1957 USSR Chess Championship explained
The 1957 Soviet Chess Championship was the 24th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 20 January to 22 February 1957 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Mikhail Tal. The final were preceded by quarterfinals events at Frunze (won by Viktor Korchnoi, 17 points in 18 games), Tallinn (Iivo Nei/Alexey Suetin, 14/19), Yerevan (Alexander Tolush, 15½/19); semifinals at Leningrad (Abram Khasin, 11½/19), Kharkov (Vitaly Tarasov, 11½/18) and Tbilisi (Tigran Petrosian, 14½/19).[1] [2] [3]
Table and results
Semifinals
Tbilisi semifinal, 24th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! Total1 | Tigran Petrosian | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14½ |
2 | Semyon Furman | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12½ |
3 | Vladimir Antoshin | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12 |
4 | Viktor Korchnoi | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 |
5 | Mikhail Tal | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
6 | Bukhuti Gurgenidze | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
7 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11 |
8 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
9 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
10 | | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10 |
11 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10 |
12 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 10 |
13 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10 |
14 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
15 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7½ |
16 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7½ |
17 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
18 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | | 1 | 4½ |
19 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | - | 1 | 4½ |
20 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 3½ | |
Leningrad semifinal, 24th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! Total1 | Abram Khasin | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
2 | Konstantin Klaman | 0 | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
3 | Alexander Tolush | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
4 | Lev Aronin | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
5 | Boris Spassky | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
6 | Efim Stoliar | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
7 | Vladas Mikenas | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11 |
8 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
9 | | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 10 |
10 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10 |
11 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
12 | | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
13 | | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
14 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
15 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
16 | | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ |
17 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8½ |
18 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 7 |
19 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 5½ |
20 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 3 | |
Kharkov semifinal, 24th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! Total1 | Vitaly Tarasov | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
2 | Rashid Nezhmetdinov | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
3 | Ratmir Kholmov | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11 |
4 | Isaac Boleslavsky | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11 |
5 | Lev Aronson | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10½ |
6 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10½ |
7 | Anatoly Bannik | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
8 | | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
9 | | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
10 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
11 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
12 | | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 8½ |
13 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 8 |
14 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 7½ |
15 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
16 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 |
17 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 0 | 5½ |
18 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 5½ |
19 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 4½ | |
Bannik and Aroson beat Borisenko in a sixth place tiebreaker tournament.
Final
The semi-final qualifiers joined Taimanov, Keres and Bronstein (who entered the final directly by ranking criteria of the Soviet Federation) to play the final in Moscow. Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov did not participate because they were preparing for the match for the World Championship.
Moscow Final, 24th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! 21 !! 22 !! Total1 | Mikhail Tal | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 14 |
2 | | 0 | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 13½ |
3 | | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13½ |
4 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 13 |
5 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
6 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ |
7 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 12 |
8 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 |
9 | | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
10 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 11 |
11 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 11 |
12 | | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10 |
13 | | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 9½ |
14 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9½ |
15 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9½ |
16 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 |
17 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ |
18 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
19 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7½ |
20 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 7½ |
21 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 7½ |
22 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | - | 7½ | |
Notes and References
- Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 88
- Book: Soltis, Andy.. Soviet chess, 1917-1991. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198.
- Web site: Rusbase 1809-1994.