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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. 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.

Table and results

22nd Soviet Chess Championship (1955)

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
1	Efim Geller	-	0	1	0	½	½	½	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	12
2	Vassily Smyslov	1	-	1	½	0	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	0	½	1	½	½	1	12
3	Mikhail Botvinnik	0	0	-	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	11½
4	Boris Spassky	1	½	½	-	½	½	½	1	½	1	0	0	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	11½
5	Georgy Ilivitsky	½	1	½	½	-	½	1	0	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	11½
6	Tigran Petrosian	½	½	½	½	½	-	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	11½
7	Paul Keres	½	0	1	½	0	½	-	1	0	½	0	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	11
8	Mark Taimanov	1	½	½	0	1	0	0	-	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	0	1	½	½	11
9	Vladas Mikenas	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	0	-	½	½	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	10½
10	Vladimir Antoshin	1	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	-	1	0	1	½	0	½	1	1	½	1	10
11	Semyon Furman	0	½	0	1	0	½	1	½	½	0	-	1	½	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	10
12	Alexander Kotov	0	½	0	1	½	½	½	0	0	1	0	-	1	½	1	0	1	½	1	½	9½
13	Georgy Borisenko	1	0	½	1	½	½	0	½	1	0	½	0	-	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	9
14	Salo Flohr	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	-	½	1	0	½	1	½	9
15	Georgy Lisitsin	0	1	½	½	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	0	½	½	-	½	½	0	1	1	8½
16	Yuri Averbakh	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	0	½	-	½	½	½	½	8½
17	Ilya Kan	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	½	1	½	½	-	0	1	½	7
18	Vladimir Simagin	0	½	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	1	½	1	-	1	0	6½
19	Viktor Korchnoi	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	0	0	-	1	6
20	Vitaly Shcherbakov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	0	-	3½

Play-off match

Moscow, April 1955

Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Efim Geller	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	4
Vassily Smyslov	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	3

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. OCLC 41940198.
3. Korchnoi, Viktor (1978). Chess is my life. Autobiography and games. Arco Publishing. p. 27.

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