TOURNAMENT
USSR Championship Semifinal — Kharkov 1956
1956 · Kharkov
Boleslavsky, Nezhmetdinov and Tarasov shared first on 11½/18, half a point ahead of Bannik and Kholmov
Format
Tournament
Dates
1956
Venue
Kharkov
Games
170
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 170 of the 171 games played survive in our source; the remaining 1 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | 11½/18 | +5 -0 =13 | games → |
| =1 | Nezhmetdinov, Rashid | 11½/18 | +8 -3 =7 | games → |
| =1 | Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich | 11½/18 | +5 -0 =13 | games → |
| =4 | Bannik, Anatolij | 11/18 | +7 -3 =8 | games → |
| =4 | Kholmov, Ratmir D | 11/18 | +7 -3 =8 | games → |
| =6 | Aronson, Lev Abramovich | 10½/18 | +6 -3 =9 | games → |
| =6 | Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov | 10½/18 | +6 -3 =9 | games → |
| =8 | Vasiukov, Evgeni | 10/18 | +7 -5 =6 | games → |
| =8 | Klavins, Janis | 10/18 | +7 -5 =6 | games → |
| =8 | Nei, Iivo | 10/18 | +6 -4 =8 | games → |
| 11 | Suetin, Alexey S | 9½/18 | +8 -7 =3 | games → |
| 12 | Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich | 8½/18 | +6 -7 =5 | games → |
| 13 | Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi | 8/18 | +4 -6 =8 | games → |
| =14 | Vasilchuk, Yury | 7½/18 | +4 -7 =7 | games → |
| =14 | Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic | 7½/18 | +3 -6 =9 | games → |
| 16 | Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic | 7/18 | +5 -9 =4 | games → |
| =17 | Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich | 5½/18 | +1 -8 =9 | games → |
| =17 | Livshin, Iosif M | 5½/18 | +4 -11 =3 | games → |
| 19 | Matskevich, Avshalom | 4½/18 | +3 -12 =3 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ | ½ | · | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Nezhmetdinov, Rashid | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Bannik, Anatolij | · | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Kholmov, Ratmir D | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 6 | Aronson, Lev Abramovich | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Vasiukov, Evgeni | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Klavins, Janis | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Nei, Iivo | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Suetin, Alexey S | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 14 | Vasilchuk, Yury | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 16 | Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 17 | Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | |
| 18 | Livshin, Iosif M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | |
| 19 | Matskevich, Avshalom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Each cell shows the row player's per-game results against the column player (in round order). ● = same player. · = game played but lost (not preserved in our source).