Moscow (1947) |
The second Mikhail Chigorin Memorial international tournament was held in the winter of 1947 in the Soviet capital of Moscow. Moscow, Soviet Union (Russia), 25 November - 23 December 1947 (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts
1 Botvinnik * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 11
2 Ragozin 0 * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 10½
=3 Boleslavsky ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 10
=3 Smyslov ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 10
5 Kotov ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 9½
=6 Keres 0 0 1 ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 9
=6 Novotelnov 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 9
8 Pachman 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 8½
9 Trifunovic ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 8
10 Gligoric ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7½
11 Bondarevsky ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 0 1 6½
12 Kholmov 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ 1 ½ 1 5½
13 Kottnauer 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 5
=14 Plater 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 * ½ ½ 4
=14 Sokolsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 4
16 Tsvetkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 2 Ten of the USSR's best chess masters were pitted against six strong masters from Eastern Europe in what would be one of the strongest post-war tournaments leading up to the 1948 World Championship. Mikhail Botvinnik finished clear first with an impressive 11/15. He was joined by six fellow soviets at the top of the table. Of the foreign masters, only Pachman (Czechoslovakia) and Trifunović (Yugoslavia) managed to score more than 50%, finishing in the middle of the pack. Gligorić (Yugoslavia) finished 10th; Kottnauer (Czechoslovakia) 13th, Plater (Poland) shared 14th; and Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) ended up in 16th and last place. This event was also notable in that it revived a series that had languished for almost half a century. The first Chigorin Memorial international tournament had been held in St. Petersburg (1909), a year after Chigorin's death. [1) [rusbase-1] ; Edward Winter ed., "World Chess Champions" (Pergamon Press 1981), p. 149. Original collection: Game Collection: Moscow 1947, by User: suenteus po 147.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Bondarevsky vs Botvinnik |
 | ½-½ | 36 | 1947 | Moscow | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
2. Keres vs K Plater |
 | ½-½ | 41 | 1947 | Moscow | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
3. Smyslov vs Kotov |
  | 0-1 | 51 | 1947 | Moscow | A07 King's Indian Attack |
4. Pachman vs A Tsvetkov |
 | 1-0 | 37 | 1947 | Moscow | E89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line |
5. Ragozin vs Kholmov |
 | 1-0 | 22 | 1947 | Moscow | B10 Caro-Kann |
6. P Trifunovic vs N Novotelnov |
| 1-0 | 32 | 1947 | Moscow | E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation |
7. C Kottnauer vs Gligoric |
 | 0-1 | 33 | 1947 | Moscow | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
8. Boleslavsky vs A Sokolsky |
| 1-0 | 90 | 1947 | Moscow | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
9. Botvinnik vs C Kottnauer |
  | 1-0 | 60 | 1947 | Moscow | D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation |
10. A Tsvetkov vs Keres |
 | 0-1 | 51 | 1947 | Moscow | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
11. Kotov vs Gligoric |
 | 1-0 | 42 | 1947 | Moscow | D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst |
12. A Sokolsky vs Pachman |
 | 0-1 | 72 | 1947 | Moscow | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
13. Smyslov vs Ragozin |
 | ½-½ | 42 | 1947 | Moscow | D71 Neo-Grunfeld |
14. N Novotelnov vs Bondarevsky |
 | ½-½ | 88 | 1947 | Moscow | E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann |
15. Kholmov vs Boleslavsky |
  | 0-1 | 30 | 1947 | Moscow | A48 King's Indian |
16. K Plater vs P Trifunovic |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1947 | Moscow | B45 Sicilian, Taimanov |
17. Gligoric vs Botvinnik |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1947 | Moscow | D95 Grunfeld |
18. Keres vs A Sokolsky |
 | 1-0 | 89 | 1947 | Moscow | C71 Ruy Lopez |
19. Ragozin vs Kotov |
| ½-½ | 30 | 1947 | Moscow | D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense |
20. Pachman vs Kholmov |
 | 1-0 | 31 | 1947 | Moscow | D50 Queen's Gambit Declined |
21. Boleslavsky vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 33 | 1947 | Moscow | C77 Ruy Lopez |
22. C Kottnauer vs N Novotelnov |
 | 0-1 | 26 | 1947 | Moscow | D98 Grunfeld, Russian |
23. Bondarevsky vs K Plater |
 | 1-0 | 41 | 1947 | Moscow | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
24. P Trifunovic vs A Tsvetkov |
| ½-½ | 54 | 1947 | Moscow | A15 English |
25. Kotov vs Botvinnik |
 | ½-½ | 58 | 1947 | Moscow | A84 Dutch |
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Mar-02-18 | | Saniyat24: Four straight losses in the opening four matches for Ratmir Kholmov...were the players too strong, or was Kholmov not at his best form? |
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Mar-02-18 | | morfishine: <Saniyat24> Well, Kholmov was "only" 22 years old at this tournament and he didn't earn the GM title for another 13 years. Perhaps, he just wasn't fully developed yet as as world class player Plus, those first 4 opponents were powerful indeed: Ragozin, Boleslavsky, Pachman & Paul Keres! What a formidable lineup to start a tournament with! ***** |
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Mar-02-18 | | Saniyat24: thanks <morfishine> didn't know that Kholmov was only 22 in 1947, must have been an amazing experience though, facing the calibre of players he faced... |
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Mar-03-18 | | hemy: In 1946 Ratmir Kholmov moved from Arkhangesk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkha...) to Grodno, Belarus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grodno). In 1946 he took first place in the Belarus republic, 1st category players, (one bellow master-candidate) tournament. In 1947 he won Soviet Union 1st category tournament in Minsk and later Soviet Union master-candidate tournament in Yaroslavl, before Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov, Georgy Bastrikov and Yakov Estrin Invitation to the second Mikhail Chigorin Memorial international (Moscow (1947)) tournament was a real surprise for Kholmov. He was invited to represent the Belarus. It was the 1st time Kholmov played with foreign chess players and 1st time he won against GM (Igor Bondarevsky). |
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