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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
USSR Championship Tournament
David Bronstein12/18(+7 -1 =10)[games]
Alexander Kotov12/18(+10 -4 =4)[games]
Semyon Furman11/18(+9 -5 =4)[games]
Salomon Flohr10.5/18(+4 -1 =13)[games]
Alexander Tolush10/18(+7 -5 =6)[games]
Igor Bondarevsky9.5/18(+4 -3 =11)[games]
Paul Keres9.5/18(+5 -4 =9)[games]
Alexander Konstantinopolsky9.5/18(+5 -4 =9)[games]
Georgy Lisitsin9.5/18(+6 -5 =7)[games]
Georgy Ilivitsky9/18(+5 -5 =8)[games]
Andre Lilienthal9/18(+5 -5 =8)[games]
Ratmir Kholmov8.5/18(+5 -6 =7)[games]
Yuri Averbakh8/18(+4 -6 =8)[games]
Grigory Levenfish8/18(+6 -8 =4)[games]
Viacheslav Ragozin8/18(+3 -5 =10)[games]
Vladimir Alatortsev7.5/18(+3 -6 =9)[games]
Vasily Panov7.5/18(+3 -6 =9)[games]
Lev Aronin6/18(+2 -8 =8)[games]
Mark Taimanov6/18(+1 -7 =10)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
USSR Championship (1948)

The 16th Chess Championship of the USSR was held in Moscow from November 10th to December 13th, 1948. Nineteen of the Soviet Union's strongest players were assembled to participate. Among them were the participants of the Saltsjobaden Interzonal (1948), including the winner David Bronstein, as well as Alexander Kotov, Andor Lilienthal, Igor Bondarevsky, Salomon Flohr, Viacheslav Ragozin, and the previous year's champion, Paul Keres. Bronstein and Kotov shared first place, each with 12/18.

The final standings and crosstable: 

                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  Pts
 =1 Bronstein          * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1  12
 =1 Kotov              ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1  12
  3 Furman             0 ½ * 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1  11
  4 Flohr              ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½  10½
  5 Tolush             0 1 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½  10
 =6 Bondarevsky        ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 ½   9½
 =6 Keres              1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½   9½
 =6 Konstantinopolsky  ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½   9½
 =6 Lisitsin           ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½   9½
=10 Ilivitsky          0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 * 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½   9
=10 Lilienthal         ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1   9
 12 Kholmov            ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½   8½
=13 Averbakh           0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1   8
=13 Levenfish          ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ * ½ 1 0 0 0   8
=13 Ragozin            ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½   8
=16 Alatortsev         ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1   7½
=16 Panov              0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½   7½
=18 Aronin             0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * 1   6
=18 Taimanov           0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 *   6
The round numbers for the original games collection were supplied by User: marekg248 from the "Fritz 8 Database": David Bronstein (kibitz #183).

Original collection: Game Collection: USSR Championship 1948, by User: suenteus po 147.

 page 4 of 7; games 76-100 of 171  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
76. Taimanov vs Bondarevsky  ½-½491948USSR ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
77. Ragozin vs Aronin 1-0281948USSR ChampionshipB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
78. Panov vs Lilienthal  0-1301948USSR ChampionshipC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
79. A Konstantinopolsky vs Tolush  0-1411948USSR ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
80. G Ilivitsky vs Kholmov 1-0191948USSR ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
81. Alatortsev vs Averbakh 1-0241948USSR ChampionshipE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
82. Keres vs Levenfish 1-0711948USSR ChampionshipC15 French, Winawer
83. Bondarevsky vs Kotov 0-1381948USSR ChampionshipD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
84. Lisitsin vs Ragozin 1-0571948USSR ChampionshipD94 Grunfeld
85. Furman vs Taimanov 1-0381948USSR ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
86. Averbakh vs A Konstantinopolsky  ½-½241948USSR ChampionshipC66 Ruy Lopez
87. Lilienthal vs Bronstein ½-½191948USSR ChampionshipD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
88. Flohr vs Alatortsev  ½-½251948USSR ChampionshipD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
89. Kholmov vs Panov  ½-½271948USSR ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
90. Tolush vs G Ilivitsky 1-0231948USSR ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
91. Alatortsev vs Keres  ½-½311948USSR ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
92. Kotov vs Furman  ½-½581948USSR ChampionshipE41 Nimzo-Indian
93. Ragozin vs Lilienthal  ½-½221948USSR ChampionshipA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
94. Bronstein vs Kholmov ½-½211948USSR ChampionshipB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
95. A Konstantinopolsky vs Flohr  ½-½241948USSR ChampionshipB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
96. Panov vs Tolush 1-0371948USSR ChampionshipC19 French, Winawer, Advance
97. Aronin vs Lisitsin  ½-½421948USSR ChampionshipC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
98. G Ilivitsky vs Averbakh  ½-½741948USSR ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
99. Levenfish vs Bondarevsky 1-0341948USSR ChampionshipE53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
100. Tolush vs Bronstein 0-1361948USSR ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
 page 4 of 7; games 76-100 of 171  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-12-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  Phony Benoni: As of today, there are a large number of incorrectly recorded results in the database, which is why the leaderboard differs so radically from the crosstable. I'm trying to track them all down right now.
Jan-21-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  chessgames.com: Thanks Phony. It's baffling how this tournament ended up with so many bogus results, but the Librarian is fixing them as quick as you can throw them at her. I think it's almost fixed.
Jan-21-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Kotov wins the event, with ten wins and four losses. He was thought to be somewhat eratic.
Jan-21-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  Phony Benoni: <chessgames.com> Looks like everything is in order now. Thanks and praise to The Librarian!
Jul-17-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  Open Defence: Forever indebted to the great work that <PB> did

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