1944 USSR Chess Championship explained

Event:13th Soviet Chess Championship (1944)
Location:Moscow
Date:21 May – 17 June 1944
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The 1944 Soviet Chess Championship was the 13th edition of USSR Chess Championship, and the first to be held since 1940. The tournament was won by Mikhail Botvinnik.[1]

Tables and results

13th Soviet Chess Championship (1944)! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! Total
1 Mikhail Botvinnik - 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 112½
20 - 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 110½
30 1 - ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½10
40 ½ ½ - ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1
50 0 ½ ½ - ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 0 19
6½ 0 ½ ½ ½ - 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 19
71 0 0 0 0 1 - ½ 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
80 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ - ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½
9½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ - 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 0
100 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 - 1 0 0 0 1 1 ½
11½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 17
120 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 - 0 ½ 1 1 07
130 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 1 1 1 ½7
140 0 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 - ½ 1 17
151 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 ½ - 0 ½
160 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 - 1
170 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 -

Notes and References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. Londres: Everyman Chess. p. 53