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 Tigran Petrosian -½½½½11½1½½1½½11111114½
2 Semyon Furman ½-½½½½½½½½½½1½11½11112½
3 Vladimir Antoshin ½½-1½½½1½01½110½½1½112
4 Viktor Korchnoi ½½0-½½011½½½½½111½1112
5 Mikhail Tal ½½½½-½11½0½01½½½1½1111½
6 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 0½½½½-½01½01½1111½½111½
7 Nikolai Krogius 0½½10½-011½½½½1½½½1111
8 Jacob Yuchtman ½½00011-½½1½½11½0½½110½
9 Lev Polugaevsky 0½½0½00½-1½½½½½1111110½
10 Alexander Buslaev ½½1½1½0½0-½½0½011½1½10
11 Yuri Kotkov ½½0½½1½0½½-½½½½½11½½10
12 Vladlen Zurakhov 0½½½10½½½½½-½10½½11½10
13 Sultan Khalilbeili ½00½0½½½½1½½-½½11½½110
14 Alexander Koblencs ½½0½½0½0½½½0½-½½1111
15 Yuri Sakharov 0010½000½1½1½½-0½10½
16 Eduard Gufeld 00½0½0½½00½½0½1-½11½
17 Egor Chukaev 0½½000½1000½00½½-1106
18 Boris Voronkov 000½½½½½0½00½0000-1
19 Genrikh Kasparian 00½00½0½00½0½0100-1
20 Tengiz Giorgadze 000000000½½½00½½100-
Leningrad semifinal, 24th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Abram Khasin -11½½½1110½0½½½0½11½11½
2 Konstantin Klaman 0-½01½1½½1111½½½0½1½11½
3 Alexander Tolush 0½-½½111001½½11½½½½111½
4 Lev Aronin ½1½-½½½0½½0½11½½1½1111½
5 Boris Spassky ½0½½-½½½½001½1½1111111½
6 Efim Stoliar ½½0½½-0½½1½11½10101111
7 Vladas Mikenas 000½½1-1½1½0½½½1111½11
8 Vasily Byvshev 0½01½½0-1½½0½½1½1½1110½
9 Pavel Kondratyev 0½1½½½½0-½½1½01½1½0110
10 Nikolay Novotelnov 101½100½½-½½01½10½½110
11 Viatcheslav Osnos ½0011½½½½½-½½10½01½110
12 Grigory Goldberg 10½½00110½½-00½11½1½
13 Georgy Lisitsin ½0½0½0½½½1½1-0½½½½11
14 Dmitry Rovner ½½000½½½10011-½½0111
15 Alexander Kotov ½½0½½0½00½1½½½-1½1019
16 Alexander Geller 1½½½010½½0½0½½0-½1½½
17 Israel Zilber ½1½000000110½1½½-½½1
18 Viacheslav Ragozin 0½½½010½½½0½½000½-½17
19 Iosef Slepoy 00½000001½½0001½½½-½
20 Yakov Neishtadt ½½0000½0000½000½00½-3
Kharkov semifinal, 24th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Vitaly Tarasov -½½½½½½½½½1½½½½111111½
2 Rashid Nezhmetdinov ½-½½½0½0011111½1½1111½
3 Ratmir Kholmov ½½-½1½½0110011½½11½11
4 Isaac Boleslavsky ½½½-½½½½1½½½11½½1111
5 Lev Aronson ½½0½-½½1½½11½½1011010½
6 Georgy Borisenko ½1½½½-0½1½001½11½1½10½
7 Anatoly Bannik ½½½½1-1001½½½0111110½
8 Janis Klavins ½11½0½0-½11000½1½1110
9 Iivo Nei ½10½½01½-0½½½½1101110
10 Evgeni Vasiukov ½000½½101-01½11½½1110
11 Alexey Suetin 001½0100½1-110½1101
12 Peter Romanovsky ½01½01½1½00-0110½01
13 Alexander Chistiakov ½00½½0½1½½01-1½010½8
14 Yury Vasilchuk ½000½½½1½0100-½1½01
15 Leonid Shamkovich ½½½0001½00½0½½-1½½1
16 Arkady Makarov 00½½10000½01100-1½17
17 Abram Zamikhovsky 0½0½0½0½1½0½0½½0-½0
18 Iosif Livshin 00000000001111½½½-0
19 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 Mikhail Tal -11½1½½10½1½011½½½1½½114
2 Paul Keres 0-½01½½½1½½1½1½1½½1½1113½
3 David Bronstein 0½-½0½½½½1½½1½1111011113½
4 Boris Spassky ½1½-½½½½½½½10½0½111½1113
5 Alexander Tolush 001½-0½0½111½½1101½11113
6 Ratmir Kholmov ½½½½1-½1½00½½½1½1½½1½112½
7 Viktor Korchnoi ½½½½½½-½10½½1½½010111½12
8 Tigran Petrosian 0½½½10½-½½10½0111½½½1112
9 Isaac Boleslavsky 10½½½½0½-½½½1½½½½1½½1½11½
10 Lev Aronin ½½0½011½½-½1½00½½11½0111
11 Mark Taimanov 0½½½01½0½½-½½½11½½110½11
12 Semyon Furman ½0½00½½1½0½-½1½11001½½10
13 Rashid Nezhmetdinov 1½01½½0½0½½½-½011010½0
14 Anatoly Bannik 00½½½½½1½1½0½-1½½00½½½
15 Konstantin Klaman 0½0100½0½10½10-0½11½½1
16 Vladimir Antoshin ½00½0½10½½000½1-011½½19
17 Efim Stoliar ½½001000½½½00½½1-½½1½½
18 Vladas Mikenas ½½000½1½00½11100½-10008
19 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 0010½½0½½0010100½0-110
20 Abram Khasin ½½0½000½½½001½½½010-10
21 Vitaly Tarasov ½0000½00011½½½½½½100-½
22 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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