31st Soviet Chess Championship :: Moscow 1964

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 pts + = -
1. GM Stein, Leonid URS 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 3 0
2. GM Spassky, Boris URS 0 ½ ½ 1 2 1 2 1
3. GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS ½ ½ ½ 0 0 3 1

Three players tied on points and were set for a mini-tournament for the title of The Soviet Champion.






Round by round results

1st round
GM Spassky, Boris URS 0 - 1 URS GM Stein, Leonid
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS BYE  
1. Stein — 1; 2.-3. Spassky, Kholmov — 0;



2nd round
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS ½ - ½ URS GM Spassky, Boris
GM Stein, Leonid URS BYE  
1. Stein — 1; 2.-3. Spassky, Kholmov — ½;



3rd round
GM Stein, Leonid URS ½ - ½ URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
GM Spassky, Boris URS BYE  
1. Stein — 1½; 2. Kholmov — 1; 3. Spassky — ½;



4th round
GM Stein, Leonid URS ½ - ½ URS GM Spassky, Boris
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS BYE  
1. Stein — 2; 2.-3. Spassky, Kholmov — 1;



5th round
GM Spassky, Boris URS 1 - 0 URS GM Kholmov, Ratmir
GM Stein, Leonid URS BYE  
1.-2. Stein, Spassky — 2; 3. Kholmov — 1;



6th round
GM Kholmov, Ratmir URS ½ - ½ URS GM Stein, Leonid
GM Spassky, Boris URS BYE  
1. Stein — 2½; 2. Spassky — 2; 3. Kholmov — 1½;








Information

31st Soviet Chess Championship
Dates: 7th - 17th January 1964
City: Moscow (Soviet Union)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 3 (incl. 3 GMs)
Games played: 6
Competition format: round robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: urs-1963playoff.pgn