Replay all 19 chess games from 17th USSR Championship — Moscow 1949. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 17th USSR Championship — Moscow 1949 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949.10.16 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1949.10.17 |
Lilienthal, Andor
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
1-0 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1949.10.19 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 69 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1949.10.20 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 27 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1949.10.23 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | ROUND 5 |
| 1949.10.24 |
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 50 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1949.10.26 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Semi-Slav Defense Accepted | ROUND 7 |
| 1949.10.27 |
Levenfish, Grigory
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 51 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1949.10.30 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1-0 | 57 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3 | ROUND 9 |
| 1949.10.31 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1949.11.02 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 72 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1949.11.03 |
Kopylov, Nikolai Georgievich
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1949.11.05 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1949.11.09 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 40 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1949.11.12 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Liublinsky, Victor Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 81 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1949.11.12 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 40 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1949.11.15 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 55 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1949.11.17 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Geller, Efim P
|
0-1 | 61 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1949.11.19 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | ROUND 19 |