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Leningrad Championship (1932) A city championship might not sound very significant, but those in Moscow or Leningrad could be as strong as national championships in many countries. Perhaps some of these names might not be familiar: Vladimir Alatortsev; Mikhail Botvinnik; Alexander S Budo; Vitaly Chekhover; Grigory Abramovich Goldberg; Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky; Georgy Lisitsin; Grigory Miasoedov; Abram Yakovlevich Model; Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich; Viacheslav Ragozin; Leonid Savitsky. But eleven of the twelve players would compete in the finals of the USSR Championship, several contending for top prizes. Also, nine of the twelve players were under 25 years old, boding well for the future. The young group included reigning USSR champion Botvinnik, and he showed some extra class by winning his first six games while the rest of the field was busy beating up on each other. Alatortsev pulled away from the pack to finish second, but the rest of the field was bunched up; there was more distance between 1st and 3rd than between 3rd and 12th. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 01 Botvinnik * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 02 Alatortsev 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 7.5 03 Ilyin-Zhenevsky ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 6.0 04 Savitsky 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 6.0 05 Chekhover 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 6.0 06 Goldberg ½ 0 0 1 1 * 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 5.0 07 Ragozin 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 * ½ 0 ½ 0 1 5.0 08 Lisitsin 0 0 1 0 0 1 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 5.0 09 Model 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ * 1 0 0 4.5 10 Rabinovich 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 4.0 11 Budo 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ * 0 4.0 12 Miasoedov 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 * 3.0 Original collection: Game Collection: Leningrad Championship 1932, by User: Phony Benoni.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Botvinnik vs G Miasoedov 1-0 27 1932 Leningrad Championship E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 2. A Budo vs G Goldberg   1-0 66 1932 Leningrad Championship D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 3. I Rabinovich vs Ragozin   ½-½ 76 1932 Leningrad Championship A13 English 4. Chekhover vs L Savitsky   ½-½ 31 1932 Leningrad Championship C01 French, Exchange 5. Alatortsev vs Lisitsin 1-0 72 1932 Leningrad Championship A46 Queen's Pawn Game 6. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs A Model 1-0 31 1932 Leningrad Championship C07 French, Tarrasch 7. G Miasoedov vs Alatortsev   ½-½ 86 1932 Leningrad Championship D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 8. I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik 0-1 61 1932 Leningrad Championship C01 French, Exchange 9. Lisitsin vs Chekhover 0-1 67 1932 Leningrad Championship E91 King's Indian 10. G Goldberg vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky   0-1 22 1932 Leningrad Championship A04 Reti Opening 11. L Savitsky vs A Budo   1-0 30 1932 Leningrad Championship D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 12. Ragozin vs A Model 0-1 30 1932 Leningrad Championship A95 Dutch, Stonewall 13. Chekhover vs G Miasoedov   1-0 24 1932 Leningrad Championship A40 Queen's Pawn Game 14. Alatortsev vs I Rabinovich 1-0 48 1932 Leningrad Championship D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 15. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs L Savitsky ½-½ 43 1932 Leningrad Championship C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 16. Botvinnik vs Ragozin 1-0 29 1932 Leningrad Championship E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation 17. A Model vs G Goldberg 0-1 25 1932 Leningrad Championship A03 Bird's Opening 18. A Budo vs Lisitsin   ½-½ 50 1932 Leningrad Championship D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. Lisitsin vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky   1-0 50 1932 Leningrad Championship A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky 20. Botvinnik vs Alatortsev 1-0 46 1932 Leningrad Championship D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted 21. I Rabinovich vs Chekhover   ½-½ 42 1932 Leningrad Championship E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 22. Ragozin vs G Goldberg 1-0 62 1932 Leningrad Championship D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 23. L Savitsky vs A Model   0-1 40 1932 Leningrad Championship A91 Dutch Defense 24. G Miasoedov vs A Budo   1-0 31 1932 Leningrad Championship B24 Sicilian, Closed 25. Alatortsev vs Ragozin 1-0 27 1932 Leningrad Championship E22 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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