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USSR - USA Radio Match (1945) The USSR vs. USA radio chess match in 1945 was conducted from September 1 to September 4. The ten leading masters of the United States played the ten leading masters of the Soviet Union (except for Paul Keres). Each player faced his opponent in two games. The time control was the then-standard 40 moves in 2.5 hours and 16 moves per hour thereafter. Using the Uedemann Code, it took an average of five minutes to transmit a move. The USA team played at the Henry Hudson Hotel in New York. The Soviet team met at the Central Club of Art Masters in Moscow. The USSR team won the match 15½–4½. This result surprised the chess world, and presaged their dominance in world chess for over four decades to come. USSR USA 1 Botvinnik 11 Denker 00 2 Smyslov 11 Reshevsky 00 3 Boleslavsky =1 Fine =0 4 Flohr 10 Horowitz 01 5 Kotov 11 Kashdan 00 6 Bondarevsky 0= Steiner 1= 7 Lilienthal == Pinkus == 8 Ragozin 11 Seidman 00 9 Makogonov 1= Kupchik 0= 10 Bronstein 11 Santasiere 00 Result USSR - USA: 15.5 - 4.5 Round 1: 8 - 2 Round 2: 7.5 - 2.5 The following players were reservists in the USA team, to be called on, in the order given, if any of the primary team were unable to compete: Alexander Kevitz, Robert Willman, Jacob Levin, George Shainswit, Weaver Warren Adams, Edward Lasker, Fred Reinfeld, Edward Schuyler Jackson, Samuel D Factor, and Martin Charles Stark. The Soviet reserves were: Alexander Konstantinopolsky, Vitaly Chekhover, Iosif Rudakovsky, and Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky. Video: https://twitter.com/OlimpiuUrcan/st... Based on an original collection by User: TheFocus.  page 1 of 1; 20 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Denker vs Botvinnik 0-1 25 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2. Bondarevsky vs H Steiner 0-1 51 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 3. Kashdan vs Kotov 0-1 38 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical 4. Kupchik vs V Makogonov   0-1 40 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. Flohr vs I A Horowitz 1-0 33 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 6. Ragozin vs H Seidman 1-0 49 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 7. Smyslov vs Reshevsky 1-0 41 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 8. Bronstein vs Santasiere 1-0 57 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D95 Grunfeld 9. A Pinkus vs Lilienthal ½-½ 38 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 10. Fine vs Boleslavsky ½-½ 51 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match A53 Old Indian 11. Reshevsky vs Smyslov 0-1 71 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 12. I A Horowitz vs Flohr 1-0 41 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation 13. Santasiere vs Bronstein 0-1 50 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match A06 Reti Opening 14. V Makogonov vs Kupchik   ½-½ 73 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D02 Queen's Pawn Game 15. Boleslavsky vs Fine 1-0 41 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match C71 Ruy Lopez 16. Botvinnik vs Denker 1-0 30 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 17. Kotov vs Kashdan 1-0 41 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 18. Lilienthal vs A Pinkus   ½-½ 25 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 19. H Seidman vs Ragozin 0-1 68 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match C59 Two Knights 20. H Steiner vs Bondarevsky   ½-½ 72 1945 USSR - USA Radio Match D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower  page 1 of 1; 20 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Apr-08-14    offramp: <Using the Uedemann Code, it took an average of 5 minutes to transmit a move... > Why? Was the speed of light less in the 1940s? Apr-09-14    usuario x: <This result surprised the chess world> really? Apr-09-14    WannaBe: In the bio section "The following players were..." are duplicated, once in the middle and again at the end. <offramp> Yes, it wasn't until Einstein's theory was proven that light actually reached light speed as we know it. Apr-09-14    HeMateMe: I would have put Frank Sinatra on Board one, Amos and Andy on second board. Apr-15-14    offramp: "And now Roma wines, that's R-O-M-A wines presents: The United States versus The USSR Chess match..." Jun-05-14    Phony Benoni: The scene from the Soviet Side. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-6... Jun-06-14    zanzibar: <PB> that's a great clip - thanks for pointing it out! What would really be a gas would be it the American version were available. Then the two could be interlaced together. Jun-06-14    keypusher: Thanks, PB. Crackin' soundtrack. 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