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USSR Championship 1948
Compiled by suenteus po 147

The 16th Chess Championship of the USSR was held in the capital of Moscow from November 10th to December 13th, 1948. Nineteen of the Soviet Union's top grandmasters were assembled to participate. Among them were the participants of the recent world championship interzonal competition that had been held in Saltsjobaden, Sweden, including the winner of the interzonal David Bronstein, as well as Alexander Kotov, Andor Lilienthal, Igor Bondarevsky, Salomon Flohr, Viacheslav Ragozin, and the previous year's champion, Paul Keres. Bronstein and Kotov shared first place, each with 12/18.

The final standings and crosstable:

=1st Bronstein 12/18 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1

=1st Kotov 12/18 ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

3rd Furman 11/18 0 ½ * 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1

4th Flohr 10½/18 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½

5th Tolush 10/18 0 1 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½

=6th Bondarevsky 9½/18 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 ½

=6th Keres 9½/18 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½

=6th Konstantinopolsky 9½/18 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½

=6th Lisitsin 9½/18 ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½

=10th Ilivitsky 9/18 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 * 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½

=10th Lilienthal 9/18 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1

12th Kholmov 8½/18 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½

=13th Averbakh 8/18 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1

=13th Levenfish 8/18 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ * ½ 1 0 0 0

=13th Ragozin 8/18 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½

=16th Alatortsev 7½/18 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1

=16th Panov 7½/18 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½

=18th Aronin 6/18 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * 1

=18th Taimanov 6/18 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 *

Round One
A Konstantinopolsky vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(D94) Grunfeld, 59 moves, 0-1
Bondarevsky vs Lilienthal, 1948
(D95) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Flohr vs Tolush, 1948
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Furman vs Lisitsin, 1948
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Kholmov, 1948
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alatortsev vs Panov, 1948
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kotov vs Ragozin, 1948
(D94) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0
Levenfish vs Bronstein, 1948
(C48) Four Knights, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Taimanov vs Aronin, 1948
(B56) Sicilian, 86 moves, 0-1
Round Two
Aronin vs Kotov, 1948
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 55 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Alatortsev, 1948
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lisitsin vs Taimanov, 1948
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kholmov vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Averbakh vs Flohr, 1948
(B10) Caro-Kann, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tolush vs Keres, 1948
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panov vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(B15) Caro-Kann, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lilienthal vs Furman, 1948
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 44 moves, 0-1
Ragozin vs Levenfish, 1948
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three
Taimanov vs Lilienthal, 1948
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1
G Ilivitsky vs Panov, 1948
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keres vs Averbakh, 1948
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Furman vs Kholmov, 1948
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 114 moves, 1-0
Levenfish vs Aronin, 1948
(E61) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Bondarevsky vs Tolush, 1948
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kotov vs Lisitsin, 1948
(A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
A Konstantinopolsky vs Bronstein, 1948
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alatortsev vs Ragozin, 1948
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 91 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four
Kholmov vs Taimanov, 1948
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Averbakh vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Keres, 1948
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Aronin vs Alatortsev, 1948
(A25) English, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1948
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Lisitsin vs Levenfish, 1948
(A15) English, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ragozin vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tolush vs Furman, 1948
(A28) English, 78 moves, 1-0
Round Five
Levenfish vs Lilienthal, 1948
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Kholmov, 1948
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0
Bondarevsky vs Flohr, 1948
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Furman vs Averbakh, 1948
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
G Ilivitsky vs Ragozin, 1948
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 44 moves, 1-0
A Konstantinopolsky vs Aronin, 1948
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alatortsev vs Lisitsin, 1948
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 53 moves, 0-1
Panov vs Bronstein, 1948
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 54 moves, 0-1
Taimanov vs Tolush, 1948
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
Averbakh vs Taimanov, 1948
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 65 moves, 1-0
Aronin vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(E16) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Flohr vs Furman, 1948
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
Lilienthal vs Alatortsev, 1948
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keres vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tolush vs Kotov, 1948
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs Levenfish, 1948
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 68 moves, 1-0
Lisitsin vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ragozin vs Panov, 1948
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven
Alatortsev vs Kholmov, 1948
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Ilivitsky vs Lisitsin, 1948
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
A Konstantinopolsky vs Lilienthal, 1948
(D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Averbakh, 1948
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Furman vs Keres, 1948
(E15) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0
Panov vs Aronin, 1948
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Taimanov vs Flohr, 1948
(B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Levenfish vs Tolush, 1948
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Ragozin, 1948
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight
Keres vs Taimanov, 1948
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 105 moves, 1/2-1/2
Averbakh vs Levenfish, 1948
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bondarevsky vs Furman, 1948
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Flohr vs Kotov, 1948
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Aronin vs Bronstein, 1948
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
Kholmov vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Lilienthal vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Lisitsin vs Panov, 1948
(A12) English with b3, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tolush vs Alatortsev, 1948
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Round Nine
Ragozin vs Aronin, 1948
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0
Alatortsev vs Averbakh, 1948
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Lisitsin, 1948
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Ilivitsky vs Kholmov, 1948
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
A Konstantinopolsky vs Tolush, 1948
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Panov vs Lilienthal, 1948
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 0-1
Taimanov vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kotov vs Keres, 1948
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0
Levenfish vs Flohr, 1948
(B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Ten
Kholmov vs Panov, 1948
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Flohr vs Alatortsev, 1948
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Furman vs Taimanov, 1948
(E17) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Levenfish, 1948
(C15) French, Winawer, 71 moves, 1-0
Lilienthal vs Bronstein, 1948
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lisitsin vs Ragozin, 1948
(D94) Grunfeld, 57 moves, 1-0
Tolush vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 23 moves, 1-0
Averbakh vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bondarevsky vs Kotov, 1948
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven
Panov vs Tolush, 1948
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0
Ragozin vs Lilienthal, 1948
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Levenfish vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 34 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Furman, 1948
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Konstantinopolsky vs Flohr, 1948
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Ilivitsky vs Averbakh, 1948
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs Kholmov, 1948
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Aronin vs Lisitsin, 1948
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alatortsev vs Keres, 1948
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve
Taimanov vs Kotov, 1948
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1
Tolush vs Bronstein, 1948
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1
Lilienthal vs Aronin, 1948
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs Ragozin, 1948
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Keres vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 50 moves, 0-1
Furman vs Levenfish, 1948
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 27 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bondarevsky vs Alatortsev, 1948
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 57 moves, 1-0
Averbakh vs Panov, 1948
(A92) Dutch, 79 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen
Bronstein vs Averbakh, 1948
(A15) English, 44 moves, 1-0
Panov vs Flohr, 1948
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alatortsev vs Furman, 1948
(A56) Benoni Defense, 88 moves, 0-1
Aronin vs Kholmov, 1948
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 47 moves, 0-1
G Ilivitsky vs Keres, 1948
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Konstantinopolsky vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Levenfish vs Taimanov, 1948
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 40 moves, 0-1
Lisitsin vs Lilienthal, 1948
(A15) English, 43 moves, 1-0
Ragozin vs Tolush, 1948
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Fourteen
Tolush vs Aronin, 1948
(E90) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Averbakh vs Ragozin, 1948
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bondarevsky vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Bronstein, 1948
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Furman vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Panov, 1948
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs Lisitsin, 1948
(A10) English, 65 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Levenfish, 1948
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 36 moves, 0-1
Taimanov vs Alatortsev, 1948
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 0-1
Round Fifteen
Panov vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(C18) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 1-0
Alatortsev vs Kotov, 1948
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1
Lisitsin vs Tolush, 1948
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Lilienthal vs Kholmov, 1948
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Konstantinopolsky vs Taimanov, 1948
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Ilivitsky vs Furman, 1948
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 71 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Keres, 1948
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 63 moves, 0-1
Aronin vs Averbakh, 1948
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ragozin vs Flohr, 1948
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Sixteen
Flohr vs Aronin, 1948
(E92) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Furman vs Panov, 1948
(A53) Old Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Ragozin, 1948
(A14) English, 43 moves, 0-1
Tolush vs Lilienthal, 1948
(E90) King's Indian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Levenfish vs Alatortsev, 1948
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 55 moves, 1-0
Taimanov vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Averbakh vs Lisitsin, 1948
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
Kotov vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 70 moves, 0-1
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1948
(E90) King's Indian, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seventeen
Lisitsin vs Flohr, 1948
(A09) Reti Opening, 70 moves, 0-1
Lilienthal vs Averbakh, 1948
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 44 moves, 1-0
A Konstantinopolsky vs Levenfish, 1948
(A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs Tolush, 1948
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 61 moves, 1-0
G Ilivitsky vs Kotov, 1948
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs Furman, 1948
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 36 moves, 1-0
Aronin vs Keres, 1948
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 0-1
Panov vs Taimanov, 1948
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ragozin vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 64 moves, 0-1
Round Eighteen
Bondarevsky vs Aronin, 1948
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Lilienthal, 1948
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Furman vs Ragozin, 1948
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keres vs Lisitsin, 1948
(A10) English, 42 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Panov, 1948
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1948
(B58) Sicilian, 51 moves, 0-1
Averbakh vs Kholmov, 1948
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 69 moves, 1-0
Levenfish vs G Ilivitsky, 1948
(E72) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Alatortsev vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948
(A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 66 moves, 1-0
Round Nineteen
G Ilivitsky vs Alatortsev, 1948
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kholmov vs Flohr, 1948
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 41 moves, 0-1
Lisitsin vs Bondarevsky, 1948
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Aronin vs Furman, 1948
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1948
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ragozin vs Taimanov, 1948
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tolush vs Averbakh, 1948
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0
Lilienthal vs Keres, 1948
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panov vs Levenfish, 1948
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
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