1939 USSR Chess Championship

The 1939 USSR Chess Championship was the 11th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 15 April to 16 May 1939 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Mikhail Botvinnik. Semifinals took place in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev. Alexander Kotov, author of the classic book Think Like a Grandmaster, made his debut, achieving the runner-up. Former champion of the 1920s Peter Romanovsky returned to compete, but finishing in last place. The level and popularity of chess was skyrocketing in the Soviet Union, the final round, which featured the duel between Botvinnik and Kotov, sold out all the thousands of tickets available to the public.[1]

11th USSR Chess Championship (1939)
LocationLeningrad
Champion
Mikhail Botvinnik

Table and results

11th USSR Chess Championship (1939)
Player123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Mikhail Botvinnik -1½½½½½½1½11½1111½12½
2 Alexander Kotov 0-½10½1011½½11111½11½
3 Sergey Belavenets ½½-½1½11½10½½½½1½111
4 Vladimir Makogonov ½0½-1½½1½½½½11½½½110½
5 Vitaly Chekhover ½100-1½½½0½1½111½110½
6 Igor Bondarevsky ½½½½0-00½11½½½111110
7 Georgy Lisitsin ½00½½1-1½0½½½1½½1½9
8 Grigory Levenfish ½100½10-½1½10½0011
9 Peter Dubinin 00½½½½½½-½½10½½11½
10 Viacheslav Ragozin ½00½1010½-100½11½1
11 Vasily Panov 0½1½½0½½½0-½½0½½118
12 Ilya Rabinovich 0½½½0½½001½-½110½18
13 Mikhail Yudovich ½0½0½½½111½½-½000½
14 Ilya Kan 00½00½0½½½10½-11½1
15 Alexander Tolush 00½½00½1½0½010-101
16 Iosif Pogrebissky 000½00½100½1100-11
17 Alexander Chistiakov 00½½½0000½0½1½10-05
18 Peter Romanovsky ½½0000½0½000½0001-

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. Londres: Everyman Chess. p. 44
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