1956 USSR Chess Championship
The 1956 Soviet Chess Championship was the 23rd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 10 January to 15 February 1956 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Mark Taimanov who defeats Boris Spassky and Yuri Averbakh in a play-off. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Leningrad, Moscow and Riga.This edition marked the debut of the future world champion Mikhail Tal, often described as the magician from Riga, who demonstrated his over-adventurous tactical style, notably in the third round against Simagin, who had the honor to be one of the first to wonder about the soundness of the piece sacrifice that had defeated him.[1][2]
| 23nd Soviet Chess Championship (1956) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Leningrad |
| Champion | |
| Mark Taimanov | |
Table and results
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mark Taimanov
| - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
| 2 | Boris Spassky
| 1 | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
| 3 | Yuri Averbakh
| ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
| 4 | Viktor Korchnoi
| ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 11 |
| 5 | Lev Polugaevsky
| 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
| 6 | Mikhail Tal
| ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
| 7 | Ratmir Kholmov
| ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10½ |
| 8 | Isaac Boleslavsky
| 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Vladlen Zurakhov
| 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ |
| 10 | Vladimir Antoshin
| 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 |
| 11 | Anatoly Bannik
| ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
| 12 | Viacheslav Ragozin
| 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Vladimir Simagin
| 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 6½ |
| 14 | Vasily Byvshev
| 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | |
| 15 | Alexander Tolush
| ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| 16 | Georgy Borisenko
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | 6 |
| 17 | Abram Khasin
| 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 5½ |
| 18 | Georgy Lisitsin
| ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 4 |
Play-off
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Taimanov
| -- | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Yuri Averbakh
| ½ ½ | -- | ½ 1 | 2½ |
| 3 | Boris Spassky
| 0 0 | ½ 0 | -- | 0½ |
Averbakh won the second game against Spassky by walkover since Spassky couldn't play due to illness.
References
- Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 88
- Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.
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