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.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Makarov, Arkady Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | |
| 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.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Zamikhovsky, Abram Davidovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
0-1 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Livshin, Iosif M
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1-0 | 42 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Chistiakov, Alexander Nikolaevi
|
0-1 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Boleslavsky, Isaak
vs
Vasilchuk, Yury
|
1-0 | 45 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Vasilchuk, Yury
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation |