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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 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 77  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Levenfish vs Bronstein ½-½231948USSR ChampionshipC48 Four Knights
2. Alatortsev vs Panov  ½-½431948USSR ChampionshipE01 Catalan, Closed
3. Bondarevsky vs Lilienthal  ½-½401948USSR ChampionshipD95 Grunfeld
4. Flohr vs Tolush  ½-½351948USSR ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
5. Keres vs Kholmov ½-½631948USSR ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
6. Kholmov vs Bondarevsky  ½-½311948USSR ChampionshipE39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation
7. Panov vs A Konstantinopolsky  ½-½791948USSR ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
8. Bronstein vs Alatortsev ½-½411948USSR ChampionshipC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
9. Averbakh vs Flohr  ½-½421948USSR ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
10. Lisitsin vs Taimanov  ½-½201948USSR ChampionshipD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. Tolush vs Keres  ½-½291948USSR ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
12. Ragozin vs Levenfish  ½-½211948USSR ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
13. Bondarevsky vs Tolush ½-½221948USSR ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
14. G Ilivitsky vs Panov  ½-½341948USSR ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. Keres vs Averbakh  ½-½421948USSR ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. Alatortsev vs Ragozin ½-½911948USSR ChampionshipE01 Catalan, Closed
17. A Konstantinopolsky vs Bronstein ½-½191948USSR ChampionshipE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
18. Aronin vs Alatortsev  ½-½311948USSR ChampionshipA25 English
19. Kholmov vs Taimanov  ½-½491948USSR ChampionshipA34 English, Symmetrical
20. Flohr vs Keres  ½-½241948USSR ChampionshipE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
21. Lisitsin vs Levenfish ½-½861948USSR ChampionshipA15 English
22. Averbakh vs Bondarevsky ½-½741948USSR ChampionshipC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
23. Ragozin vs A Konstantinopolsky  ½-½271948USSR ChampionshipD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
24. Bondarevsky vs Flohr  ½-½191948USSR ChampionshipD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. Taimanov vs Tolush  ½-½371948USSR ChampionshipE53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 77  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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