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Crosstable

pos.	name	flag	1		2		3		pts	+	=	-
1.	GM Taimanov, Mark		●		½	½	1	1	3	2	2	0
2.	GM Averbakh, Yury		½	½	●		½	+ w/o	2½	1	3	0
3.	GM Spassky, Boris		0	0	½	- w/o	●		½	0	1	3

Three players tied for first place in 1956 Soviet Chess Championship.

Round by round results

1st round
GM Taimanov, Mark			½ - ½			GM Averbakh, Yury
GM Spassky, Boris			BYE
1.-2. Taimanov, Averbakh — ½; 3. Spassky — 0;

2nd round
GM Spassky, Boris			0 - 1			GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Averbakh, Yury			BYE
1. Taimanov — 1½; 2. Averbakh — ½; 3. Spassky — 0;

3rd round
GM Averbakh, Yury			½ - ½			GM Spassky, Boris
GM Taimanov, Mark			BYE
1. Taimanov — 1½; 2. Averbakh — 1; 3. Spassky — ½;

4th round
GM Averbakh, Yury			½ - ½			GM Taimanov, Mark
GM Spassky, Boris			BYE
1. Taimanov — 2; 2. Averbakh — 1½; 3. Spassky — ½;

5th round
GM Taimanov, Mark			1 - 0			GM Spassky, Boris
GM Averbakh, Yury			BYE
1. Taimanov — 3; 2. Averbakh — 1½; 3. Spassky — ½;

6th round
GM Spassky, Boris			- w/o +			GM Averbakh, Yury
GM Taimanov, Mark			BYE
1. Taimanov — 3; 2. Averbakh — 2½; 3. Spassky — ½;

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