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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956.11.18 |
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
vs
Sakharov, Yuri N
|
1-0 | 37 | French Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Kotkov, Yuri M
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Giorgadze, Tengiz
vs
Koblencs, Aleksandrs
|
0-1 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Chukaev, Egor
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Khalilbeili, Sultan
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 54 | King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Buslaev, Aleksander
vs
Voronkov, Boris
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Semi-Slav Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1-0 | 25 | Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.18 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Giorgadze, Tengiz
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | French Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
0-1 | 60 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
vs
Buslaev, Aleksander
|
0-1 | 85 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Sakharov, Yuri N
vs
Chukaev, Egor
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Voronkov, Boris
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
0-1 | 33 | Catalan Opening: Closed, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Kotkov, Yuri M
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Koblencs, Aleksandrs
vs
Khalilbeili, Sultan
|
1/2-1/2 | 74 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.19 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Buslaev, Aleksander
vs
Sakharov, Yuri N
|
0-1 | 26 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Khalilbeili, Sultan
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1-0 | 51 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Giorgadze, Tengiz
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Koblencs, Aleksandrs
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Voronkov, Boris
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 51 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.21 |
Chukaev, Egor
vs
Kotkov, Yuri M
|
0-1 | 41 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Petrosian, Tigran V
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
1-0 | 47 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Simagin Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 59 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
vs
Khalilbeili, Sultan
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Koblencs, Aleksandrs
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Chukaev, Egor
|
1-0 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Voronkov, Boris
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Sakharov, Yuri N
vs
Kotkov, Yuri M
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Giorgadze, Tengiz
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Pterodactyl Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.23 |
Buslaev, Aleksander
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1-0 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Chukaev, Egor
vs
Koblencs, Aleksandrs
|
0-1 | 54 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Zurakhov, Vladlen Y
|
0-1 | 40 | Four Knights Game | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Kotkov, Yuri M
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, Panov System | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Sakharov, Yuri N
|
0-1 | 37 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Buslaev, Aleksander
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Khalilbeili, Sultan
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
0-1 | 10 | Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Krogius, Nikolai V
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Giorgadze, Tengiz
vs
Petrosian, Tigran V
|
0-1 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Philidor Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1956.11.24 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Voronkov, Boris
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 5 |