Sverdlovsk 1943
Mikhail Botvinnik won Sverdlovsk 1943 with an unbeaten 10½/14. The complete eight-player double round robin preserves all 56 games from his return to tournament play after a two-year wartime absence.
Eight players, two meetings each
Every player met each of the other seven twice. That schedule produces 56 official played games, and all 56 are present here with each pairing represented exactly twice.
The field included Vasily Smyslov, Vladimir Makogonov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Viacheslav Ragozin, and Grigory Levenfish alongside Botvinnik.
Botvinnik's undefeated return
Botvinnik scored seven wins and seven draws for 10½ points, taking 1½/2 against every opponent. Makogonov finished second on 9, while Smyslov and Ilya Kan shared the next score on 8.
The victory marked Botvinnik's return to competitive tournament chess after a two-year break during the Second World War.
The games
There were 33 decisive games and 23 draws. The standings give Botvinnik's unbeaten score, Makogonov's second place and all eight final totals.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | 10½/14 | +7 -0 =7 | games |
| 2 | Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich | 9/14 | +6 -2 =6 | games |
| =3 | Kan, Ilia Abramovich | 8/14 | +7 -5 =2 | games |
| =3 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 8/14 | +5 -3 =6 | games |
| 5 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | 7/14 | +3 -3 =8 | games |
| 6 | Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich | 6½/14 | +3 -4 =7 | games |
| 7 | Zagoriansky, Evgeny | 4/14 | +1 -7 =6 | games |
| 8 | Ragozin, Viacheslav | 3/14 | +1 -9 =4 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | 1½ | ½1 | ½1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | |
| 2 | Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich | 0½ | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½0 | 11 | |
| 3 | Kan, Ilia Abramovich | ½0 | 00 | 10 | 01 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | |
| 4 | Smyslov, Vasily V | ½0 | 0½ | 01 | ½½ | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | |
| 5 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | 0½ | ½0 | 10 | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½1 | |
| 6 | Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich | 0½ | ½½ | ½0 | 0½ | 0½ | 11 | 1½ | |
| 7 | Zagoriansky, Evgeny | 0½ | ½1 | 00 | 0½ | ½½ | 00 | 0½ | |
| 8 | Ragozin, Viacheslav | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | 1½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.