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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955.11.11 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 1(8) |
| 1955.11.11 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Soloviev, Vladimir A
|
1-0 | 35 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 1(4) |
| 1955.11.11 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1-0 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 1(6) |
| 1955.11.11 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Lebedev, Boris
|
1-0 | 49 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | ROUND 1(1) |
| 1955.11.11 |
Poliak, Evsey
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 1(3) |
| 1955.11.11 |
Nei, Iivo
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 1(9) |
| 1955.11.11 |
Chukaev, Egor
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
0-1 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 1(5) |
| 1955.11.12 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
|
1-0 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 2(3) |
| 1955.11.12 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
0-1 | 41 | Slav Defense | ROUND 2(1) |
| 1955.11.12 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Magnus Smith Trap | ROUND 2(6) |
| 1955.11.12 |
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
0-1 | 29 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 2(9) |
| 1955.11.13 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation, Benoni Defense | ROUND 3(3) |
| 1955.11.13 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 47 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 3(9) |
| 1955.11.13 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Soloviev, Vladimir A
|
1-0 | 46 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line | ROUND 3(5) |
| 1955.11.13 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1-0 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 3(4) |
| 1955.11.15 |
Soloviev, Vladimir A
vs
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
|
1-0 | 18 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 4(4) |
| 1955.11.15 |
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
vs
Poliak, Evsey
|
1-0 | 40 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 4(8) |
| 1955.11.15 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
1-0 | 108 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 4(3) |
| 1955.11.15 |
Khanov, Kurban
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 62 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 4(1) |
| 1955.11.15 |
Lebedev, Boris
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 45 | French Defense: Winawer Variation | ROUND 4(7) |
| 1955.11.15 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1-0 | 34 | Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation | ROUND 4(2) |
| 1955.11.16 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1-0 | 28 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 5(4) |
| 1955.11.16 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation | ROUND 5(2) |
| 1955.11.16 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 5(8) |
| 1955.11.16 |
Poliak, Evsey
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 5(1) |
| 1955.11.19 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
1-0 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack | ROUND 6(4) |
| 1955.11.19 |
Gipslis, Aivars P
vs
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
|
0-1 | 39 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 6(5) |
| 1955.11.19 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 6(1) |
| 1955.11.19 |
Soloviev, Vladimir A
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 6(3) |
| 1955.11.19 |
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
vs
Chukaev, Egor
|
1-0 | 59 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense | ROUND 6(7) |
| 1955.11.19 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 41 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 6(2) |
| 1955.11.19 |
Lebedev, Boris
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | ROUND 6(6) |
| 1955.11.21 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
0-1 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 7(8) |
| 1955.11.21 |
Nei, Iivo
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 25 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Closed Variation | ROUND 7(6) |
| 1955.11.21 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
0-1 | 59 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 7(5) |
| 1955.11.21 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Soloviev, Vladimir A
|
1-0 | 53 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 7(7) |
| 1955.11.21 |
Chukaev, Egor
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
0-1 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line | ROUND 7(2) |
| 1955.11.21 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 7(3) |
| 1955.11.21 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1-0 | 32 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 7(1) |
| 1955.11.21 |
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
vs
Lebedev, Boris
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Philidor Defense | ROUND 7(4) |
| 1955.11.23 |
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
vs
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 8(6) |
| 1955.11.23 |
Gipslis, Aivars P
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
0-1 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 8(4) |
| 1955.11.23 |
Lebedev, Boris
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
0-1 | 51 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | ROUND 8(5) |
| 1955.11.23 |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 8(3) |
| 1955.11.23 |
Poliak, Evsey
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 8(9) |
| 1955.11.23 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | ROUND 8(7) |
| 1955.11.23 |
Soloviev, Vladimir A
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 8(2) |
| 1955.11.24 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1-0 | 50 | French Defense: Winawer Variation | ROUND 9(6) |
| 1955.11.24 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit | ROUND 9(2) |
| 1955.11.24 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 9(4) |