Isaac Boleslavsky won the twelve-player Kuibyshev tournament with 9/11, a point ahead of Vasily Smyslov.
The field
All 66 games of the round robin survive. Each of the twelve players met every other once over eleven rounds, and the scores match the historical table.
Boleslavsky over Smyslov
Boleslavsky finished on nine points, with eight wins, two draws and a single loss. Smyslov followed on eight; Vladas Mikėnas, André Lilienthal and Alexey Sokolsky formed the next group on 7½.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | 9/11 | +8 -1 =2 | games |
| 2 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 8/11 | +7 -2 =2 | games |
| =3 | Lilienthal, Andor | 7½/11 | +6 -2 =3 | games |
| =3 | Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich | 7½/11 | +6 -2 =3 | games |
| =3 | Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich | 7½/11 | +5 -1 =5 | games |
| 6 | Abramov, Lev Yakovlevich | 7/11 | +5 -2 =4 | games |
| 7 | Alatortsev, Vladimir | 6½/11 | +5 -3 =3 | games |
| 8 | Kofman, Rafael Moiseevich | 5/11 | +5 -6 =0 | games |
| 9 | Ivashin, Alexey | 4/11 | +4 -7 =0 | games |
| 10 | Mogilevsky, Vladimir | 2/11 | +2 -9 =0 | games |
| =11 | Finogenov, Mikhail | 1/11 | +1 -10 =0 | games |
| =11 | Vulfson, Vladimir | 1/11 | +1 -10 =0 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Lilienthal, Andor | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Abramov, Lev Yakovlevich | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Alatortsev, Vladimir | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Kofman, Rafael Moiseevich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Ivashin, Alexey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Mogilevsky, Vladimir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Finogenov, Mikhail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Vulfson, Vladimir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.