1945 USSR Chess Championship explained

Event:14th Soviet Chess Championship (1945)
Location:Moscow
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The 1945 Soviet Chess Championship was the 14th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 1 June to 3 July 1945 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Mikhail Botvinnik.[1]

Tables and results

14th Soviet Chess Championship (1945)! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! Total
1 Mikhail Botvinnik - 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 115
20 - ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 112
3½ ½ - 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 110
4½ 0 1 - 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
50 0 1 0 - ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½
60 ½ ½ ½ ½ - 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
70 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 - 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 ½9
8½ 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 - 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 19
90 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 - ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 1 19
100 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ - 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0
110 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 - ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1
12½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ - 1 0 0 1 ½ ½
130 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 1 ½ 1 0 1
140 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 - 0 ½ ½ 07
150 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 - 1 1 ½
160 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 - 1 16
170 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 - 15
180 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 -4

Notes and References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. Londres: Everyman Chess. p. 56