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.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 57 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Bannik, Anatolij
|
1-0 | 67 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
0-1 | 83 | Benoni Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Matskevich, Avshalom
|
1-0 | 34 | Queen's Indian Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 23 | Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Original Marshall Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
0-1 | 39 | English Opening | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 52 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
0-1 | 38 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Caro-Kann Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Main Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System |