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USSR Championship 1934/35 The 9th Soviet Chess Championship was played in the city of Leningrad from December 7th, 1934 to January 2nd, 1935. Twenty of the Soviet Union's best chess masters competed in the round robin event, with only one noticeable absence: Mikhail Botvinnik. The winner of the previous two Soviet championships had accepted an invitation to the chess festival held at Hastings at the end of the year 1934, and therefore could not participate as his nation's returning champion. Thus, two of Botvinnik's main rivals at the time were able to succeed at the top of their game in their opponent's absence. They were Fedor Bohatirchuk and Grigory Levenfish, and succeed they did. In the first half of the tournament Bohatirchuk led the field, closely followed by Vladimir Alatortsev, but he fell behind in the second half, allowing Levenfish to finish first, which he shared with Ilya Rabinovich. Bohatirchuk had to settle for third place, tying with Nikolai Riumin, half a point behind the winners. It was the first of two titles that Levenfish would win, while Rabinovich would never win another USSR crown. The final standings and crosstable: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pts =1 Rabinovich * ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 12 =1 Levenfish ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 12 =3 Bohatirchuk 1 ½ * 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 11½ =3 Riumin 1 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 11½ =5 Chekhover ½ 1 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ 10½ =5 Lisitsin ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 10½ =5 Ragozin 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 * ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 10½ =5 Alatortsev 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 10½ =9 Yudovich Sr. ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 10 =9 Belavenets 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 * ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 10 =9 Makogonov 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 10 =9 Kan 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 10 =13 Veresov 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 9 =13 Panov 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 * 0 0 1 1 1 1 9 =15 Savitsky 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 0 1 8½ =15 Mazel 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 * ½ 1 1 ½ 8½ 17 Rauzer ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1 0 1 7½ =18 Dubinin 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 0 7 =18 Ilyin-Zhenevsky 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 * ½ 7 20 Freymann ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * 4½ *This collection would not have been possible without the efforts of <Phony Benoni>. Original tournament: Game Collection: USSR Championship 1934/35, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 190  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Lisitsin vs V Makogonov   ½-½ 38 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A15 English 2. I Rabinovich vs Panov 1-0 43 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky 3. M Yudovich Sr. vs N Riumin ½-½ 32 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A40 Queen's Pawn Game 4. I Kan vs Veresov 1-0 42 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 B10 Caro-Kann 5. F Bohatirchuk vs S Belavenets   ½-½ 45 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 6. Alatortsev vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1-0 25 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 7. P Dubinin vs L Savitsky 0-1 24 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 8. V Chekhover vs V Rauzer 0-1 52 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 9. Levenfish vs S von Freymann 1-0 72 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 10. Ragozin vs I Mazel   ½-½ 13 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 11. N Riumin vs I Kan   ½-½ 23 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A04 Reti Opening 12. P Dubinin vs V Chekhover   1-0 73 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A50 Queen's Pawn Game 13. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Lisitsin   1-0 39 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 B27 Sicilian 14. Panov vs Alatortsev 0-1 53 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 C18 French, Winawer 15. S von Freymann vs I Rabinovich ½-½ 50 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 16. L Savitsky vs I Mazel   0-1 41 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 17. V Makogonov vs M Yudovich Sr.   ½-½ 23 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Veresov vs F Bohatirchuk   0-1 31 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 19. V Rauzer vs Levenfish   ½-½ 46 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 20. S Belavenets vs Ragozin 1-0 39 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. I Mazel vs S Belavenets   ½-½ 22 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A02 Bird's Opening 22. I Rabinovich vs V Rauzer   ½-½ 27 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A06 Reti Opening 23. V Chekhover vs L Savitsky   ½-½ 26 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 A47 Queen's Indian 24. I Kan vs V Makogonov 1-0 35 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 25. F Bohatirchuk vs N Riumin 1-0 54 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 B83 Sicilian  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 190    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Sep-08-18    sudoplatov: The joint winners were also Russian representatives to Karlsbad 1911. Sep-08-18    ZonszeinP: "Vingt ans après" Like the musketeers Sep-08-18    rgr459: There were probably a few cigarettes smoked at this one. Nov-27-18    ZonszeinP: No doubt about it! Nov-27-18    JimNorCal: Poor von Freymann had a challenging tournament. Jul-08-20    Nosnibor: Veresov went through this event without drawing a single game ! 9/19 all from decisive games. 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. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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