Replay all 19 chess games from USSR Championship Semifinal — Sverdlovsk 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 — Sverdlovsk 1957 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957.11.11 |
Lutikov, Anatoly S
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1957.11.12 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Kots, Yury Isakovich
|
1-0 | 52 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1957.11.14 |
Averbakh, Yuri L
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1-0 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1957.11.15 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Aronson, Lev Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1957.11.17 |
Khanov, Kurban
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1957.11.18 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1957.11.20 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1957.11.21 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Yukhtman, Jacob
|
0-1 | 48 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1957.11.24 |
Prokhorovich, Taras E
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1-0 | 44 | Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 9 |
| 1957.11.25 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System | ROUND 10 |
| 1957.11.27 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1-0 | 31 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 11 |
| 1957.11.28 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Slav Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1957.11.30 |
Muhutdinov, Marat
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1957.12.01 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Vladimirov, Boris T
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 14 |
| 1957.12.03 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1-0 | 74 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1957.12.04 |
Kaminsky, Oleg M
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | ROUND 16 |
| 1957.12.07 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1957.12.08 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
|
1-0 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1957.12.10 |
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich
vs
Borisenko, Georgy Konstantinov
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 19 |