Replay all 20 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1949.10.16 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1949.10.17 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1949.10.19 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 67 | French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1949.10.20 |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack | ROUND 4 |
| 1949.10.23 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1-0 | 39 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1949.10.24 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 20 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Mikenas Attack | ROUND 6 |
| 1949.10.26 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 7 |
| 1949.10.27 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1949.10.30 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1-0 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1949.10.31 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1949.11.02 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
0-1 | 48 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack | ROUND 11 |
| 1949.11.03 |
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
vs
Keres, Paul
|
0-1 | 42 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Perreux Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1949.11.05 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kopylov, Nikolai Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 61 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1949.11.09 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1949.11.11 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 38 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1949.11.12 |
Liublinsky, Victor Alexandrovic
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1-0 | 56 | Four Knights Game | ROUND 16 |
| 1949.11.15 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1949.11.17 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Keres, Paul
|
1/2-1/2 | 70 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 18 |
| 1949.11.19 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense | ROUND 19 |