31st Soviet Chess Championship :: Moscow 1964

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 pts + = -
1. Stein, Leonid URS 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 3 0
2. Spassky, Boris URS 0 ½ ½ 1 2 1 2 1
3. Kholmov, Ratmir URS ½ ½ ½ 0 0 3 1

Three players tied on points and were set for a mini-tournament for the title of The Soviet Champion.






Round by round results


1st round
Spassky, Boris URS 0 - 1 URS Stein, Leonid
Kholmov, Ratmir URS BYE  
1. Stein — 1; 2.-3. Spassky, Kholmov — 0;




2nd round
Kholmov, Ratmir URS ½ - ½ URS Spassky, Boris
Stein, Leonid URS BYE  
1. Stein — 1; 2.-3. Spassky, Kholmov — ½;




3rd round
Stein, Leonid URS ½ - ½ URS Kholmov, Ratmir
Spassky, Boris URS BYE  
1. Stein — 1½; 2. Kholmov — 1; 3. Spassky — ½;




4th round
Stein, Leonid URS ½ - ½ URS Spassky, Boris
Kholmov, Ratmir URS BYE  
1. Stein — 2; 2.-3. Spassky, Kholmov — 1;




5th round
Spassky, Boris URS 1 - 0 URS Kholmov, Ratmir
Stein, Leonid URS BYE  
1.-2. Stein, Spassky — 2; 3. Kholmov — 1;




6th round
Kholmov, Ratmir URS ½ - ½ URS Stein, Leonid
Spassky, Boris URS BYE  
1. Stein — 2½; 2. Spassky — 2; 3. Kholmov — 1½;








Information

31st Soviet Chess Championship
Dates: 7th - 17th January 1964
City: Moscow (Soviet Union)
Venue:
Organizers:
Tournament Director:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 3
Games played: 6
Competition format: round robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: urs-1963playoff.pgn