Replay all 19 chess games from USSR Championship Semifinal — Leningrad 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 Semifinal — Leningrad 1957 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957.11.11 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1-0 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 1 |
| 1957.11.12 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Estrin, Yakov Borisovich
|
1-0 | 23 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish | ROUND 2 |
| 1957.11.14 |
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 3 |
| 1957.11.15 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Antoshin, Vladimir S
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 4 |
| 1957.11.17 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
0-1 | 53 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 5 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Zhukhovitsky, Samuel
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1-0 | 56 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Bykov, Vladimir
|
1-0 | 28 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Klaman, Konstantin
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 60 | French Defense: Advance Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.27 |
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1957.11.28 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1957.11.30 |
Cherepkov, Alexander V
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1957.12.01 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
0-1 | 60 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1957.12.03 |
Poliak, Abram Borisovich
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1957.12.04 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Stoliar, Efim Samoilovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1957.12.07 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1957.12.08 |
Nikitin, Aleksander S
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1957.12.10 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | ROUND 19 |