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 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 13 | |
| 3 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 12 | |
| 4 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 11½ | ||
| 5 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11 | ||
| 7 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ | |
| 8 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10½ | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 10 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9 | |
| 11 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 12 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 13 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | |
| 14 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 8 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7½ | |
| 17 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 6½ | |
| 20 | 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