| Event: | 19th Soviet Chess Championship (1951) |
| Location: | Moscow |
| Champion: | Paul Keres |
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The 1951 Soviet Chess Championship was the 19th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 11 November to 14 December 1951 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Paul Keres. The final were preceded by quarter-finals events and four semifinals (at Leningrad, Baku, Sverdlovsky and Lvov).[1]
| 1 | Paul Keres | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ | ||
| 3 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 5 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 6 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | ||
| 7 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | ||
| 9 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ | ||
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 13 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | ||
| 15 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | ||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 6½ | ||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 3 | ||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 2½ |