22nd Soviet Chess Championship (1955)
LocationMoscow
Champion
Efim Geller

The 1955 Soviet Chess Championship was the 22nd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 11 February to 15 March 1955 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Efim Geller who defeats Smyslov in a play-off match (4-3). The final were preceded semifinals events at Leningrad, Gorky and Yerevan.[1][2] It was the worst USSR Chess Championship of Korchnoi's career, despite having fought in each game, all showing the high level of the competition.[3]

Table and results

22nd Soviet Chess Championship (1955)
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1 Soviet Union Efim Geller -010½½½01011011½111112
2 Soviet Union Vassily Smyslov 1-1½0½1½1½½½1½0½1½½112
3 Soviet Union Mikhail Botvinnik 00-½½½0½½111½½½11½1111½
4 Soviet Union Boris Spassky 1½½-½½½1½1000½½1½11111½
5 Soviet Union Georgy Ilivitsky ½1½½-½10½½1½½½½½½1½111½
6 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian ½½½½½-½1½½½½½½½½11½111½
7 Soviet Union Paul Keres ½01½0½-10½0½1½1½11½111
8 Soviet Union Mark Taimanov 1½½0100-11½1½½1½01½½11
9 Soviet Union Vladas Mikenas 00½½½½10-½½10½1½11½110½
10 Soviet Union Vladimir Antoshin 1½00½½½0½-101½0½11½110
11 Soviet Union Semyon Furman 0½010½1½½0-1½1½½01½110
12 Soviet Union Alexander Kotov 0½01½½½0010-1½101½1½
13 Soviet Union Georgy Borisenko 10½1½½0½10½0-½½½½0½19
14 Soviet Union Salo Flohr 0½½½½½½½½½0½½-½10½1½9
15 Soviet Union Georgy Lisitsin 01½½½½0001½0½½-½½011
16 Soviet Union Yuri Averbakh ½½00½½½½½½½1½0½-½½½½
17 Soviet Union Ilya Kan 000½½0010010½1½½-01½7
18 Soviet Union Vladimir Simagin 0½½00000000½1½1½1-10
19 Soviet Union Viktor Korchnoi 0½00½½½½½½½0½00½00-16
20 Soviet Union Vitaly Shcherbakov 0000000½000½0½0½½10-

Play-off match

Moscow, April 1955
Player1234567Total
Soviet Union Efim Geller½½½½½½14
Soviet Union Vassily Smyslov½½½½½½03

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 84
  2. Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.
  3. Korchnoi, Viktor (1978). Chess is my life. Autobiography and games. Arco Publishing. p. 27.
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