[Event "23rd URS-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Black "Averbakh, Yury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[PlyCount "230"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.g3 
Nbd7 9.Bg2 Nb6 10.O-O a5 11.b3 Re8 12.Nf4 Bf5 13.a4 c6 14.f3 h6 15.g4 Bh7 
16.Nce2 Bd6 17.Ra2 Nbd7 18.Ng3 Qc7 19.Re2 Re7 20.Kh1 Rae8 21.Nfh5 Nxh5 22.
Nxh5 f5 23.gxf5 Bxf5 24.f4 Nf6 25.Nxf6+ gxf6 26.Rg1 Rg7 27.Bf3 Re7 28.Reg2
Bb4 29.Bd2 Bxd2 30.Qxd2 Rxg2 31.Qxg2+ Rg7 32.Bxd5+ Kf8 33.Qxg7+ Qxg7 34.
Rxg7 Kxg7 35.Bf3 Be6 36.Bd1 Bd5+ 37.Kg1 f5 38.Kf2 Kf6 39.Ke2 Ke6 40.Kd2 
Be4 41.Be2 Bd5 42.Bc4 Kd6 43.Kc3 b6 44.b4 axb4+ 45.Kxb4 Bg2 46.Bd3 Bh3 47.
e4 fxe4 48.Bxe4 Bg4 49.f5 Bd1 50.Bd3 Ke7 51.Bb1 Kd6 52.Ba2 Ke7 53.a5 bxa5+
54.Kxa5 Bc2 55.Be6 Kd6 56.Kb6 Be4 57.Bc8 Bc2 58.f6 Bb3 59.Bg4 Bd5 60.Bf5 
Bf3 61.Bg6 Kd7 62.Bf7 Be4 63.Bb3 Kd6 64.f7 Ke7 65.Kc7 Bf3 66.Be6 h5 67.Bd7
Bd5 68.Be8 h4 69.Kb6 Kf8 70.Kc7 Ke7 71.Kb8 Bxf7 72.Bxf7 Kd6 73.h3 c5 74.
dxc5+ Kxc5 75.Kc7 Kb5 76.Kd6 Kb6 77.Be8 Kb7 78.Bd7 Kb8 79.Bf5 Kb7 80.Kd7 
Kb8 81.Be4 Ka7 82.Kc7 Ka6 83.Kb8 Kb6 84.Bb7 Kc5 85.Kc7 Kb5 86.Bc8 Kc5 87.
Ba6 Kd5 88.Kd7 Ke5 89.Ke7 Kd5 90.Bb7+ Kc5 91.Bf3 Kb6 92.Bd5 Kc7 93.Be6 Kc6
94.Bb3 Kc7 95.Bd5 Kc8 96.Be6+ Kc7 97.Bd7 Kb6 98.Kd6 Kb7 99.Be6 Kb8 100.Kd7
Kb7 101.Bd5+ Kb6 102.Kd6 Kb5 103.Ke6 Kb6 104.Kf5 Kc5 105.Ke6 Kb6 106.Kd6 
Kb5 107.Kc7 Ka6 108.Kb8 Kb6 109.Bb7 Kc5 110.Kc7 Kb5 111.Bc8 Kc5 112.Be6 
Kb5 113.Bd5 Ka6 114.Kd7 Kb6 115.Kd6 Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd URS-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Be7 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2 O-O 8.O-O d5 
9.d3 d4 10.Nbd2 Rb8 11.a4 dxc3 12.bxc3 b4 13.Nc4 Bg4 14.Bb2 Bc5 15.Rad1 
bxc3 16.Bxc3 Nd4 17.Bxd4 Bxd4 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Nd7 20.Rb1 Qg5 21.Kh1 g6 
22.Ne3 Nc5 23.Nc4 Kg7 24.Qe2 Ne6 25.g3 Bc5 26.Rxb8 Rxb8 27.Kh2 Qf6 28.Kg2 
h5 29.h4 Nd4 30.Qd1 Qe6 31.Qd2 Bb4 32.Qd1 Be7 33.f4 exf4 34.Rxf4 f6 35.a5 
Bd6 36.Rf2 Rb4 37.Qe1 c5 38.Bd1 Be5 39.Qd2 Nc6 40.Kh2 Bd4 41.Rg2 Ne5 42.
Nxe5 Bxe5 43.Qe3 Rb1 44.Rd2 Bc3 45.Rc2 Rxd1 46.Qxc5 Be5 47.Qa7+ Qf7 48.
Qxa6 Qd7 0-1

[Event "23rd URS-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Averbakh, Yury"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 Qa5 8. Bd2 a6
9. a4 e5 10. g4 Ne8 11. h4 f5 12. h5 f4 13. g5 Qd8 14. Bg4 Nc7 15. Bxc8 Qxc8
16. Nf3 Nc6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Nh4 Qe8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qg4 Rb8 21. Nd1 Ne6 22.
Ra3 Nd4 23. Rah3 Qf7 24. Bc3 Rfe8 25. R3h2 Qxc4 26. Nxg6 Re6 27. Bxd4 Rxg6 28.
Qf5 Qe6 29. Qxe6+ Rxe6 30. Bc3 d5 31. f3 Rb3 32. Rh3 c4 33. Kd2 Rg6 34. Rg1 d4
35. Ba5 Bf8 36. Rg4 Rd6 37. Kc2 Rd7 38. g6 Rdb7 39. Be1 c5 40. Rgh4 Bg7 41. Ba5
c3 42. bxc3 Ra3 43. cxd4 exd4 44. Rxf4 Ra2+ 45. Kd3 Rb1 46. Rh1 Rxa4 47. Kc2
Rb5 48. e5 d3+ 49. Kxd3 Rxf4 50. Bc3 Rxf3+ 51. Ke4 Rg3 52. Kf4 Rxg6 53. Ne3 Rb8
54. Nf5 Rf8 55. Rh5 Re8 56. Ke4 Rg1 57. Rh3 Bf8 58. Kd5 Rd1+ 59. Ke4 Rc1 60.
Kd5 Rd1+ 61. Ke4 Rd7 62. Nh6+ Bxh6 63. Rxh6 Rh7 64. Rg6+ Kf7 65. Rf6+ Ke7 66.
Rc6 Kd7 67. Rxc5 Rh6 68. Kd5 Rb6 69. Ba5 Rb5 70. Rxb5 axb5 71. e6+ Rxe6 72. Kc5
Re5+ 73. Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd URS-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Averbakh, Yury"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.c3 a6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Qe2 Nf6 8.O-O 
O-O 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.a4 a5 11.Nbd2 Rd8 12.h3 Nh5 13.Nf1 b6 14.Ne1 Ba6 15.Qf3 
e5 16.Ng3 Nxg3 17.fxg3 c4 18.dxc4 Bxc4 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.g4 c5 21.Bg5 Rd6 
22.Nc2 Bd3 23.Ne3 Qb7 24.Rd1 h6 25.Bh4 Bxe4 26.Qe2 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Kh7 28.
Qd6 b5 29.Bf6 Qc6 30.Qxc6 Bxc6 31.axb5 Bxb5 32.Be7 c4 33.Nd5 f5 34.Nf6+ 
Kh8 35.Kf2 Bc6 36.g3 Ba4 37.Ke1 Bb5 38.Ke2 Bc6 39.Kf2 f4 40.gxf4 exf4 41.
h4 g5 42.Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "23rd URS-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d6 6.b3 a6 7.Bb2 b5 8.Nbd2 Bb7 
9.Re1 Nbd7 10.e4 e5 11.dxe5 Ng4 12.Nf1 Nc5 13.Ne3 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Qc1
h5 16.Bxe5 dxe5 17.Rd1 Qe7 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 Qd6 20.a3 f5 21.Rb1 e4 22.
b4 Nd7 23.c4 bxc4 24.Qxc4 Ne5 25.Qc5 Qf6 26.d6 c6 27.d7 Nd3 28.Rxd3 exd3 
29.Bxc6 Rad8 30.Rd1 h4 31.gxh4 Qxh4 32.Rxd3 f4 33.Qc4+ Kg7 34.Qc3+ Rf6 35.
Bg2 f3 36.Bxf3 Qf4 37.Qc5 Kh6 38.Bg2 Rf5 39.Rh3+ Kg7 40.Qc3+ Qe5 41.Qd2 
Rf4 42.Re3 Qa1+ 43.Re1 Qf6 44.Bh3 Qg5+ 45.Kh1 Qf6 46.Re7+ Qxe7 47.Qxf4 Rf8
48.Qd2 Qh4 49.Qe3 Qf6 50.Bg4 Rb8 51.h3 Rb6 52.Qc5 Rd6 53.a4 Rd2 54.a5 Rd4 
55.Kg2 Kf7 56.b5 axb5 57.a6 1-0

[Event "23rd URS-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spassky, Boris"]
[Black "Averbakh, Yury"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[PlyCount "0"]

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