Replay all 19 chess games from USSR Championship Quarterfinal — Minsk 1957. 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 Quarterfinal — Minsk 1957 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957.04.25 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 43 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1957.04.26 |
Rozhdestvensky, Vladimir
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 2 |
| 1957.04.28 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Petersons, Andrejs
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Four Knights Game | ROUND 3 |
| 1957.04.29 |
Barsauskas, Vitautas
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 4 |
| 1957.05.01 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Vistinietzki, Itzhak
|
0-1 | 37 | Scotch Game | ROUND 5 |
| 1957.05.02 |
Luik, Helmuth
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
0-1 | 63 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.05.05 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 49 | Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.05.06 |
Shagalovich, Abo I
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1/2-1/2 | 72 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.05.08 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
0-1 | 49 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.05.09 |
Kirillov, Vladimir Grigorevic
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1-0 | 46 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.05.11 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Zelinsky, Yuri
|
0-1 | 60 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1957.05.12 |
Uusi, Gunnar
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1-0 | 32 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 12 |
| 1957.05.15 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Roizman, Abram Yakovlevich
|
1-0 | 62 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | ROUND 13 |
| 1957.05.16 |
Skuja, Roberts
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1-0 | 80 | Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1957.05.18 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1-0 | 31 | Scotch Game | ROUND 15 |
| 1957.05.19 |
Zvorykina, Kira
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
0-1 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1957.05.21 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
0-1 | 34 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1957.05.22 |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Klavins, Janis
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 18 |
| 1957.05.25 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Ostrauskas, A
|
0-1 | 45 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense | ROUND 19 |