23rd Soviet Chess Championship (play-off) :: Leningrad 1956

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 pts + = -
1. Taimanov, Mark URS ½ ½ 1 1 3 2 2 0
2. Averbakh, Yury URS ½ ½ ½ + w/o 1 3 0
3. Spassky, Boris URS 0 0 ½ - w/o ½ 0 1 3

Three players tied for first place in 1956 Soviet Chess Championship.






Round by round results


1st round
Taimanov, Mark URS ½ - ½ URS Averbakh, Yury
Spassky, Boris URS BYE  
1.-2. Taimanov, Averbakh — ½; 3. Spassky — 0;




2nd round
Spassky, Boris URS 0 - 1 URS Taimanov, Mark
Averbakh, Yury URS BYE  
1. Taimanov — 1½; 2. Averbakh — ½; 3. Spassky — 0;




3rd round
Averbakh, Yury URS ½ - ½ URS Spassky, Boris
Taimanov, Mark URS BYE  
1. Taimanov — 1½; 2. Averbakh — 1; 3. Spassky — ½;




4th round
Averbakh, Yury URS ½ - ½ URS Taimanov, Mark
Spassky, Boris URS BYE  
1. Taimanov — 2; 2. Averbakh — 1½; 3. Spassky — ½;




5th round
Taimanov, Mark URS 1 - 0 URS Spassky, Boris
Averbakh, Yury URS BYE  
1. Taimanov — 3; 2. Averbakh — 1½; 3. Spassky — ½;




6th round
Spassky, Boris URS - w/o + URS Averbakh, Yury
Taimanov, Mark URS BYE  
1. Taimanov — 3; 2. Averbakh — 2½; 3. Spassky — ½;








Information

23rd Soviet Chess Championship (play-off)
Dates: February 1956
City: Leningrad (Soviet Union)
Venue:
Organizers:
Tournament Director:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 3
Games played: 6 (1 game was forfeited)
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: urs-1956playoff.pgn