1955 USSR Chess Championship explained

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

22nd Soviet Chess Championship (1955)! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! Total

1	Efim Geller	-	0	1	0	½	½	½	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	12
2	Vassily Smyslov	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

Moscow, April 1955! Player!! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! Total

Efim Geller	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	4
	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	3

Notes and References

1. Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 84
2. Book: Soltis, Andy.. Soviet chess, 1917-1991. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198 .
3. Book: Korchnoi, Viktor. Chess is my life. Autobiography and games. 1978. 27. Arco Publishing.