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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 32 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 57 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1-0 | 42 | Scotch Game | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
0-1 | 37 | Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Nei, Iivo
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1-0 | 31 | Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1-0 | 88 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 58 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
0-1 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 57 | Benoni Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Matskevich, Avshalom
|
1-0 | 55 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 50 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1-0 | 71 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
|
1-0 | 17 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Matskevich, Avshalom
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Open | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
0-1 | 67 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
0-1 | 46 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Zukertort Opening | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Livshin, Iosif M
|
1-0 | 104 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Matskevich, Avshalom
|
1-0 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Open | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Matskevich, Avshalom
vs
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
|
1-0 | 28 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Matskevich, Avshalom
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
0-1 | 52 | Zukertort Opening | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1-0 | 54 | English Opening: Great Snake Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1-0 | 49 | Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Livshin, Iosif M
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
vs
Livshin, Iosif M
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Nei, Iivo
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
vs
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
|
1-0 | 51 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line |