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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Moscow Tournament
Mikhail Botvinnik11/15(+8 -1 =6)[games]
Viacheslav Ragozin10.5/15(+8 -2 =5)[games]
Isaac Boleslavsky10/15(+6 -1 =8)[games]
Vasily Smyslov10/15(+6 -1 =8)[games]
Alexander Kotov9.5/15(+6 -2 =7)[games]
Paul Keres9/15(+6 -3 =6)[games]
Nikolay Novotelnov9/15(+6 -3 =6)[games]
Ludek Pachman8.5/15(+5 -3 =7)[games]
Petar Trifunovic8/15(+3 -2 =10)[games]
Svetozar Gligoric7.5/15(+4 -4 =7)[games]
Igor Bondarevsky6.5/15(+3 -5 =7)[games]
Ratmir Kholmov5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
Cenek Kottnauer5/15(+1 -6 =8)[games]
Kazimierz Plater4/15(+1 -8 =6)[games]
Alexey Sokolsky4/15(+1 -8 =6)[games]
Alexandar Tsvetkov2/15(+0 -11 =4)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Moscow (1947)

The second Mikhail Chigorin Memorial international tournament was held in the winter of 1947 in the Soviet capital of Moscow.

Moscow, Soviet Union (Russia), 25 November - 23 December 1947 (1)

                 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6  Pts
  1 Botvinnik    * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1  11
  2 Ragozin      0 * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1  10½
 =3 Boleslavsky  ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1  10
 =3 Smyslov      ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1  10
  5 Kotov        ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1   9½
 =6 Keres        0 0 1 ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1   9
 =6 Novotelnov   0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1   9
  8 Pachman      1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1   8½
  9 Trifunovic   ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½   8
 10 Gligoric     ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1   7½
 11 Bondarevsky  ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 0 1   6½
 12 Kholmov      0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ 1 ½ 1   5½
 13 Kottnauer    0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½   5
=14 Plater       0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 * ½ ½   4
=14 Sokolsky     0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½   4
 16 Tsvetkov     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ *   2
Ten of the USSR's best chess masters were pitted against six strong masters from Eastern Europe in what would be one of the strongest post-war tournaments leading up to the 1948 World Championship. Mikhail Botvinnik finished clear first with an impressive 11/15. He was joined by six fellow soviets at the top of the table. Of the foreign masters, only Pachman (Czechoslovakia) and Trifunović (Yugoslavia) managed to score more than 50%, finishing in the middle of the pack. Gligorić (Yugoslavia) finished 10th; Kottnauer (Czechoslovakia) 13th, Plater (Poland) shared 14th; and Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) ended up in 16th and last place.

This event was also notable in that it revived a series that had languished for almost half a century. The first Chigorin Memorial international tournament had been held in St. Petersburg (1909), a year after Chigorin's death.

[1) [rusbase-1] ; Edward Winter ed., "World Chess Champions" (Pergamon Press 1981), p. 149.

Original collection: Game Collection: Moscow 1947, by User: suenteus po 147.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Trifunovic vs N Novotelnov  1-0321947MoscowE22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation
2. Boleslavsky vs A Sokolsky  1-0901947MoscowE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
3. Ragozin vs Kholmov 1-0221947MoscowB10 Caro-Kann
4. Pachman vs A Tsvetkov 1-0371947MoscowE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
5. Botvinnik vs C Kottnauer 1-0601947MoscowD13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
6. Kotov vs Gligoric 1-0421947MoscowD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
7. Pachman vs Kholmov 1-0311947MoscowD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. Bondarevsky vs K Plater 1-0411947MoscowE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
9. Keres vs A Sokolsky 1-0891947MoscowC71 Ruy Lopez
10. N Novotelnov vs Gligoric 1-0321947MoscowD74 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O
11. Smyslov vs Pachman 1-0331947MoscowC11 French
12. K Plater vs C Kottnauer  1-0371947MoscowB20 Sicilian
13. Gligoric vs K Plater  1-0341947MoscowE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
14. Botvinnik vs N Novotelnov 1-0551947MoscowD74 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O
15. Kotov vs N Novotelnov 1-0571947MoscowD83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit
16. Kholmov vs Bondarevsky 1-0681947MoscowD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
17. Ragozin vs Keres 1-0641947MoscowE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
18. Keres vs Boleslavsky 1-0861947MoscowA53 Old Indian
19. N Novotelnov vs K Plater  1-0691947MoscowA45 Queen's Pawn Game
20. Botvinnik vs A Tsvetkov 1-0301947MoscowE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
21. Kotov vs K Plater 1-0791947MoscowE28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
22. Boleslavsky vs P Trifunovic 1-0411947MoscowC77 Ruy Lopez
23. Ragozin vs Bondarevsky 1-0761947MoscowC05 French, Tarrasch
24. Smyslov vs C Kottnauer 1-0591947MoscowA07 King's Indian Attack
25. P Trifunovic vs Pachman  1-0411947MoscowD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-02-18  Saniyat24: Four straight losses in the opening four matches for Ratmir Kholmov...were the players too strong, or was Kholmov not at his best form?
Mar-02-18  morfishine: <Saniyat24> Well, Kholmov was "only" 22 years old at this tournament and he didn't earn the GM title for another 13 years. Perhaps, he just wasn't fully developed yet as as world class player

Plus, those first 4 opponents were powerful indeed: Ragozin, Boleslavsky, Pachman & Paul Keres! What a formidable lineup to start a tournament with!

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Mar-02-18  Saniyat24: thanks <morfishine> didn't know that Kholmov was only 22 in 1947, must have been an amazing experience though, facing the calibre of players he faced...
Mar-03-18  hemy: In 1946 Ratmir Kholmov moved from Arkhangesk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkha...) to Grodno, Belarus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grodno). In 1946 he took first place in the Belarus republic, 1st category players, (one bellow master-candidate) tournament. In 1947 he won Soviet Union 1st category tournament in Minsk and later Soviet Union master-candidate tournament in Yaroslavl, before Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov, Georgy Bastrikov and Yakov Estrin

Invitation to the second Mikhail Chigorin Memorial international (Moscow (1947)) tournament was a real surprise for Kholmov. He was invited to represent the Belarus. It was the 1st time Kholmov played with foreign chess players and 1st time he won against GM (Igor Bondarevsky).

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