1957 USSR Chess Championship


The 1957 Soviet Chess Championship was the 24th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 20 January to 22 February 1957 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Mikhail Tal. The final were preceded by quarterfinals events at Frunze, Tallinn, Yerevan ; semifinals at Leningrad, Kharkov and Tbilisi.
Image:Interzonaal fide schaaktoernooi in GAK gebouw, Tal, Bestanddeelnr 916-4755.jpg|thumb|300px|Mikhail Tal

Table and results

Semifinals

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Final

The semi-final qualifiers joined Taimanov, Keres and Bronstein to play the final in Moscow. Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov did not participate because they were preparing for the match for the World Championship.
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