1939 USSR Chess Championship
| 11th USSR Chess Championship (1939) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Leningrad |
| Champion | |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | |
The 1939 USSR Chess Championship was the 11th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Tha championship was held from 15 April to 16 May 1939 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Mikhail Botvinnik. Semifinals took place in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev. Alexander Kotov, later author of the classic book Think Like a Grandmaster, made his debut and finished as runner-up. Peter Romanovsky, a former champion of the 1920s, returned to compete but finishing in last place. Chess was rapidly growing in popularity in the Soviet Union, the final round, which featured the duel between Botvinnik and Kotov, sold out all available tickets.[1]
Table and results
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail Botvinnik | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 12½ |
| 2 | Alexander Kotov | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
| 3 | Sergey Belavenets | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Vladimir Makogonov | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
| 5 | Vitaly Chekhover | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
| 6 | Igor Bondarevsky | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Georgy Lisitsin | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 |
| 8 | Grigory Levenfish | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
| 9 | Peter Dubinin | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ |
| 10 | Viacheslav Ragozin | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ |
| 11 | Vasily Panov | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Ilya Rabinovich | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Mikhail Yudovich | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 7½ |
| 14 | Ilya Kan | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
| 15 | Alexander Tolush | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6½ |
| 16 | Iosif Pogrebissky | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
| 17 | Alexander Chistiakov | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Peter Romanovsky | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 3½ |
References
- ^ Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. Londres: Everyman Chess. p. 44