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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.11.?? |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | King's Indian Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Stoliar, Efim Samoilovich
|
1-0 | 100 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Neishtadt, Yakov Isaevich
|
1-0 | 54 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Klaman, Konstantin
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Tarrasch Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 38 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Panno Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
|
1-0 | 41 | Zukertort Opening | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Slepoy, Iosef
|
1-0 | 33 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Geller, Aleksandr Girshevic
vs
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich
|
0-1 | 57 | Catalan Opening: Closed | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1-0 | 82 | Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Lisitsin, Georgy M
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kondratiev, Pavel E
vs
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 81 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Klaman, Konstantin
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
0-1 | 72 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Klaman, Konstantin
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 87 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
|
0-1 | 76 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Stoliar, Efim Samoilovich
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1-0 | 67 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Osnos, Viatcheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kondratiev, Pavel E
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
0-1 | 39 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Geller, Aleksandr Girshevic
vs
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 110 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Rovner, Dmitry Osipovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Slepoy, Iosef
vs
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich
|
0-1 | 34 | Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
0-1 | 33 | Zukertort Opening | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
|
1-0 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich
vs
Neishtadt, Yakov Isaevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Byvshev, Vasily Mikhailovich
vs
Kondratiev, Pavel E
|
1-0 | 61 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Lisitsin, Georgy M
vs
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Zukertort Opening | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Geller, Aleksandr Girshevic
|
1-0 | 36 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kondratiev, Pavel E
vs
Slepoy, Iosef
|
0-1 | 65 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Geller, Aleksandr Girshevic
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Osnos, Viatcheslav
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Osnos, Viatcheslav
vs
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Slav Defense: Modern Line | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Klaman, Konstantin
|
1-0 | 42 | Scandinavian Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Stoliar, Efim Samoilovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 29 | Tarrasch Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 10 | Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
vs
Slepoy, Iosef
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Osnos, Viatcheslav
vs
Goldberg, Grigory Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Neishtadt, Yakov Isaevich
vs
Kondratiev, Pavel E
|
0-1 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Geller, Aleksandr Girshevic
vs
Osnos, Viatcheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Neishtadt, Yakov Isaevich
vs
Kotov, Alexander
|
0-1 | 38 | Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Osnos, Viatcheslav
|
1-0 | 45 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kotov, Alexander
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 39 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Kondratiev, Pavel E
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Slepoy, Iosef
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi
|
1-0 | 64 | Slav Defense | |
| 1956.11.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation |