The 5th USSR Championship was held in Moscow from 26 September - 25 October 1927. Several new faces joined the usual suspects in an effort to capture the title formerly held by the now departed and disgraced Bogoljubov:Fedor Parfenovich Bohatirchuk;
Mikhail Botvinnik;
Fyodor Ivanovich Dus Chotimirsky;
Sergey Nikolaevich von Freymann;
Nikolay Dmitrievich Grigoriev;
Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky;
Anton Antonovich Kaspersky;
Khrisogon Lustinovich Kholodkevich;
Vladimir Andreevich Makogonov;
Abram Yakovlevich Model;
Vladimir Nenarokov;
Nikolay Pavlov-Pianov;
Alexander Perfiliev;
Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich;
Vsevolod Rauzer;
Yakov Geraisimovich Rokhlin;
Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky;
Alexey Sergeevich Selezniev;
Alexander Sergeyevich Sergeiev;
Andrey Alexandrovich Smorodsky;
Yakov S Vilner.
Three first-timers did quite well. Model tied for 3rd-4th, and Makogonov for 5th-6th with some bespectacled 16-year-old from Leningrad named Mikhail something or other. The latter showed some promise, but you never know how these kids are going to turn out.
However, the real battle was between the veterans Bohatirchuk, Romanovsky, and Dus Chotimirsky. The last of these lost three straight games late in the tournament to drop out of the running, and Romanovsky took a full point lead. However, a round 20 loss enabled the surging Bohatirchuk to catch up, and they finished tied for the championship.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
1 Bohatirchuk * 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 14.5
2 Romanovsky 1 * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 14.5
3 Dus Chotimirsky 0 1 * 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 13.0
4 Model 0 ½ 0 * 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.0
5 Makogonov 0 ½ 1 1 * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12.5
6 Botvinnik 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 12.5
7 Nenarokov 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 11.0
8 Grigoriev ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 10.5
9 Ilyin-Zhenevsky ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 10.0
10 Rabinovich ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 9.5
11 Freymann ½ 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 0 * 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 9.5
12 Pavlov Pianov 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 9.5
13 Sergeiev ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 9.0
14 Perfiliev 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 * 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 8.5
15 Selezniev 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 8.0
16 Rokhlin ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ 0 1 8.0
17 Vilner 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 0 1 1 8.0
18 Rauzer ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1 0 7.5
19 Kaspersky ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 * 1 ½ 7.5
20 Smorodsky ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 * 0 7.0
21 Kholodkevich 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 * 6.5
Many of the games from this tournament are missing. Those in the collection will be designated by an asterisk (*) in the following list of round-by-round pairings.Round 1: Rabinovich-Bye; Botvinnik 0 Model*; Perfieliev 0 Selezniev; Makogonov 1 Smorodsky*; Romanovsky 1 Rokhlin*; Vilner 1 Rauzer; Kaspersky 1/2 Grigoriev; Dus Chotimirsky 1/2 Sergeiev; Nenarokov 1/2 Freymann; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1 Kholodkevich; Pavlov Pianov 0 Bohatirchuk*
Round 2: Bye-Bohatirchuk; Kholodkevich 1/2 Pavlov Pianov*; Freymann 0 Ilyin-Zhenevsky*; Sergeiev 0 Nenarokov*; Grigoriev 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky; Rauzer 1 Kaspersky*; Rokhlin 1 Vilner; Smorodsky 0 Romanovsky; Selezniev 1/2 Makogonov; Model 1 Perfieliev; Rabinovich 0 Botvinnik*
Round 3: Botvinnik-Bye; Perfiliev 1 Rabinovich*; Makogonov 1 Model*; Romanovsky 1 Selezniev*; Vilner 1 Smorodsky*; Kaspersky 1/2 Rokhlin; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Rauzer*; Nenarokov 1 Grigoriev*; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1 Sergeiev; Pavlov Pianov 1 Freymann*; Bohatirchuk 1 Kholodkevich
Round 4: Bye-Kholodkevich; Freymann 1/2 Bohatirchuk*; Sergeiev 1 Pavlov Pianov*; Grigoriev 1/2 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Rauzer 1/2 Nenarokov; Rokhlin 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky; Smorodsky 0 Kaspersky; Selezniev 1/2 Vilner; Model 1/2 Romanovsky; Rabinovich 1/2 Makogonov*; Botvinnik 1/2 Perfiliev
Round 5: Perfiliev-Bye; Makogonov 0 Botvinnik*; Romanovsky 0 Rabinovich*; Vilner 0 Model*; Kaspersky 1/2 Selezniev; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Smorodsky; Nenarokov 1 Rokhlin; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1/2 Rauzer; Pavlov Pianov 1/2 Grigoriev*; Bohatirchuk 1/2 Sergeiev; Kholodkevich 1/2 Freymann
Round 6: Bye-Freymann; Sergeiev 1/2 Kholodkevich; Grigoriev 1/2 Bohatirchuk*; Rauzer 1 Pavlov Pianov*; Rokhlin 0 Ilyin-Zhenevsky*; Smorodsky 1/2 Nenarokov; Selezniev 0 Dus Chotimirsky; Model 1 Kaspersky; Rabinovich 0 Vilner*; Botvinnik 1/2 Romanovsky*; Perfiliev 1 Makogonov*
Round 7: Makogonov-Bye; Romanovsky 1 Perfiliev; Vilner 1 Botvinnik*; Kaspersky 0 Rabinovich; Dus Chotimirsky 1/2 Model; Nenarokov 0 Selezniev; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1 Smorodsky*; Pavlov Pianov 1 Rokhlin*; Bohatirchuk 1/2 Rauzer*; Kholodkevich 0 Grigoriev; Freymann 1 Sergeiev
Round 8: Bye-Sergeiev; Grigoriev 0 Freymann*; Rauzer 0 Kholodkevich; Rokhlin 1/2 Bohatirchuk; Smorodsky 1/2 Pavlov Pianov*; Selezniev 1 Ilyin-Zhenevsky*; Model 0 Nenarokov; Rabinovich 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky; Botvinnik 1/2 Kaspersky; Perfiliev 1 Vilner; Makogonov 1/2 Romanovsky*
Round 9: Romanovsky-Bye; Vilner 0 Makogonov*; Kaspersky 0 Perfiliev; Dus Chotimirsky 1/2 Botvinnik; Nenarokov 1/2 Rabinovich; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1/2 Model; Pavlov Pianov 1 Selezniev*; Bohatirchuk 1/2 Smorodsky; Kholodkevich 0 Rokhlin; Freymann 0 Rauzer; Sergeiev 0 Grigoriev
Round 10: Bye-Grigoriev; Rauzer 0 Sergeiev; Rokhlin 1 Freymann*; Smorodsky 0 Kholodkevich; Selezniev 0 Bohatirchuk*; Model 1 Pavlov Pianov*; Rabinovich 1/2 Ilyin-Zhenevsky*; Botvinnik 1/2 Nenarokov*; Perfiliev 0 Dus Chotimirsky; Makogonov 1 Kaspersky*; Romanovsky 1 Vilner*
Round 11: Vilner-Bye; Kaspersky 0 Romanovsky; Dus Chotimirsky 0 Makogonov; Nenarokov 1 Perfiliev; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 0 Botvinnik*; Pavlov Pianov 1/2 Rabinovich*; Bohatirchuk 1 Model*; Kholodkevich 1 Selezniev; Freymann 1 Smorodsky; Sergeiev 1 Rokhlin; Grigoriev 1 Rauzer
Round 12: Bye-Rauzer; Rokhlin 1/2 Grigoriev; Smorodsky 1/2 Sergeiev; Selezniev 1 Freymann; Model 0 Kholodkevich; Rabinovich 1/2 Bohatirchuk; Botvinnik 1 Pavlov Pianov*; Perfiliev 0 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Makogonov 1/2 Nenarokov; Romanovsky 0 Dus Chotimirsky*; Vilner 0 Kaspersky
Round 13: Kaspersky-Bye; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Vilner; Nenarokov 0 Romanovsky*; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 0 Makogonov*; Pavlov Pianov 0 Perfiliev*; Bohatirchuk 1 Botvinnik*; Kholodkevich 1/2 Rabinovich; Freymann 0 Model*; Sergeiev 1/2 Selezniev; Grigoriev 0 Smorodsky; Rauzer 0 Rokhlin
Round 14: Bye-Rokhlin; Smorodsky 0 Rauzer; Selezniev 0 Grigoriev; Model 1 Sergeiev*; Rabinovich 1 Freymann; Botvinnik 1 Kholodkevich*; Perfiliev 0 Bohatirchuk; Makogonov 1/2 Pavlov Pianov*; Romanovsky 1 Ilyin-Zhenevsky*; Vilner 1 Nenarokov*; Kaspersky 1/2 Dus Chotimirsky
Round 15: Dus Chotimirsky-Bye; Nenarokov 1/2 Kaspersky; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 0 Vilner; Pavlov Pianov 1/2 Romanovsky*; Bohatirchuk 1 Makogonov*; Kholodkevich 0 Perfiliev; Freymann 1 Botvinnik*; Sergeiev 1/2 Rabinovich; Grigoriev 0 Model; Rauzer 1/2 Selezniev; Rokhlin 0 Smorodsky
Round 16: Bye-Smorodsky; Selezniev 1/2 Rokhlin; Model 1 Rauzer; Rabinovich 1/2 Grigoriev; Botvinnik 1 Sergeiev; Perfiliev 0 Freymann; Makogonov 1 Kholodkevich*; Romanovsky 1 Bohatirchuk*; Vilner 0 Pavlov Pianov*; Kaspersky 1 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Nenarokov*
Round 17: Nenarokov-Bye; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1 Dus Chotimirsky*; Pavlov Pianov 1/2 Kaspersky*; Bohatirchuk 1 Vilner*; Kholodkevich 0 Romanovsky; Freymann 1 Makogonov*; Sergeiev 1 Perfiliev; Grigoriev 0 Botvinnik; Rauzer 1 Rabinovich*; Rokhlin 0 Model; Smorodsky 1/2 Selezniev
Round 18: Bye-Selezniev; Model 0 Smorodsky; Rabinovich 1/2 Rokhlin; Botvinnik 1 Rauzer; Perfiliev 0 Grigoriev; Makogonov 1/2 Sergeiev; Romanovsky 1 Freymann*; Vilner 1 Kholodkevich; Kaspersky 1/2 Bohatirchuk; Dus Chotimirsky 0 Pavlov Pianov*; Nenarokov 1 Ilyin-Zhenevsky*
Round 19: Ilyin-Zhenevsky-Bye; Pavlov Pianov 1/2 Nenarokov*; Bohatirchuk 1 Dus Chotimirsky; Kholodkevich 1/2 Kaspersky; Freymann 1 Vilner*; Sergeiev 0 Romanovsky*; Grigoriev 0 Makogonov; Rauzer 0 Perfiliev; Rokhlin 0 Botvinnik; Smorodsky 1/2 Rabinovich; Selezniev 0 Model
Round 20: Bye-Model; Rabinovich 1 Selezniev*; Botvinnik 1/2 Smorodsky; Perfiliev 1/2 Rokhlin; Makogonov 1 Rauzer*; Romanovsky 0 Grigoriev*; Vilner 1/2 Sergeiev; Kaspersky 0 Freymann; Dus Chotimirsky 1 Kholodkevich; Nenarokov 0 Bohatirchuk; Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1/2 Pavlov Pianov
Round 21: Pavlov Pianov-Bye; Bohatirchuk 1/2 Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Kholodkevich 0 Nenarokov; Freymann 0 Dus Chotimirsky; Sergeiev 1 Kaspersky; Grigoriev 1 Vilner; Rauzer 1/2 Romanovsky; Rokhlin 1/2 Makogonov; Smorodsky 1/2 Perfiliev; Selezniev 1/2 Botvinnik; Model 1 Rabinovich
Original collection: Game Collection: USSR Championship 1927, by User: Phony Benoni.
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