Replay all 231 chess games from 40th USSR Championship — Baku 1972. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 40th USSR Championship — Baku 1972 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972.12.07 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1-0 | 41 | Modern Defense: Two Knights Variation, Suttles Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1972.12.07 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
|
0-1 | 57 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1972.12.07 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Zhidkov, Valery S
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1972.12.07 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 87 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 14 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1-0 | 20 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Mukhin, Mikhail A
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1-0 | 40 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1-0 | 41 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
0-1 | 51 | French Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
|
1-0 | 42 | King's Indian Attack | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Kapengut, Albert Z
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1-0 | 50 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Zhidkov, Valery S
vs
Lein, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.08 |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 15 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Razuvaev, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Scotch Game | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Zhidkov, Valery S
|
1-0 | 36 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Kapengut, Albert Z
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Zilberstein, Valery I
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1-0 | 29 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1-0 | 71 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Rapport-Jobava System | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
vs
Mukhin, Mikhail A
|
1/2-1/2 | 81 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.11 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | ROUND 16 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 65 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1-0 | 61 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Zhidkov, Valery S
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Kapengut, Albert Z
vs
Lein, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 53 | Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Furman, Semen Abramovich
vs
Zilberstein, Valery I
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
vs
Gufeld, Eduard
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Indian Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Mukhin, Mikhail A
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1/2-1/2 | 68 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
|
1-0 | 42 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1-0 | 35 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.12 |
Bronstein, David Ionovich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 39 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | ROUND 17 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Kholmov, Ratmir D
|
0-1 | 56 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Razuvaev, Yuri S
vs
Mukhin, Mikhail A
|
0-1 | 42 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N
vs
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
|
1/2-1/2 | 11 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Bagirov, Vladimir
vs
Kapengut, Albert Z
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Larsen Attack | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
vs
Vasiukov, Evgeni
|
1-0 | 32 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | English Opening | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Gufeld, Eduard
vs
Bronstein, David Ionovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Zilberstein, Valery I
vs
Tukmakov, Vladimir B
|
0-1 | 24 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1-0 | 38 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Zhidkov, Valery S
|
1-0 | 97 | Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.14 |
Dzindzichashvili, Roman
vs
Furman, Semen Abramovich
|
0-1 | 44 | Zukertort Opening | ROUND 18 |
| 1972.12.15 |
Kholmov, Ratmir D
vs
Bagirov, Vladimir
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 19 |
| 1972.12.15 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Razuvaev, Yuri S
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | Caro-Kann Defense | ROUND 19 |