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USSR Championship 1963
Compiled by suenteus po 147
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The 31st Soviet Chess Championship was played in the city of Leningrad from November 23rd to December 27th, 1963. Twenty of the Soviet Union's best grandmasters competed in the round robin event, with only two noticeable absences: the newly crowned world champion Tigran Petrosian and the newly deposed Mikhail Botvinnik. As usual, the field was composed of players who had qualified from the very strong Soviet semi-finals held earlier in the year: Viacheslav Osnos, Boris Spassky, Alexey Suetin, and Igor Bondarevsky qualified from Kharkov; Lev Polugaevsky, Iivo Nei, Arkady Novopashin, and Alexander Zakharov qualified from Moscow; Ratmir Kholmov, Leonid Stein, Eduard Gufeld, and Semyon Furman qualified from Sverdlovsk; and Aivars Gipslis, Vladimir Bagirov, David Bronstein, and Janis Klovans qualified from Alma-Ata. Four invitations were also granted to four former Soviet champions: Mark Taimanov, Viktor Korchnoi, Efim Geller, and Yuri Averbakh. The evenly matched field saw a three-way tie for first by the final, which was followed by two playoff rounds that saw Leonid Stein emerge as the champion. It was the first of what would be three Soviet crowns, and it signaled his arrival as one of the world's best players.

The final standings and crosstable:

=1st Kholmov 12/19 * ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½

=1st Spassky 12/19 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1

=1st Stein 12/19 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1

=4th Suetin 11½/19 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1

=4th Geller 11½/19 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1

=4th Bronstein 11½/19 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1

=7th Gufeld 11/19 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½

=7th Polugaevsky 11/19 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1

9th Gipslis 10½/19 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½

10th Korchnoi 10/19 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1

11th Bagirov 9½/19 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1

=12th Nei 9/19 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1

=12th Averbakh 9/19 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½

=14th Furman 8½/19 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 0 1 0 1

=14th Taimanov 8½/19 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 * 0 ½ 1 ½ ½

16th Klovans 7½/19 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 0

17th Zakharov 7/19 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ 0 0

=18th Bondarevsky 6½/19 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½

=18th Novopashin 6½/19 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 * 1

20th Osnos 5/19 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 *

Playoff:

1st Stein 2½/4 ** 1½ ½½

2nd Spassky 2/4 0½ ** ½1

3rd Kholmov 1½/4 ½½ ½0 **

*This collection would not have been possible without the work and time of <Phony Benoni>. He has my eternal gratitude.

Round One
Geller vs Spassky, 1963 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nei vs Taimanov, 1963 
(E92) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gipslis vs Averbakh, 1963
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gufeld vs V Osnos, 1963
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Korchnoi vs Stein, 1963 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Furman vs Bondarevsky, 1963 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 52 moves, 1-0

Suetin vs Bronstein, 1963 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 59 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs A I Zakharov, 1963 
(E91) King's Indian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kholmov vs Klovans, 1963 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 36 moves, 1-0

Bagirov vs A Novopashin, 1963 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Two
Taimanov vs Geller, 1963 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

A Novopashin vs Korchnoi, 1963 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Osnos vs Kholmov, 1963
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bondarevsky vs Spassky, 1963 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Furman vs Gipslis, 1963
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Averbakh vs Gufeld, 1963
(B32) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

A I Zakharov vs I Nei, 1963 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 45 moves, 0-1

Klovans vs Suetin, 1963
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stein vs Polugaevsky, 1963
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bronstein vs Bagirov, 1963 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

Round Three
Gufeld vs Furman, 1963
(B44) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spassky vs Taimanov, 1963 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gipslis vs Bondarevsky, 1963
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Suetin vs V Osnos, 1963 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 41 moves, 1-0

Geller vs A I Zakharov, 1963
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Bronstein, 1963
(A17) English, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polugaevsky vs A Novopashin, 1963
(A09) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kholmov vs Averbakh, 1963
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 84 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bagirov vs Klovans, 1963 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nei vs Stein, 1963
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four
Furman vs Kholmov, 1963 
(E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stein vs Geller, 1963 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Osnos vs Bagirov, 1963 
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1

Klovans vs Korchnoi, 1963
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Novopashin vs I Nei, 1963
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gipslis vs Gufeld, 1963
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 33 moves, 1-0

A I Zakharov vs Spassky, 1963 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bondarevsky vs Taimanov, 1963
(A48) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Averbakh vs Suetin, 1963
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bronstein vs Polugaevsky, 1963 
(B44) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five
Kholmov vs Gipslis, 1963 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

Gufeld vs Bondarevsky, 1963
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bagirov vs Averbakh, 1963
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polugaevsky vs Klovans, 1963
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Geller vs A Novopashin, 1963 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spassky vs Stein, 1963 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nei vs Bronstein, 1963 
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 47 moves, 0-1

Suetin vs Furman, 1963
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 46 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs V Osnos, 1963
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 70 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs A I Zakharov, 1963
(A28) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Six
Gipslis vs Suetin, 1963
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bronstein vs Geller, 1963
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Klovans vs I Nei, 1963
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Averbakh vs Korchnoi, 1963
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Furman vs Bagirov, 1963
(D94) Grunfeld, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bondarevsky vs A I Zakharov, 1963
(A48) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Novopashin vs Spassky, 1963 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 22 moves, 0-1

Stein vs Taimanov, 1963 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Osnos vs Polugaevsky, 1963 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 51 moves, 0-1

Gufeld vs Kholmov, 1963
(C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Seven
Kholmov vs Bondarevsky, 1963
(A36) English, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nei vs V Osnos, 1963
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Klovans, 1963
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spassky vs Bronstein, 1963 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Korchnoi vs Furman, 1963
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Taimanov vs A Novopashin, 1963
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Suetin vs Gufeld, 1963 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 54 moves, 0-1

Bagirov vs Gipslis, 1963
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

A I Zakharov vs Stein, 1963
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polugaevsky vs Averbakh, 1963
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 76 moves, 1-0

Round Eight
Klovans vs Spassky, 1963 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 54 moves, 0-1

Averbakh vs I Nei, 1963 
(C27) Vienna Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs Taimanov, 1963 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0

Gipslis vs Korchnoi, 1963 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

Bondarevsky vs Stein, 1963
(A15) English, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Furman vs Polugaevsky, 1963
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Novopashin vs A I Zakharov, 1963 
(B07) Pirc, 19 moves, 1-0

Gufeld vs Bagirov, 1963 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 115 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Osnos vs Geller, 1963
(E61) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

Kholmov vs Suetin, 1963 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 56 moves, 1-0

Round Nine
Bagirov vs Kholmov, 1963
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stein vs A Novopashin, 1963 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 1-0

I Nei vs Furman, 1963
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polugaevsky vs Gipslis, 1963
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spassky vs V Osnos, 1963 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Averbakh, 1963
(A14) English, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Suetin vs Bondarevsky, 1963 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 36 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Klovans, 1963 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs Gufeld, 1963
(A15) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

A I Zakharov vs Bronstein, 1963
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Ten
Gufeld vs Polugaevsky, 1963
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kholmov vs Korchnoi, 1963
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Suetin vs Bagirov, 1963 
(B83) Sicilian, 84 moves, 1-0

Gipslis vs I Nei, 1963
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1

Averbakh vs Spassky, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

Furman vs Geller, 1963
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Klovans vs A I Zakharov, 1963 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs Stein, 1963
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bondarevsky vs A Novopashin, 1963
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 1-0

V Osnos vs Taimanov, 1963
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Eleven
A Novopashin vs Bronstein, 1963
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 89 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs Suetin, 1963 
(A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Furman, 1963 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Geller vs Gipslis, 1963
(A17) English, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bagirov vs Bondarevsky, 1963
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 59 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Averbakh, 1963 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Stein vs Klovans, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

I Nei vs Gufeld, 1963 
(E77) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

A I Zakharov vs V Osnos, 1963
(B27) Sicilian, 75 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs Kholmov, 1963
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Twelve
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1963 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Gipslis vs Spassky, 1963
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bagirov vs Korchnoi, 1963
(C49) Four Knights, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gufeld vs Geller, 1963
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kholmov vs I Nei, 1963 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 41 moves, 1-0

V Osnos vs Stein, 1963 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 42 moves, 0-1

Furman vs Taimanov, 1963
(E12) Queen's Indian, 87 moves, 0-1

Averbakh vs A I Zakharov, 1963
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Suetin vs Polugaevsky, 1963 
(B06) Robatsch, 54 moves, 1-0

Klovans vs A Novopashin, 1963 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0

Round Thirteen
A I Zakharov vs Furman, 1963
(B40) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Bondarevsky, 1963
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs Klovans, 1963
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spassky vs Gufeld, 1963 
(E82) King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation, 32 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs Bagirov, 1963
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nei vs Suetin, 1963
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Taimanov vs Gipslis, 1963
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Novopashin vs V Osnos, 1963
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 74 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Kholmov, 1963 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stein vs Averbakh, 1963 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 87 moves, 1-0

Round Fourteen
Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1963 
(A25) English, 42 moves, 1-0

Bondarevsky vs Klovans, 1963
(A13) English, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Furman vs Stein, 1963 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 49 moves, 0-1

Kholmov vs Spassky, 1963 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Osnos vs Bronstein, 1963
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Gipslis vs A I Zakharov, 1963
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0

Gufeld vs Taimanov, 1963 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 68 moves, 1-0

Bagirov vs I Nei, 1963 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 0-1

Averbakh vs A Novopashin, 1963
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 41 moves, 1-0

Suetin vs Geller, 1963 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Fifteen
A Novopashin vs Furman, 1963
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 63 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Suetin, 1963 
(A04) Reti Opening, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nei vs Korchnoi, 1963
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stein vs Gipslis, 1963
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

A I Zakharov vs Gufeld, 1963
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 56 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs Bondarevsky, 1963
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Bagirov, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Klovans vs V Osnos, 1963 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 36 moves, 0-1

Bronstein vs Averbakh, 1963 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Kholmov, 1963 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 38 moves, 0-1

Round Sixteen
Polugaevsky vs I Nei, 1963
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Suetin vs Taimanov, 1963
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 52 moves, 1-0

Bondarevsky vs V Osnos, 1963
(A80) Dutch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gufeld vs Stein, 1963
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kholmov vs A I Zakharov, 1963 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Klovans, 1963
(C26) Vienna, 42 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Geller, 1963 
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Furman vs Bronstein, 1963
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gipslis vs A Novopashin, 1963
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0

Bagirov vs Spassky, 1963 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 0-1

Round Seventeen
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1963 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Osnos vs Averbakh, 1963 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Novopashin vs Gufeld, 1963
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 0-1

I Nei vs Bondarevsky, 1963
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 0-1

Bronstein vs Gipslis, 1963
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 42 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Bagirov, 1963
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Klovans vs Furman, 1963
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 69 moves, 0-1

A I Zakharov vs Suetin, 1963
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Polugaevsky, 1963
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 57 moves, 0-1

Stein vs Kholmov, 1963 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 53 moves, 1-0

Round Eighteen
Gipslis vs Klovans, 1963 
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs Spassky, 1963 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nei vs Geller, 1963
(B27) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Suetin vs Stein, 1963
(B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kholmov vs A Novopashin, 1963
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Korchnoi vs Taimanov, 1963 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

Bagirov vs A I Zakharov, 1963
(B06) Robatsch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gufeld vs Bronstein, 1963 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 60 moves, 1-0

Furman vs V Osnos, 1963
(A60) Benoni Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Bondarevsky vs Averbakh, 1963
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Nineteen
A I Zakharov vs Korchnoi, 1963 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0

A Novopashin vs Suetin, 1963
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

Bronstein vs Kholmov, 1963 
(C48) Four Knights, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Averbakh vs Furman, 1963
(E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Geller vs Bondarevsky, 1963
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 44 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs I Nei, 1963 
(A06) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Osnos vs Gipslis, 1963
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Klovans vs Gufeld, 1963 
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Polugaevsky, 1963
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stein vs Bagirov, 1963 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1

Playoff Round One
Spassky vs Stein, 1964 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1

Kholmov vs Spassky, 1964
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stein vs Kholmov, 1964 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

Playoff Round Two
Stein vs Spassky, 1964 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spassky vs Kholmov, 1964 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 25 moves, 1-0

Kholmov vs Stein, 1964 
(C10) French, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

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