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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961.08.?? |
Gusev, Yuri S
vs
Zilber, Josif
|
1-0 | 39 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Ilinsky, Yaroslav
|
1-0 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Smits, Anatolijs
vs
Muratov, Vladimir A
|
1-0 | 66 | Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Giterman, Shlomo
vs
Heuer, Valter
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense | ROUND 13 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Muratov, Vladimir A
vs
Lapienis, Donatas P
|
1-0 | 29 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Ilinsky, Yaroslav
vs
Giterman, Shlomo
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Cesnauskas, Antonas A
vs
Smits, Anatolijs
|
0-1 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Open | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Zilber, Josif
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1/2-1/2 | 66 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Normal Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Seoev, Robert
vs
Gusev, Yuri S
|
1-0 | 38 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Rosenfeld, Isai K
vs
Katalymov, Boris N
|
1-0 | 34 | Old Indian Defense: Tartakower-Indian | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Hasidovski, Arnold
|
1-0 | 35 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 14 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Hasidovski, Arnold
vs
Rosenfeld, Isai K
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Lapienis, Donatas P
vs
Cesnauskas, Antonas A
|
0-1 | 33 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Giterman, Shlomo
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
0-1 | 23 | Modern Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Seoev, Robert
|
1-0 | 46 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Heuer, Valter
vs
Ilinsky, Yaroslav
|
0-1 | 74 | King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Gusev, Yuri S
vs
Muratov, Vladimir A
|
0-1 | 39 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Katalymov, Boris N
vs
Zilber, Josif
|
0-1 | 43 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Heuer, Valter
|
0-1 | 66 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Muratov, Vladimir A
vs
Suetin, Alexey S
|
1/2-1/2 | 86 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Smits, Anatolijs
vs
Lapienis, Donatas P
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Levenfish Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Rosenfeld, Isai K
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Seoev, Robert
vs
Katalymov, Boris N
|
1-0 | 41 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Cesnauskas, Antonas A
vs
Gusev, Yuri S
|
0-1 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Veresov, Gavriil N
vs
Giterman, Shlomo
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Zilber, Josif
vs
Hasidovski, Arnold
|
1-0 | 39 | King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Suetin, Alexey S
vs
Cesnauskas, Antonas A
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Hasidovski, Arnold
vs
Seoev, Robert
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Giterman, Shlomo
vs
Rosenfeld, Isai K
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Ilinsky, Yaroslav
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Zilber, Josif
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Heuer, Valter
vs
Veresov, Gavriil N
|
1-0 | 38 | Modern Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Gusev, Yuri S
vs
Smits, Anatolijs
|
0-1 | 47 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1961.08.?? |
Katalymov, Boris N
vs
Muratov, Vladimir A
|
1-0 | 50 | Amar Opening | ROUND 17 |