Replay all 18 chess games from USSR Championship Semifinal — Kharkov 1956. 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 — Kharkov 1956 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.?? |
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1-0 | 88 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1-0 | 71 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Gambit Declined | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
0-1 | 43 | Zukertort Opening | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
0-1 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1-0 | 32 | French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Tartakower Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
0-1 | 33 | French Defense: Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
|
1-0 | 59 | Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Matskevich, Avshalom
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
1-0 | 42 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation |