| Match-Tournament for Absolute Soviet Chess Championship :: Leningrad/Moscow 1941 |
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| pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | pts | + | = | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 13½ | 9 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 2. | Keres, Paul | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| 3. | Smyslov, Vassily | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 4. | Boleslavsky, Isaak | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| 5. | Lilienthal, Andor | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 6. | Bondarevsky, Igor | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | ||||
| 1st round — 23rd March 1941 | ||||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| 1.-2. Botvinnik, Keres 1; 3.-4. Smyslov, Lilienthal ½; 5.-6. Boleslavsky, Bondarevsky 0; | ||||||||
| 2nd round — 24th March 1941 | ||||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | 0 - 1 | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| 1.-2. Botvinnik, Keres 2; 3.-6. Smyslov, Boleslavsky, Lilienthal, Bondarevsky ½; | ||||||||
| 3rd round — 26th March 1941 | ||||||||
| Keres, Paul | 0 - 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | 0 - 1 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 3; 2. Keres 2; 3. Boleslavsky 1½; 4.-5. Smyslov, Bondarevsky 1; 6. Lilienthal ½; | ||||||||
| 4th round — 27th March 1941 | ||||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | 1 - 0 | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | 0 - 1 | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 3; 2.-4. Keres, Boleslavsky, Bondarevsky 2; 5.-6. Smyslov, Lilienthal 1½; | ||||||||
| 5th round — 29th March 1941 | ||||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | 0 - 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | 0 - 1 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 4; 2.-4. Keres, Boleslavsky, Lilienthal 2½; 5. Bondarevsky 2; 6. Smyslov 1½; | ||||||||
| 6th round — 31st March 1941 | ||||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | ½ - ½ | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 4½; 2.-3. Keres, Boleslavsky 3; 4.-6. Smyslov, Lilienthal, Bondarevsky 2½; | ||||||||
| 7th round — 1st April 1941 | ||||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | 1 - 0 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 5; 2. Keres 4; 3. Bondarevsky 3½; 4.-5. Boleslavsky, Lilienthal 3; 6. Smyslov 2½; | ||||||||
| 8th round — 4th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 5½; 2. Keres 4½; 3.-4. Boleslavsky, Bondarevsky 4; 5.-6. Smyslov, Lilienthal 3; | ||||||||
| 9th round — 5th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | 0 - 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 6½; 2. Keres 5½; 3.-5. Smyslov, Boleslavsky, Bondarevsky 4; 6. Lilienthal 3; | ||||||||
| 10th round — 6th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 7; 2. Keres 5½; 3. Boleslavsky 5; 4.-5. Smyslov, Bondarevsky 4½; 6. Lilienthal 3½; | ||||||||
| 11th round — 11th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 8; 2. Keres 6½; 3.-4. Smyslov, Boleslavsky 5; 5. Bondarevsky 4½; 6. Lilienthal 4; | ||||||||
| 12th round — 12th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | 0 - 1 | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | 0 - 1 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 8; 2. Keres 6½; 3. Smyslov 6; 4. Bondarevsky 5½; 5.-6. Boleslavsky, Lilienthal 5; | ||||||||
| 13th round — 13th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 8½; 2. Keres 7; 3. Smyslov 6½; 4. Bondarevsky 6; 5.-6. Boleslavsky, Lilienthal 5½; | ||||||||
| 14th round — 15th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | ½ - ½ | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 9; 2. Keres 7½; 3. Smyslov 7; 4. Bondarevsky 6½; 5.-6. Boleslavsky, Lilienthal 6; | ||||||||
| 15th round — 17th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | 0 - 1 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | 0 - 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 10; 2. Keres 8; 3.-4. Smyslov, Lilienthal 7; 5.-6. Boleslavsky, Bondarevsky 6½; | ||||||||
| 16th round — 21st April 1941 | ||||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | ½ - ½ | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 10½; 2. Keres 8½; 3.-4. Smyslov, Lilienthal 7½; 5.-6. Boleslavsky, Bondarevsky 7; | ||||||||
| 17th round — 23rd April 1941 | ||||||||
| Keres, Paul | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | 0 - 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | ½ - ½ | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 11½; 2. Keres 9; 3. Smyslov 8; 4.-6. Boleslavsky, Lilienthal, Bondarevsky 7½; | ||||||||
| 18th round — 24th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | ½ - ½ | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 12; 2. Keres 9½; 3.-4. Smyslov, Boleslavsky 8½; 5. Bondarevsky 8; 6. Lilienthal 7½; | ||||||||
| 19th round — 27th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Keres, Paul | 1 - 0 | Lilienthal, Andor | ||||||
| Smyslov, Vassily | 1 - 0 | Boleslavsky, Isaak | ||||||
| Bondarevsky, Igor | 0 - 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 13; 2. Keres 10½; 3. Smyslov 9½; 4. Boleslavsky 8½; 5. Bondarevsky 8; 6. Lilienthal 7½; | ||||||||
| 20th round — 29th April 1941 | ||||||||
| Lilienthal, Andor | 1 - 0 | Bondarevsky, Igor | ||||||
| Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | Keres, Paul | ||||||
| Botvinnik, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | Smyslov, Vassily | ||||||
| 1. Botvinnik 13½; 2. Keres 11; 3. Smyslov 10; 4. Boleslavsky 9; 5. Lilienthal 8½; 6. Bondarevsky 8; | ||||||||
| Match-Tournament for Absolute Soviet Chess Championship | |
| Dates: | 23rd March - 29th April 1941 |
| City: | Leningrad/Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| Venue: | Uritsky Palace & Column Hall |
| Organizers: | Tournament Director: |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 6 |
| Games played: | 60 |
| Competition format: | Round robin. |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| PGN game file: | urs-1941mt.pgn |