1954 USSR Chess Championship

The 1954 Soviet Chess Championship was the 21st edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 7 January to 7 February 1954 in Kiev. The tournament was won by Yuri Averbakh. The final were preceded semifinals events at Moscow, Leningrad, Rostov and Vilnius.[1][2]

Yuri Averbakh playing a chess game
21st Soviet Chess Championship (1954)
LocationKiev
Champion
Yuri Averbakh

Table and results

21st Soviet Chess Championship (1954)
Player1234567891011121314151617181920Total
1 Yuri Averbakh -½½½½½11½11½½111½11114½
2 Mark Taimanov ½-½½½½1½½11½½1½½½11113
3 Viktor Korchnoi ½½-0½½0½111110111½1113
4 Georgy Lisitsin ½½1-½11½10½½0½½111½112½
5 Tigran Petrosian ½½½½-½½½1½1½11½1½½½112½
6 Ratmir Kholmov ½½½0½-½0111½1½½½½01½10½
7 Alexey Suetin 0010½½-1½1½½1½101½0½10
8 Semyon Furman 0½½½½10-100½½½½0111110
9 Rashid Nezhmetdinov ½½0000½0-½1110111½1½10
10 Vasily Byvshev 0001½001½-01½½01½111
11 Efim Geller 000½00½101-10111011½
12 Salo Flohr ½½0½½½½½000-½1½½½½1½
13 Georgy Borisenko ½½01000½0½1½-½½½1½01
14 Anatoly Bannik 001½0½½½1½00½-1½00½18
15 Georgy Ilivitsky 0½0½½½0½010½½0-½1½½18
16 Andor Lilienthal 0½000½11000½½½½-1½1½8
17 Leonid Shamkovich ½½00½½000½1½0100-10½
18 Viacheslav Ragozin 00½0½1½0½00½½1½½0-0½
19 Iosif Livshin 000½½01000001½½011-06
20 Alexey Sokolsky 00000½½0½0½½000½½½1-5

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 81
  2. Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.
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