Replay all 18 chess games from USSR Championship Semifinal — Vilnius 1960. 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 — Vilnius 1960 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960.08.21 |
Barenboim, Grigory
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 33 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1960.08.22 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
0-1 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1960.08.24 |
Petersons, Andrejs
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 39 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | ROUND 3 |
| 1960.08.25 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Cherepkov, Alexander V
|
1-0 | 43 | Old Indian Defense: Two Knights Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1960.08.27 |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1960.08.28 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Movshovich, A
|
1-0 | 41 | Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1960.08.30 |
Gipslis, Aivars P
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1960.08.31 |
Simagin, Vladimir Pavlovich
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1960.09.02 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Flohr, Salo
|
1-0 | 54 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | ROUND 9 |
| 1960.09.03 |
Novopashin, Arkady
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1960.09.03 |
Tolush, Alexander V
vs
Gipslis, Aivars P
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1960.09.05 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1960.09.06 |
Osnos, Viatcheslav
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Bogo-Indian Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1960.09.08 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Estrin, Yakov Borisovich
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1960.09.09 |
Vistinietzki, Itzhak
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | ROUND 14 |
| 1960.09.11 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Ustinov, Georgy I
|
1-0 | 31 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1960.09.12 |
Antoshin, Vladimir S
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1960.09.15 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Uusi, Gunnar
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 17 |