Replay all 21 chess games from 29th USSR Championship — Baku 1961. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 29th USSR Championship — Baku 1961 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961.11.17 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 42 | Vienna Game: Mieses Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1961.11.18 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
0-1 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | ROUND 2 |
| 1961.11.19 |
Gipslis, Aivars P
vs
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.11.19 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid
|
1-0 | 30 | Modern Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1961.11.21 |
Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1961.11.22 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 37 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 5 |
| 1961.11.25 |
Khasin, Abram Iosifovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1961.11.26 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
0-1 | 37 | English Opening: Great Snake Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1961.11.27 |
Vladimirov, Boris T
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 43 | Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1961.11.29 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 41 | Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation | ROUND 9 |
| 1961.11.30 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1961.12.03 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1961.12.04 |
Shianovsky, Vladislav I
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Alekhine Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1961.12.05 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Averbakh, Yuri L
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Closed | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.12.06 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.12.08 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kots, Yury Isakovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.12.11 |
Gipslis, Aivars P
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1-0 | 51 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.12.12 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1-0 | 33 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.12.13 |
Keres, Paul
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 73 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1961.12.16 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 43 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | ROUND 20 |
| 1961.12.19 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation | ROUND 21 |