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.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 57 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald 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.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
|
1-0 | 66 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Four Knights Game | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 58 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Matskevich, Avshalom
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 59 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Caro-Kann Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
0-1 | 51 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
0-1 | 47 | Tarrasch Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1-0 | 38 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation |