| 21st Soviet Chess Championship :: Kiev 1954 |
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| pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | pts | + | = | - |
| 1. | IM Averbakh, Yury | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 14½ | 10 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2.-3. | Korchnoi, Viktor | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2.-3. | IM Taimanov, Mark | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |
| 4.-5. | Lisitsin, Georgy | ½ | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
| 4.-5. | Petrosian, Tigran | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 12½ | 6 | 13 | 0 | |
| 6. | Kholmov, Ratmir | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10½ | 5 | 11 | 3 | |
| 7.-9. | Nezhmetdinov, Rashid | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7.-9. | Suetin, Alexei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
| 7.-9. | Furman, Semen | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ● | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
| 10.-11. | Byvshev, Vassily | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| 10.-11. | IM Geller, Efim | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 9½ | 8 | 3 | 8 | |
| 12.-13. | Borisenko, Georgy | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8½ | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| 12.-13. | GM Flohr, Salomon | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 2 | 13 | 4 | |
| 14.-16. | Bannik, Anatoly | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 14.-16. | Ilvitsky, Georgy | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 14.-16. | Lilienthal, Andor | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 17.-18. | Ragozin, Viacheslav | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | 0 | ½ | 6½ | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 17.-18. | Shamkovich, Leonid | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | 0 | ½ | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| 19. | Livshin, Iosif | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ● | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 20. | Sokolsky, Alexei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 21st Soviet Chess Championship | |
| Dates: | 7th January - 7th February 1954 |
| City: | Kiev (Soviet Union) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | Tournament Director: |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 20 (incl. 1 GM, 3 IMs) |
| Games played: | 190 |
| Competition format: | Round robin. |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| PGN game file: | urs-1954.pgn |