1955 USSR Chess Championship
22nd Soviet Chess Championship (1955) | |
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Location | Moscow |
Champion | |
Efim Geller | |
The 1955 Soviet Chess Championship was the 22nd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 11 February to 15 March 1955 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Efim Geller who defeats Smyslov in a play-off match (4-3). The final were preceded semifinals events at Leningrad, Gorky and Yerevan.[1][2]It was the worst USSR Chess Championship of Korchnoi's career, despite having fought in each game, all showing the high level of the competition.[3]
Table and results[]
Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Total | |
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1 | ![]() |
- | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | - | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
4 | ![]() |
1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
5 | ![]() |
½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
6 | ![]() |
½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
7 | ![]() |
½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 11 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
10 | ![]() |
1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
11 | ![]() |
0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
13 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
14 | ![]() |
0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 |
15 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
16 | ![]() |
½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8½ |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7 |
18 | ![]() |
0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 6½ |
19 | ![]() |
0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 6 |
20 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 3½ |
Play-off match[]
Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total |
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½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 |
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½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3 |
References[]
- ^ Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 84
- ^ Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.
- ^ Korchnoi, Viktor (1978). Chess is my life. Autobiography and games. Arco Publishing. p. 27.
Categories:
- USSR Chess Championships
- Chess in the Soviet Union
- National championships in the Soviet Union
- 1955 in chess
- 1955 in Soviet sport