovsky*; Levenfish 1 Nenarokov; Dus Chotimirsky 0 Bogolyubov; Vilner 1/2 Selezniev; Verlinsky 1/2 Kubbel; Ilyin-Zhenevsky + Freymann; Gotthilf 1 I. Rabinovich; Kutuzov 1/2 Kaspersky; Grigoriev 0 Sergeiev

<Round 14>: A. Rabinovich 1 Sergeiev; Kaspersky 1 Grigoriev; I. Rabinovich 1 Kutuzov; Freymann - Gotthilf; Kubbel 0 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Selezniev 0 Verlinsky; Bogolyubov 0 Vilner*; Nenarokov 0 Dus Chotimirsky; Romanovsky 1/2 Levenfish; Zubarev 1/2 Sozin

<Round 15>: Sozin 1/2 A. Rabinovich; Levenfish 1/2 Zubarev*; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Romanovsky*; Vilner 1 Nenarokov; Verlinsky 1 Bogolyubov; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1/2 Selezniev; Gotthilf 1 Kubbel; Kutuzov + Freymann; Grigoriev 0 I. Rabinovich; Sergeiev 1/2 Kaspersky

<Round 16>: A. Rabinovich 1 Kaspersky; I. Rabinovich 1/2 Sergeiev*; Freymann - Grigoriev; Kubbel 1/2 Kutuzov; Selezniev 1/2 Gotthilf; Bogolyubov 1/2 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Nenarokov 1 Verlinsky; Romanovsky 1 Vilner*; Zubarev 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky; Sozin 0 Levenfish

<Round 17>: Levenfish 0 A. Rabinovich*; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Sozin; Vilner 1/2 Zubarev*; Verlinsky 1 Romanovsky*; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1 Nenarokov; Gotthilf 1/2 Bogolyubov*; Kutuzov 1/2 Selezniev; Grigoriev 1 Kubbel; Sergeiev + Freymann; Kaspersky 0 I. Rabinovich

<Round 18>: A. Rabinovich 0 I. Rabinovich; Freymann - Kaspersky; Kubbel 1/2 Sergeiev; Selezniev 1/2 Grigoriev; Bogolyubov 1 Kutuzov*; Nenarokov 1 Gotthilf; Romanovsky 1 Ilyin-Zhenevsky*; Zubarev 1/2 Verlinsky; Sozin 1 Vilner*; Levenfish 1 Dus Chotimirsky*

<Round 19>: Dus Chotimirsky 1 A. Rabinovich; Vilner 0 Levenfish; Verlinsky 1 Sozin*; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 0 Zubarev; Gotthilf 1/2 Romanovsky; Kutuzov 1/2 Nenarokov; Grigoriev 0 Bogolyubov; Sergeiev 1/2 Selezniev; Kaspersky 1/2 Kubbel; I. Rabinovich + Freymann