| 23rd Soviet Chess Championship :: Leningrad 1956 |
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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 | pts | + | = | - |
| =1. | GM Spassky, Boris | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
| =1. | GM Taimanov, Mark | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| =1. | GM Averbakh, Yury | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
| 4. | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |
| =5. | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10½ | 5 | 11 | 1 | |
| =5. | Tal, Mikhail | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
| =5. | Polugaevsky, Lev | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 8. | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 9. | Zurakhov, Vladlen | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| 10. | Antoshin, Vladimir | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
| 11. | Bannik, Anatoly | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 3 | 9 | 5 | |
| 12. | Byvshev, Vassily | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 13. | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ● | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
| =14. | GM Tolush, Alexander | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ● | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| =14. | IM Simagin, Vladimir | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | 1 | 6½ | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 16. | Borisenko, Georgy | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 17. | Khasin, Abram | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | 5½ | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 18. | Lisitsyn, Georgy | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Three players tied on points and were set for a mini-tournament for the title of The Soviet Champion.
| 1st round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | 0 - 1 | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | ½ - ½ | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | 1 - 0 | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | ½ - ½ | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | 1 - 0 | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | ½ - ½ | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | ½ - ½ | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| 1.-3. Spassky, Korchnoi, Polugaevsky 1; 4.-15. Taimanov, Kholmov, Tal, Boleslavsky, Zurakhov, Antoshin, Ragozin, Tolush, Simagin, Borisenko, Khasin, Lisitsyn ½; 16.-18. Averbakh, Bannik, Byvshev 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round | |||||||||
| Bannik, Anatoly | ½ - ½ | GM Averbakh, Yury | |||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | GM Tolush, Alexander | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | ½ - ½ | Lisitsyn, Georgy | |||||||
| Byvshev, Vassily | ½ - ½ | Polugaevsky, Lev | |||||||
| Khasin, Abram | 0 - 1 | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| IM Kholmov, Ratmir | ½ - ½ | Zurakhov, Vladlen | |||||||
| IM Simagin, Vladimir | 0 - 1 | Antoshin, Vladimir | |||||||
| GM Spassky, Boris | 1 - 0 | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | |||||||
| GM Taimanov, Mark | ½ - ½ | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | |||||||
| 1. Spassky 2; 2.-5. Korchnoi, Tal, Polugaevsky, Antoshin 1½; 6.-12. Taimanov, Kholmov, Boleslavsky, Zurakhov, Tolush, Borisenko, Lisitsyn 1; 13.-18. Averbakh, Bannik, Byvshev, Ragozin, Simagin, Khasin ½; | |||||||||
| 3rd round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | 1 - 0 | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | ½ - ½ | Borisenko, Georgy | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | ½ - ½ | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | 0 - 1 | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | 0 - 1 | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | ½ - ½ | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| 1.-2. Spassky, Tal 2½; 3.-5. Taimanov, Korchnoi, Antoshin 2; 6.-14. Averbakh, Kholmov, Polugaevsky, Boleslavsky, Zurakhov, Bannik, Tolush, Borisenko, Lisitsyn 1½; 15. Khasin 1; 16.-18. Byvshev, Ragozin, Simagin ½; | |||||||||
| 4th round | |||||||||
| Bannik, Anatoly | ½ - ½ | Zurakhov, Vladlen | |||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | 1 - 0 | Polugaevsky, Lev | |||||||
| Byvshev, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | |||||||
| Khasin, Abram | 1 - 0 | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| IM Kholmov, Ratmir | 1 - 0 | Antoshin, Vladimir | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | ½ - ½ | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | |||||||
| GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Tolush, Alexander | |||||||
| GM Taimanov, Mark | ½ - ½ | GM Averbakh, Yury | |||||||
| 1.-2. Spassky, Tal 3; 3.-6. Taimanov, Korchnoi, Kholmov, Borisenko 2½; 7.-14. Averbakh, Boleslavsky, Zurakhov, Antoshin, Bannik, Tolush, Khasin, Lisitsyn 2; 15. Polugaevsky 1½; 16.-17. Byvshev, Ragozin 1; 18. Simagin ½; | |||||||||
| 5th round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | 1 - 0 | Borisenko, Georgy | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | ½ - ½ | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | 1 - 0 | Lisitsyn, Georgy | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | 1 - 0 | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| IM Simagin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| Tal, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | 0 - 1 | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | ½ - ½ | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| 1.-2. Spassky, Tal 3½; 3.-6. Averbakh, Korchnoi, Kholmov, Bannik 3; 7.-13. Taimanov, Polugaevsky, Boleslavsky, Zurakhov, Antoshin, Borisenko, Khasin 2½; 14.-16. Ragozin, Tolush, Lisitsyn 2; 17. Byvshev 1½; 18. Simagin 1; | |||||||||
| 6th round | |||||||||
| Bannik, Anatoly | ½ - ½ | Antoshin, Vladimir | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | 1 - 0 | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | |||||||
| Byvshev, Vassily | 0 - 1 | GM Tolush, Alexander | |||||||
| Khasin, Abram | 0 - 1 | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| IM Kholmov, Ratmir | 1 - 0 | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | 1 - 0 | Polugaevsky, Lev | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | 0 - 1 | GM Averbakh, Yury | |||||||
| GM Spassky, Boris | 1 - 0 | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| GM Taimanov, Mark | 1 - 0 | Zurakhov, Vladlen | |||||||
| 1. Spassky 4½; 2.-4. Averbakh, Korchnoi, Kholmov 4; 5.-9. Taimanov, Tal, Boleslavsky, Bannik, Borisenko 3½; 10.-11. Antoshin, Tolush 3; 12.-14. Polugaevsky, Zurakhov, Khasin 2½; 15.-16. Ragozin, Lisitsyn 2; 17. Byvshev 1½; 18. Simagin 1; | |||||||||
| 7th round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | ½ - ½ | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | |||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | 1 - 0 | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | 1 - 0 | Lisitsyn, Georgy | |||||||
| IM Simagin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | 1 - 0 | Borisenko, Georgy | |||||||
| 1. Spassky 5; 2.-5. Averbakh, Korchnoi, Tal, Boleslavsky 4½; 6.-7. Taimanov, Kholmov 4; 8.-13. Polugaevsky, Zurakhov, Antoshin, Bannik, Tolush, Borisenko 3½; 14. Ragozin 3; 15. Khasin 2½; 16.-17. Byvshev, Lisitsyn 2; 18. Simagin 1½; | |||||||||
| 8th round | |||||||||
| Bannik, Anatoly | 0 - 1 | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | 1 - 0 | GM Tolush, Alexander | |||||||
| Byvshev, Vassily | ½ - ½ | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| Khasin, Abram | ½ - ½ | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | 0 - 1 | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | ½ - ½ | Zurakhov, Vladlen | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | 0 - 1 | GM Averbakh, Yury | |||||||
| GM Spassky, Boris | 1 - 0 | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| GM Taimanov, Mark | 1 - 0 | Antoshin, Vladimir | |||||||
| 1. Spassky 6; 2. Averbakh 5½; 3.-4. Taimanov, Tal 5; 5.-8. Korchnoi, Kholmov, Boleslavsky, Borisenko 4½; 9.-10. Zurakhov, Ragozin 4; 11.-14. Polugaevsky, Antoshin, Bannik, Tolush 3½; 15. Khasin 3; 16.-18. Byvshev, Simagin, Lisitsyn 2½; | |||||||||
| 9th round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | 1 - 0 | Borisenko, Georgy | |||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | 1 - 0 | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | ½ - ½ | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| IM Kholmov, Ratmir | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | ½ - ½ | Polugaevsky, Lev | |||||||
| IM Simagin, Vladimir | 1 - 0 | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| Tal, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | ½ - ½ | Lisitsyn, Georgy | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | 0 - 1 | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | |||||||
| 1.-2. Spassky, Averbakh 6½; 3.-5. Taimanov, Korchnoi, Tal 5½; 6.-7. Kholmov, Boleslavsky 5; 8.-10. Antoshin, Ragozin, Borisenko 4½; 11.-14. Polugaevsky, Zurakhov, Bannik, Tolush 4; 15. Simagin 3½; 16.-17. Khasin, Lisitsyn 3; 18. Byvshev 2½; | |||||||||
| 10th round | |||||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | ½ - ½ | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | |||||||
| Bannik, Anatoly | 0 - 1 | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | ½ - ½ | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| Byvshev, Vassily | 1 - 0 | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| Khasin, Abram | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | ½ - ½ | GM Tolush, Alexander | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | ½ - ½ | Antoshin, Vladimir | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | 1 - 0 | Zurakhov, Vladlen | |||||||
| GM Taimanov, Mark | 1 - 0 | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| 1.-2. Spassky, Averbakh 7; 3. Taimanov 6½; 4.-6. Korchnoi, Kholmov, Tal 6; 7.-11. Polugaevsky, Boleslavsky, Antoshin, Ragozin, Borisenko 5; 12. Tolush 4½; 13.-14. Zurakhov, Bannik 4; 15.-18. Byvshev, Simagin, Khasin, Lisitsyn 3½; | |||||||||
| 11th round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | |||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 0 - 1 | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| IM Kholmov, Ratmir | 1 - 0 | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | 0 - 1 | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| IM Simagin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | Borisenko, Georgy | |||||||
| GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | Lisitsyn, Georgy | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | 0 - 1 | Polugaevsky, Lev | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | ½ - ½ | GM Averbakh, Yury | |||||||
| 1.-3. Spassky, Taimanov, Averbakh 7½; 4.-5. Kholmov, Tal 7; 6. Korchnoi 6½; 7. Polugaevsky 6; 8.-9. Antoshin, Borisenko 5½; 10.-11. Boleslavsky, Ragozin 5; 12.-15. Zurakhov, Bannik, Tolush, Khasin 4½; 16. Simagin 4; 17.-18. Byvshev, Lisitsyn 3½; | |||||||||
| 12th round | |||||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | 1 - 0 | GM Tolush, Alexander | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | 0 - 1 | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| Byvshev, Vassily | ½ - ½ | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| Khasin, Abram | ½ - ½ | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | ½ - ½ | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | 0 - 1 | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | 1 - 0 | Antoshin, Vladimir | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | 1 - 0 | Zurakhov, Vladlen | |||||||
| GM Taimanov, Mark | ½ - ½ | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| 1. Averbakh 8½; 2.-3. Spassky, Taimanov 8; 4.-5. Kholmov, Tal 7½; 6.-7. Korchnoi, Polugaevsky 7; 8.-9. Boleslavsky, Ragozin 6; 10.-11. Antoshin, Borisenko 5½; 12.-14. Bannik, Simagin, Khasin 5; 15.-16. Zurakhov, Tolush 4½; 17. Byvshev 4; 18. Lisitsyn 3½; | |||||||||
| 13th round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | 0 - 1 | GM Averbakh, Yury | |||||||
| Bannik, Anatoly | ½ - ½ | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | Lisitsyn, Georgy | |||||||
| IM Kholmov, Ratmir | 1 - 0 | Borisenko, Georgy | |||||||
| IM Simagin, Vladimir | 0 - 1 | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | |||||||
| GM Spassky, Boris | 1 - 0 | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| Tal, Mikhail | ½ - ½ | Polugaevsky, Lev | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | 1 - 0 | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | ½ - ½ | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| 1. Averbakh 9½; 2. Spassky 9; 3. Kholmov 8½; 4.-6. Taimanov, Korchnoi, Tal 8; 7. Polugaevsky 7½; 8. Boleslavsky 7; 9. Ragozin 6; 10.-14. Antoshin, Bannik, Tolush, Borisenko, Khasin 5½; 15.-16. Zurakhov, Simagin 5; 17. Byvshev 4½; 18. Lisitsyn 3½; | |||||||||
| 14th round | |||||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | ½ - ½ | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | 0 - 1 | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| Khasin, Abram | 0 - 1 | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | ½ - ½ | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | 1 - 0 | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | 1 - 0 | Antoshin, Vladimir | |||||||
| GM Taimanov, Mark | ½ - ½ | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | 1 - 0 | GM Tolush, Alexander | |||||||
| 1.-2. Spassky, Averbakh 10; 3. Kholmov 9; 4.-7. Taimanov, Korchnoi, Tal, Polugaevsky 8½; 8. Boleslavsky 7½; 9. Ragozin 7; 10.-11. Zurakhov, Bannik 6; 12.-16. Antoshin, Byvshev, Tolush, Borisenko, Khasin 5½; 17. Simagin 5; 18. Lisitsyn 4; | |||||||||
| 15th round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | Zurakhov, Vladlen | |||||||
| Bannik, Anatoly | ½ - ½ | Borisenko, Georgy | |||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 0 - 1 | Polugaevsky, Lev | |||||||
| Byvshev, Vassily | 0 - 1 | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| IM Kholmov, Ratmir | ½ - ½ | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | |||||||
| IM Simagin, Vladimir | ½ - ½ | GM Averbakh, Yury | |||||||
| GM Spassky, Boris | 1 - 0 | Lisitsyn, Georgy | |||||||
| Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | 1 - 0 | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| 1. Spassky 11; 2. Averbakh 10½; 3.-6. Taimanov, Kholmov, Tal, Polugaevsky 9½; 7. Korchnoi 9; 8. Boleslavsky 7½; 9. Ragozin 7; 10.-12. Zurakhov, Bannik, Tolush 6½; 13.-14. Antoshin, Borisenko 6; 15.-17. Byvshev, Simagin, Khasin 5½; 18. Lisitsyn 4; | |||||||||
| 16th round | |||||||||
| GM Averbakh, Yury | ½ - ½ | GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | |||||||
| Borisenko, Georgy | 0 - 1 | Byvshev, Vassily | |||||||
| Khasin, Abram | 0 - 1 | GM Taimanov, Mark | |||||||
| GM Korchnoi, Viktor | 1 - 0 | GM Spassky, Boris | |||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | 0 - 1 | Bannik, Anatoly | |||||||
| Polugaevsky, Lev | ½ - ½ | IM Kholmov, Ratmir | |||||||
| GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | 0 - 1 | IM Simagin, Vladimir | |||||||
| GM Tolush, Alexander | 0 - 1 | Antoshin, Vladimir | |||||||
| Zurakhov, Vladlen | 1 - 0 | Tal, Mikhail | |||||||
| 1.-2. Spassky, Averbakh 11; 3. Taimanov 10½; 4.-6. Korchnoi, Kholmov, Polugaevsky 10; 7. Tal 9½; 8. Boleslavsky 8; 9.-10. Zurakhov, Bannik 7½; 11.-12. Antoshin, Ragozin 7; 13.-15. Byvshev, Tolush, Simagin 6½; 16. Borisenko 6; 17. Khasin 5½; 18. Lisitsyn 4; | |||||||||
| 17th round | |||||||||
| Antoshin, Vladimir | 1 - 0 | Khasin, Abram | |||||||
| Bannik, Anatoly | 0 - 1 | GM Korchnoi, Viktor | |||||||
| GM Boleslavsky, Isaak | 1 - 0 | GM Ragozin, Viacheslav | |||||||
| IM Kholmov, Ratmir | ½ - ½ | GM Averbakh, Yury | |||||||
| IM Simagin, Vladimir | 0 - 1 | Zurakhov, Vladlen | |||||||
| GM Spassky, Boris | ½ - ½ | Polugaevsky, Lev | |||||||
| GM Taimanov, Mark | 1 - 0 | Borisenko, Georgy | |||||||
| Tal, Mikhail | 1 - 0 | GM Tolush, Alexander | |||||||
| Byvshev, Vassily | BYE | ||||||||
| Lisitsyn, Georgy | BYE | ||||||||
| 1.-3. Spassky, Taimanov, Averbakh 11½; 4. Korchnoi 11; 5.-7. Kholmov, Tal, Polugaevsky 10½; 8. Boleslavsky 9; 9. Zurakhov 8½; 10. Antoshin 8; 11. Bannik 7½; 12. Ragozin 7; 13.-15. Byvshev, Tolush, Simagin 6½; 16. Borisenko 6; 17. Khasin 5½; 18. Lisitsyn 4; | |||||||||
| 23rd Soviet Chess Championship | |
| Dates: | 10th January - 15th February 1956 |
| City: | Leningrad (Soviet Union) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 18 (incl. 7 GMs, 2 IMs) |
| Games played: | 152 |
| Competition format: | round robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| PGN game file: | urs-1956.pgn |