Replay all 18 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 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Vistinietzki, Itzhak
|
1-0 | 39 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1957.04.26 |
Luik, Helmuth
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1957.04.28 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Boleslavsky, Isaak
|
0-1 | 41 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 3 |
| 1957.04.29 |
Shagalovich, Abo I
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1-0 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1957.05.01 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
0-1 | 57 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 5 |
| 1957.05.02 |
Kirillov, Vladimir Grigorevic
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.05.05 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Zelinsky, Yuri
|
1-0 | 55 | Slav Defense: Modern Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.05.06 |
Uusi, Gunnar
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1-0 | 29 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.05.08 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Roizman, Abram Yakovlevich
|
0-1 | 58 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.05.09 |
Skuja, Roberts
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1-0 | 31 | Scotch Game | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.05.11 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Ostrauskas, A
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1957.05.12 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Zvorykina, Kira
|
1-0 | 57 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1957.05.15 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1-0 | 31 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1957.05.16 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
0-1 | 61 | Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1957.05.18 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1-0 | 31 | Scotch Game | ROUND 15 |
| 1957.05.19 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 16 |
| 1957.05.21 |
Rozhdestvensky, Vladimir
vs
Vark, Kalju
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1957.05.22 |
Vark, Kalju
vs
Petersons, Andrejs
|
0-1 | 47 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 18 |