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Sverdlovsk (1943) Played from April 21 to May 15. 1 Botvinnik ** 1= =1 =1 1= 1= 1= 1= 10.5 2 Makagonov 0= ** 1= 11 =1 == =0 11 9.5 3 Smyslov =0 0= ** 01 == 1= 1= 11 8.0 4 Kan =0 00 10 ** 01 =1 11 11 8.0 5 Boleslavsky 0= =0 == 10 ** 1= == =1 7.0 6 Konstantinopolsky 0= == 0= =0 0= ** 11 1= 6.5 7 Zagorjansky 0= =1 0= 00 == 00 ** 0= 4.0 8 Ragozin 0= 00 00 00 =0 0= 1= ** 3.0 "From 1941 to 1943 I gave all my time to my work as an engineer. During the summer I had to travel a great deal, visiting the power stations in the Urals to test high-tension insulation. During the winter I worked in the high-tension laboratory at Molotov, servicing the works of the Molotov Electricity Corporation in the repair and testing of the insulations. It may not be superfluous to remark that the insulation installations in the charge of our laboratory worked throughout this time without breakdowns. At the beginning of 1943 I took up chess again. On Wednesdays and Saturdays I was freed from work in order to devote myself to the game. I made use of this free time to prepare for the forthcoming Masters' Tournament to be held in Sverdlovsk. The tournament brought a group of strong masters together in competition, but, despite my two years' lack of tournament practice, I was in good form and came out first." - Botvinnik in One Hundred Selected Games, p. 205. Based on an original collection by User: TheFocus. Round dates were provided by User: Tabanus, from "Schach in Russland 1941-45 mit sämtlichen Partien Swerdlowsk 1943" by Mikhail Botvinnik. The dates for Rounds 6, 7, and 12 are unavailable.  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 56  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. E Zagoryansky vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 50 1943 Sverdlovsk A45 Queen's Pawn Game 27. I Kan vs E Zagoryansky   1-0 71 1943 Sverdlovsk D00 Queen's Pawn Game 28. Botvinnik vs Smyslov 1-0 40 1943 Sverdlovsk C46 Three Knights 29. A Konstantinopolsky vs Boleslavsky ½-½ 33 1943 Sverdlovsk B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 30. Smyslov vs A Konstantinopolsky 1-0 61 1943 Sverdlovsk C77 Ruy Lopez 31. Ragozin vs V Makogonov 0-1 66 1943 Sverdlovsk D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 32. V Makogonov vs Botvinnik 0-1 55 1943 Sverdlovsk D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 33. E Zagoryansky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 37 1943 Sverdlovsk A53 Old Indian 34. V Makogonov vs Boleslavsky 1-0 38 1943 Sverdlovsk A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 35. Ragozin vs Botvinnik ½-½ 51 1943 Sverdlovsk E00 Queen's Pawn Game 36. A Konstantinopolsky vs I Kan   0-1 40 1943 Sverdlovsk B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 37. Smyslov vs V Makogonov   ½-½ 53 1943 Sverdlovsk C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 38. Botvinnik vs I Kan 1-0 44 1943 Sverdlovsk B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 39. Boleslavsky vs Ragozin 1-0 37 1943 Sverdlovsk C16 French, Winawer 40. E Zagoryansky vs A Konstantinopolsky 0-1 39 1943 Sverdlovsk D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 41. Ragozin vs Smyslov 0-1 56 1943 Sverdlovsk D02 Queen's Pawn Game 42. A Konstantinopolsky vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 40 1943 Sverdlovsk C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 43. V Makogonov vs E Zagoryansky   0-1 41 1943 Sverdlovsk D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 44. I Kan vs Boleslavsky 1-0 33 1943 Sverdlovsk A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 45. V Makogonov vs A Konstantinopolsky   ½-½ 32 1943 Sverdlovsk A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 46. Smyslov vs I Kan 1-0 47 1943 Sverdlovsk B12 Caro-Kann Defense 47. Boleslavsky vs Botvinnik ½-½ 89 1943 Sverdlovsk C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 48. E Zagoryansky vs Ragozin   ½-½ 32 1943 Sverdlovsk D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 49. Smyslov vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 36 1943 Sverdlovsk C77 Ruy Lopez 50. V Makogonov vs I Kan   1-0 41 1943 Sverdlovsk A50 Queen's Pawn Game  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 56    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Apr-11-15    GrahamClayton: Interesting to note that Botvinnik scored 1.5/2 against the other seven players competing in the tournament. May-25-15    Calli: Worth mentioning that "Sverdlovsk" is today Ekaterinburg or perhaps Yekaterinburg if directly transliterated from the Russian Екатеринбург. The Soviets called it Sverdlovsk from 1924 and 1991 names after Communist party leader Yakov Sverdlov. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_... May-05-16    Howard: Wonder how close enemy troops were to this town at the time of the tournament. May-05-16    keypusher: <Howard: Wonder how close enemy troops were to this town at the time of the tournament.> Not close at all. Sverdlovsk/Yekaterinburg is over 1,000 miles east of Moscow. May-05-16    Howard: Remind me to brush up on my Russian and Ukrainian geography ! NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. 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