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.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Zukertort Opening | |
| 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
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 40 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
0-1 | 60 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1-0 | 57 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Matskevich, Avshalom
|
1-0 | 32 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
|
1-0 | 29 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation |