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 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Stoliar, Efim Samoilovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 11 | Slav Defense: Modern Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1957.11.12 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | French Defense: Paulsen Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1957.11.14 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 51 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1957.11.15 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1-0 | 21 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Petrosian Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1957.11.17 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
0-1 | 53 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 5 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Estrin, Yakov Borisovich
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1-0 | 43 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Aronin, Lev Solomonovich
|
0-1 | 57 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1-0 | 35 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Mnatsakanian, Eduard A
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Krogius, Nikolai V
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Exchange Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.27 |
Zhukhovitsky, Samuel
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
0-1 | 37 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1957.11.28 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Bykov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 12 |
| 1957.11.30 |
Klaman, Konstantin
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1-0 | 44 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1957.12.01 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Ragozin, Viacheslav
|
1-0 | 49 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1957.12.03 |
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
0-1 | 33 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1957.12.04 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
0-1 | 32 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1957.12.07 |
Cherepkov, Alexander V
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1-0 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1957.12.08 |
Zilber, Israel
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
0-1 | 17 | English Opening | ROUND 18 |
| 1957.12.10 |
Poliak, Abram Borisovich
vs
Zilber, Israel
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 19 |