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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939.04.16 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Yudovich, Mikhail Mikhailovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Deferred Fianchetto | ROUND 1 |
| 1939.04.17 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 37 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Reshevsky Gambit | ROUND 2 |
| 1939.04.18 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1939.04.19 |
Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 67 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1939.04.22 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Bondarevsky, Igor Tsakharovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1939.04.23 |
Belavenets, Sergey Vesevolodovi
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 80 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1939.04.24 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1939.04.25 |
Dubinin, Peter Vasilievich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 29 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Pilnik Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1939.04.28 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Panov, Vasily N
|
1-0 | 41 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin | ROUND 9 |
| 1939.04.29 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1939.05.03 |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish | ROUND 11 |
| 1939.05.04 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1939.05.06 |
Pogrebissky, Iosif
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 36 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1939.05.07 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1939.05.10 |
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1939.05.11 |
Botvinnik, Mikhail
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1939.05.15 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Botvinnik, Mikhail
|
0-1 | 38 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation | ROUND 17 |