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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974.11.30 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
0-1 | 61 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.11.30 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 40 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.12.01 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Open, St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.12.02 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.12.02 |
Balashov, Yuri S
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.12.04 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Romanishin, Oleg M
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.12.04 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.12.05 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Dvoretzky, Mark
|
1-0 | 37 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.12.05 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.12.05 |
Taimanov, Mark E
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.12.06 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Savon, Vladimir A
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.12.06 |
Vasiukov, Evgeni
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.12.09 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
0-1 | 21 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.12.09 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Gulko, Boris F
|
1-0 | 71 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.12.10 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Kupreichik, Viktor D
|
1-0 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.12.10 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Balashov, Yuri S
|
1-0 | 54 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.12.12 |
Romanishin, Oleg M
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Modern Defense: Averbakh System | ROUND 9 |
| 1974.12.12 |
Beliavsky, Alexander G
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1974.12.13 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Taimanov, Mark E
|
1-0 | 37 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1974.12.13 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Alburt, Lev O
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1974.12.15 |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | ROUND 11 |
| 1974.12.15 |
Savon, Vladimir A
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 11 |
| 1974.12.16 |
Gulko, Boris F
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1-0 | 35 | Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Smyslov Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1974.12.16 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 12 |
| 1974.12.19 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Dvoretzky, Mark
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1974.12.19 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1974.12.19 |
Kupreichik, Viktor D
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 47 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1974.12.20 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Beliavsky, Alexander G
|
0-1 | 40 | Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1974.12.20 |
Kuzmin, Gennadi P
vs
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Queen's Gambit Declined | ROUND 14 |
| 1974.12.22 |
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
vs
Dvoretzky, Mark
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1974.12.22 |
Alburt, Lev O
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 34 | Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | ROUND 15 |