1963 USSR Chess Championship explained
The 1963 Soviet Chess Championship was the 31st edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 23 November to 27 December 1963 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Leonid Stein. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Almaty, Kharkov, Moscow and Sverdlovsk.[1] [2]
Table and results
31st 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 | Leonid Stein | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Boris Spassky | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 |
3 | Ratmir Kholmov | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 12 |
4 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
5 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
6 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
7 | | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 11 |
8 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11 |
9 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10½ |
10 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
11 | | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9½ |
12 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 |
13 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
14 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ |
15 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8½ |
16 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 7½ |
17 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 0 | 0 | 7 |
18 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
19 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 6½ |
20 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | 5 | |
Playoff
31st Soviet Chess Championship - Playoff! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! Total1 | Leonid Stein | -- | 1½ | ½½ | 2½ |
2 | | 0½ | -- | ½1 | 2 |
3 | | ½½ | ½0 | -- | 1½ | |
Notes and References
- Book: Cafferty, Bernard. 2016. The Soviet Championships. London. Everyman Chess. 120. .
- Book: Soltis, Andy.. Soviet chess, 1917-1991. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198 .