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 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | 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 |
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 24 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1949.10.20 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Lilienthal, Andor
|
1-0 | 47 | Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1949.10.23 |
Kopylov, Nikolai Georgievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 53 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1949.10.24 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1949.10.26 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1949.10.27 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | French Defense: Advance Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1949.10.30 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1949.10.31 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1949.11.02 |
Liublinsky, Victor Alexandrovic
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 64 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1949.11.03 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1949.11.05 |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1949.11.09 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
0-1 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1949.11.11 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 47 | Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1949.11.12 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Levenfish, Grigory
|
1-0 | 50 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation, Main Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1949.11.15 |
Flohr, Salo
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit | ROUND 17 |
| 1949.11.17 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1949.11.19 |
Geller, Efim P
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | ROUND 19 |