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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957.11.18 |
Kaminsky, Oleg M
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Muhutdinov, Marat
vs
Prokhorovich, Taras E
|
0-1 | 35 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Kots, Yury Isakovich
|
1-0 | 50 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Khanov, Kurban
|
1-0 | 40 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Vladimirov, Boris T
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1-0 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Prokhorovich, Taras E
vs
Vladimirov, Boris T
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Khanov, Kurban
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
1-0 | 37 | Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Gipslis, Aivars P
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | French Defense: Winawer Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Slav Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Muhutdinov, Marat
|
1-0 | 31 | Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Kots, Yury Isakovich
vs
Kaminsky, Oleg M
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
0-1 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 50 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Prokhorovich, Taras E
|
0-1 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Vladimirov, Boris T
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1-0 | 40 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Khanov, Kurban
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Kots, Yury Isakovich
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
0-1 | 48 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Muhutdinov, Marat
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 66 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1/2-1/2 | 96 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Kaminsky, Oleg M
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1-0 | 53 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Kaminsky, Oleg M
|
1-0 | 36 | Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
|
0-1 | 40 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Khanov, Kurban
vs
Lutikov, Anatoly S
|
0-1 | 49 | French Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Muhutdinov, Marat
|
1-0 | 54 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Vladimirov, Boris T
|
1-0 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Prokhorovich, Taras E
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1-0 | 44 | Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Yukhtman, Jacob
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
0-1 | 37 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
vs
Kots, Yury Isakovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Gipslis, Aivars P
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1-0 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
vs
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
|
1-0 | 44 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Kots, Yury Isakovich
vs
Khanov, Kurban
|
1/2-1/2 | 59 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 61 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Benoni Defense: Modern Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Kaminsky, Oleg M
vs
Muhutdinov, Marat
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Vladimirov, Boris T
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Prokhorovich, Taras E
|
1-0 | 49 | Slav Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1-0 | 42 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense | ROUND 10 |