1944 USSR Chess Championship explained

Event:	13th Soviet Chess Championship (1944)
Location:	Moscow
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The 1944 Soviet Chess Championship was the 13th edition of USSR Chess Championship. The tournament was won by Mikhail Botvinnik.^[1]

Tables and results

13th Soviet Chess Championship (1944)! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! Total

1	Mikhail Botvinnik	-	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	0	1	1	12½
2		0	-	0	½	1	1	1	0	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	10½
3		0	1	-	½	½	½	1	1	0	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	½	10
4		0	½	½	-	½	½	1	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	1	½	1	9½
5		0	0	½	½	-	½	1	0	1	½	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	9
6		½	0	½	½	½	-	0	0	1	0	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	9
7		1	0	0	0	0	1	-	½	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	8½
8		0	1	0	½	1	1	½	-	½	½	0	0	1	½	0	½	½	7½
9		½	½	1	½	0	0	0	½	-	0	0	½	1	1	1	1	0	7½
10		0	0	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	-	1	0	0	0	1	1	½	7½
11		½	0	½	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	-	0	1	½	0	½	1	7
12		0	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	1	1	-	0	½	1	1	0	7
13		0	½	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-	1	1	1	½	7
14		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	½	0	1	½	½	0	-	½	1	1	7
15		1	½	½	0	0	½	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	½	-	0	½	6½
16		0	½	½	½	1	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	-	1	5½
17		0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	0	1	½	0	½	0	-	4½

Notes and References

1. Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. Londres: Everyman Chess. p. 53