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🏆 USSR Championship (1949)

The 17th USSR chess championship took place in the Soviet capital of Moscow from October 16th to November 20th, 1949. Twenty of the Soviet Union's best grandmasters and masters qualified or received invitations to participate in the round robin event. Twelve players qualified from semi-final tournaments held earlier in the year: ... [more] Player: Viktor Lyublinsky  page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Lyublinsky vs V Mikenas   ½-½ 49 1949 USSR Championship B02 Alekhine's Defense 2. G Goldberg vs V Lyublinsky ½-½ 43 1949 USSR Championship A56 Benoni Defense 3. V Lyublinsky vs Bronstein ½-½ 26 1949 USSR Championship B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 4. Levenfish vs V Lyublinsky 1-0 41 1949 USSR Championship A56 Benoni Defense 5. V Lyublinsky vs Boleslavsky   0-1 79 1949 USSR Championship B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 6. Furman vs V Lyublinsky   1-0 34 1949 USSR Championship D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 7. V Lyublinsky vs A Sokolsky   ½-½ 39 1949 USSR Championship B12 Caro-Kann Defense 8. N Kopilov vs V Lyublinsky   ½-½ 43 1949 USSR Championship D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. V Lyublinsky vs Taimanov 0-1 26 1949 USSR Championship B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 10. Ragozin vs V Lyublinsky   ½-½ 24 1949 USSR Championship C48 Four Knights 11. V Lyublinsky vs Kholmov   0-1 64 1949 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. V Lyublinsky vs Kotov   0-1 41 1949 USSR Championship B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 13. Smyslov vs V Lyublinsky 1-0 33 1949 USSR Championship C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 14. V Lyublinsky vs Flohr   1-0 41 1949 USSR Championship B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 15. Geller vs V Lyublinsky   1-0 81 1949 USSR Championship A56 Benoni Defense 16. V Lyublinsky vs Keres 1-0 56 1949 USSR Championship C47 Four Knights 17. Lilienthal vs V Lyublinsky   ½-½ 38 1949 USSR Championship A56 Benoni Defense 18. V Lyublinsky vs Aronin   ½-½ 23 1949 USSR Championship B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 19. Petrosian vs V Lyublinsky 1-0 26 1949 USSR Championship A46 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 1; 19 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Lyublinsky wins | Lyublinsky loses   Aug-06-13    GrahamClayton: Bronstein started the tournament with 6/11, but a run of 7/8 propelled him to the title. Jul-25-16    Sally Simpson: Small error in the text. "While this championship was Smyslov's first and last Soviet crown." Smyslov shared it again in 1955. Game Collection: USSR Championship 1955 Jul-26-16    ughaibu: But Smyslov lost the play-off, in 1955. How did Bronstein come closer to being world champion, without succeeding, than Schlechter or Leko? Jul-27-16    whiteshark: Fair question! Jul-27-16    Sally Simpson: 'Smyslov lost the play-off' Then the small error is in the Smyslov Bio. USSR Championship (1949) Soviet champion in 1955 sharing the first place with Efim Geller. (no mention of a play-off.) Apr-26-17    Chessical: Petrosian's first Soviet Championship, he qualified from the semi-final held in Tiflis. Apr-26-17    Nosnibor: This was Geller`s debut and he scored 10 wins which exceeded both of the joint winners decisive games.Also noticeable is that he scored 4.5 points against the first six without losing a single game. Sep-02-17    Arconax: Goldberg got lost in all the variations. Sep-02-18    fiercebadger: Petrosian lost five games Sep-02-18    Check It Out: <fiercebadger: Petrosian lost five games> Not eight as listed here? Sep-02-18    siimens: Well, closest probably because Bronstein didn't lose Botvinnik but tied the 1951 title match Feb-16-19    perfidious: <fiercebadger: Petrosian lost five games> He lost the first five. Sep-30-21    kingscrusher: Petrosian got hammered in this tournament - no wonder if created a more defensive style later! 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. 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