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Sverdlovsk (1943) Played from April 21 to May 15. 1 Botvinnik ** 1= =1 =1 1= 1= 1= 1= 10.5 2 Makagonov 0= ** 1= 11 =1 == =0 11 9.5 3 Smyslov =0 0= ** 01 == 1= 1= 11 8.0 4 Kan =0 00 10 ** 01 =1 11 11 8.0 5 Boleslavsky 0= =0 == 10 ** 1= == =1 7.0 6 Konstantinopolsky 0= == 0= =0 0= ** 11 1= 6.5 7 Zagorjansky 0= =1 0= 00 == 00 ** 0= 4.0 8 Ragozin 0= 00 00 00 =0 0= 1= ** 3.0 "From 1941 to 1943 I gave all my time to my work as an engineer. During the summer I had to travel a great deal, visiting the power stations in the Urals to test high-tension insulation. During the winter I worked in the high-tension laboratory at Molotov, servicing the works of the Molotov Electricity Corporation in the repair and testing of the insulations. It may not be superfluous to remark that the insulation installations in the charge of our laboratory worked throughout this time without breakdowns. At the beginning of 1943 I took up chess again. On Wednesdays and Saturdays I was freed from work in order to devote myself to the game. I made use of this free time to prepare for the forthcoming Masters' Tournament to be held in Sverdlovsk. The tournament brought a group of strong masters together in competition, but, despite my two years' lack of tournament practice, I was in good form and came out first." - Botvinnik in One Hundred Selected Games, p. 205. Based on an original collection by User: TheFocus. Round dates were provided by User: Tabanus, from "Schach in Russland 1941-45 mit sämtlichen Partien Swerdlowsk 1943" by Mikhail Botvinnik. The dates for Rounds 6, 7, and 12 are unavailable.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Boleslavsky vs Smyslov   ½-½ 45 1943 Sverdlovsk B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 2. Konstantinopolsky vs Ragozin   1-0 68 1943 Sverdlovsk C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 3. Botvinnik vs E Zagorjansky 1-0 42 1943 Sverdlovsk A13 English 4. Kan vs V Makogonov 0-1 39 1943 Sverdlovsk D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. Kan vs Konstantinopolsky   ½-½ 41 1943 Sverdlovsk D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. Smyslov vs E Zagorjansky 1-0 32 1943 Sverdlovsk C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 7. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0 41 1943 Sverdlovsk E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 8. Boleslavsky vs V Makogonov   ½-½ 63 1943 Sverdlovsk C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 9. V Makogonov vs Smyslov 1-0 54 1943 Sverdlovsk A53 Old Indian 10. Konstantinopolsky vs E Zagorjansky   1-0 34 1943 Sverdlovsk C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 11. Ragozin vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 60 1943 Sverdlovsk A48 King's Indian 12. Kan vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 22 1943 Sverdlovsk C19 French, Winawer, Advance 13. Boleslavsky vs Kan   1-0 45 1943 Sverdlovsk C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 14. Smyslov vs Ragozin 1-0 42 1943 Sverdlovsk D81 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 15. Botvinnik vs Konstantinopolsky 1-0 52 1943 Sverdlovsk B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 16. E Zagorjansky vs V Makogonov   ½-½ 38 1943 Sverdlovsk D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. Konstantinopolsky vs V Makogonov   ½-½ 41 1943 Sverdlovsk D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 18. Kan vs Smyslov 1-0 34 1943 Sverdlovsk D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. Ragozin vs E Zagorjansky   1-0 50 1943 Sverdlovsk A27 English, Three Knights System 20. Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky 1-0 52 1943 Sverdlovsk B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 21. V Makogonov vs Ragozin 1-0 51 1943 Sverdlovsk A90 Dutch 22. Boleslavsky vs Konstantinopolsky   1-0 47 1943 Sverdlovsk C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 23. Smyslov vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 66 1943 Sverdlovsk C19 French, Winawer, Advance 24. E Zagorjansky vs Kan   0-1 27 1943 Sverdlovsk D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. Ragozin vs Kan   0-1 43 1943 Sverdlovsk B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Apr-11-15    GrahamClayton: Interesting to note that Botvinnik scored 1.5/2 against the other seven players competing in the tournament. May-25-15    Calli: Worth mentioning that "Sverdlovsk" is today Ekaterinburg or perhaps Yekaterinburg if directly transliterated from the Russian Екатеринбург. The Soviets called it Sverdlovsk from 1924 and 1991 names after Communist party leader Yakov Sverdlov. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_... May-05-16    Howard: Wonder how close enemy troops were to this town at the time of the tournament. May-05-16    keypusher: <Howard: Wonder how close enemy troops were to this town at the time of the tournament.> Not close at all. Sverdlovsk/Yekaterinburg is over 1,000 miles east of Moscow. May-05-16    Howard: Remind me to brush up on my Russian and Ukrainian geography ! 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. 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