1947 USSR Chess Championship
| 15th Soviet Chess Championship (1947) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Leningrad | 
| Champion | |
| Paul Keres | |
The 1947 Soviet Chess Championship was the 15th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 2 February to 8 March 1947 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Paul Keres. Mikhail Botvinnik was absent as a sign of his displeasure over the lack of good faith by the Soviet authorities in negotiating for a World Championship match-tournament.[1]

Tables and results
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paul Keres | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 
| 2 |  Isaac Boleslavsky | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 13 | 
| 3 |  Vassily Smyslov | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 12 | 
| 4 |  Igor Bondarevsky | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 11½ | |
| 5 |  David Bronstein | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11 | 
| 6 |  Alexander Tolush | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 |  Salo Flohr | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 
| 8 |  Andor Lilienthal | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10½ | 
| 9 |  Viacheslav Ragozin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 
| 10 |  Vladimir Makogonov | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9 | 
| 11 |  Grigory Levenfish | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 
| 12 |  Genrikh Kasparian | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 
| 13 |  Mikhail Yudovich | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | 
| 14 |  Ilya Kan | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 8 | 
| 15 |  Anatoly Ufimtsev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | 
| 16 |  Vladimir Alatortsev | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7½ | 
| 17 |  Lev Aronin | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 7 | 
| 18 |  Boris Goldenov | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 7 | 
| 19 |  Konstantin Klaman | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 6½ | 
| 20 |  Peter Dubinin | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 6½ | 
References
- ^ Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. Londres: Everyman Chess. p. 59