Replay all 17 chess games from USSR Championship Semifinal — Riga 1952. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about USSR Championship Semifinal — Riga 1952 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952.05.15 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1-0 | 35 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1952.05.16 |
Veltmander, Iogannes G
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1952.05.18 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1952.05.20 |
Veltmander, Iogannes G
vs
Terpugov, Evgeny
|
1-0 | 42 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System | ROUND 4 |
| 1952.05.21 |
Koblencs, Aleksandrs
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 5 |
| 1952.05.24 |
Veltmander, Iogannes G
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
0-1 | 41 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.05.25 |
Chaplinsky, Edgar
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1-0 | 67 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.05.26 |
Veltmander, Iogannes G
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1-0 | 63 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.05.29 |
Cherepkov, Alexander V
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1-0 | 51 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.05.30 |
Veltmander, Iogannes G
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.06.02 |
Fridstein, German Samuilovich
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 11 |
| 1952.06.03 |
Veltmander, Iogannes G
vs
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
|
0-1 | 38 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1952.06.05 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1952.06.06 |
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Four Knights Game | ROUND 14 |
| 1952.06.09 |
Veltmander, Iogannes G
vs
Pasman, Marks
|
1-0 | 65 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1952.06.10 |
Nei, Iivo
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
0-1 | 48 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 16 |
| 1952.06.13 |
Veltmander, Iogannes G
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 45 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 17 |