1957 USSR Chess Championship

The 1957 Soviet Chess Championship was the 24th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 20 January to 22 February 1957 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Mikhail Tal. The final were preceded by quarterfinals events at Frunze (won by Viktor Korchnoi, 17 points in 18 games), Tallinn (Iivo Nei/Alexey Suetin, 14/19), Yerevan (Alexander Tolush, 15½/19); semifinals at Leningrad (Abram Khasin, 11½/19), Kharkov (Vitaly Tarasov, 11½/18) and Tbilisi (Tigran Petrosian, 14½/19).[1][2][3]

24th Soviet Chess Championship (1957)
LocationMoscow
Champion
Mikhail Tal

Table and results

Semifinals

Tbilisi semifinal, 24th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian -½½½½11½1½½1½½11111114½
2 Soviet Union Semyon Furman ½-½½½½½½½½½½1½11½11112½
3 Soviet Union Vladimir Antoshin ½½-1½½½1½01½110½½1½112
4 Soviet Union Viktor Korchnoi ½½0-½½011½½½½½111½1112
5 Soviet Union Mikhail Tal ½½½½-½11½0½01½½½1½1111½
6 Soviet Union Bukhuti Gurgenidze 0½½½½-½01½01½1111½½111½
7 Soviet Union Nikolai Krogius 0½½10½-011½½½½1½½½1111
8 Soviet Union Jacob Yuchtman ½½00011-½½1½½11½0½½110½
9 Soviet Union Lev Polugaevsky 0½½0½00½-1½½½½½1111110½
10 Soviet Union Alexander Buslaev ½½1½1½0½0-½½0½011½1½10
11 Soviet Union Yuri Kotkov ½½0½½1½0½½-½½½½½11½½10
12 Soviet Union Vladlen Zurakhov 0½½½10½½½½½-½10½½11½10
13 Soviet Union Sultan Khalilbeili ½00½0½½½½1½½-½½11½½110
14 Soviet Union Alexander Koblencs ½½0½½0½0½½½0½-½½1111
15 Soviet Union Yuri Sakharov 0010½000½1½1½½-0½10½
16 Soviet Union Eduard Gufeld 00½0½0½½00½½0½1-½11½
17 Soviet Union Egor Chukaev 0½½000½1000½00½½-1106
18 Soviet Union Boris Voronkov 000½½½½½0½00½0000-1
19 Soviet Union Genrikh Kasparian 00½00½0½00½0½0100-1
20 Soviet Union Tengiz Giorgadze 000000000½½½00½½100-
Leningrad semifinal, 24th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Abram Khasin -11½½½1110½0½½½0½11½11½
2 Soviet Union Konstantin Klaman 0-½01½1½½1111½½½0½1½11½
3 Soviet Union Alexander Tolush 0½-½½111001½½11½½½½111½
4 Soviet Union Lev Aronin ½1½-½½½0½½0½11½½1½1111½
5 Soviet Union Boris Spassky ½0½½-½½½½001½1½1111111½
6 Soviet Union Efim Stoliar ½½0½½-0½½1½11½10101111
7 Soviet Union Vladas Mikenas 000½½1-1½1½0½½½1111½11
8 Soviet Union Vasily Byvshev 0½01½½0-1½½0½½1½1½1110½
9 Soviet Union Pavel Kondratyev 0½1½½½½0-½½1½01½1½0110
10 Soviet Union Nikolay Novotelnov 101½100½½-½½01½10½½110
11 Soviet Union Viatcheslav Osnos ½0011½½½½½-½½10½01½110
12 Soviet Union Grigory Goldberg 10½½00110½½-00½11½1½
13 Soviet Union Georgy Lisitsin ½0½0½0½½½1½1-0½½½½11
14 Soviet Union Dmitry Rovner ½½000½½½10011-½½0111
15 Soviet Union Alexander Kotov ½½0½½0½00½1½½½-1½1019
16 Soviet Union Alexander Geller 1½½½010½½0½0½½0-½1½½
17 Soviet Union Israel Zilber ½1½000000110½1½½-½½1
18 Soviet Union Viacheslav Ragozin 0½½½010½½½0½½000½-½17
19 Soviet Union Iosef Slepoy 00½000001½½0001½½½-½
20 Soviet Union Yakov Neishtadt ½½0000½0000½000½00½-3
Kharkov semifinal, 24th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Vitaly Tarasov -½½½½½½½½½1½½½½111111½
2 Soviet Union Rashid Nezhmetdinov ½-½½½0½0011111½1½1111½
3 Soviet Union Ratmir Kholmov ½½-½1½½0110011½½11½11
4 Soviet Union Isaac Boleslavsky ½½½-½½½½1½½½11½½1111
5 Soviet Union Lev Aronson ½½0½-½½1½½11½½1011010½
6 Soviet Union Georgy Borisenko ½1½½½-0½1½001½11½1½10½
7 Soviet Union Anatoly Bannik ½½½½1-1001½½½0111110½
8 Soviet Union Janis Klavins ½11½0½0-½11000½1½1110
9 Soviet Union Iivo Nei ½10½½01½-0½½½½1101110
10 Soviet Union Evgeni Vasiukov ½000½½101-01½11½½1110
11 Soviet Union Alexey Suetin 001½0100½1-110½1101
12 Soviet Union Peter Romanovsky ½01½01½1½00-0110½01
13 Soviet Union Alexander Chistiakov ½00½½0½1½½01-1½010½8
14 Soviet Union Yury Vasilchuk ½000½½½1½0100-½1½01
15 Soviet Union Leonid Shamkovich ½½½0001½00½0½½-1½½1
16 Soviet Union Arkady Makarov 00½½10000½01100-1½17
17 Soviet Union Abram Zamikhovsky 0½0½0½0½1½0½0½½0-½0
18 Soviet Union Iosif Livshin 00000000001111½½½-0
19 Soviet Union Avshalom Matskevich 00½01½000000½00011-

Bannik and Aroson beat Borisenko in a sixth place tiebreaker tournament.

Final

The semi-final qualifiers joined Taimanov, Keres and Bronstein (who entered the final directly by ranking criteria of the Soviet Federation) to play the final in Moscow. Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov did not participate because they were preparing for the match for the World Championship.

Moscow Final, 24th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Mikhail Tal -11½1½½10½1½011½½½1½½114
2 Soviet Union Paul Keres 0-½01½½½1½½1½1½1½½1½1113½
3 Soviet Union David Bronstein 0½-½0½½½½1½½1½1111011113½
4 Soviet Union Boris Spassky ½1½-½½½½½½½10½0½111½1113
5 Soviet Union Alexander Tolush 001½-0½0½111½½1101½11113
6 Soviet Union Ratmir Kholmov ½½½½1-½1½00½½½1½1½½1½112½
7 Soviet Union Viktor Korchnoi ½½½½½½-½10½½1½½010111½12
8 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian 0½½½10½-½½10½0111½½½1112
9 Soviet Union Isaac Boleslavsky 10½½½½0½-½½½1½½½½1½½1½11½
10 Soviet Union Lev Aronin ½½0½011½½-½1½00½½11½0111
11 Soviet Union Mark Taimanov 0½½½01½0½½-½½½11½½110½11
12 Soviet Union Semyon Furman ½0½00½½1½0½-½1½11001½½10
13 Soviet Union Rashid Nezhmetdinov 1½01½½0½0½½½-½011010½0
14 Soviet Union Anatoly Bannik 00½½½½½1½1½0½-1½½00½½½
15 Soviet Union Konstantin Klaman 0½0100½0½10½10-0½11½½1
16 Soviet Union Vladimir Antoshin ½00½0½10½½000½1-011½½19
17 Soviet Union Efim Stoliar ½½001000½½½00½½1-½½1½½
18 Soviet Union Vladas Mikenas ½½000½1½00½11100½-10008
19 Soviet Union Bukhuti Gurgenidze 0010½½0½½0010100½0-110
20 Soviet Union Abram Khasin ½½0½000½½½001½½½010-10
21 Soviet Union Vitaly Tarasov ½0000½00011½½½½½½100-½
22 Soviet Union Lev Aronson 000000½0½0½½1½00½111½-

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 88
  2. Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Rusbase 1809-1994".
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