1963 USSR Chess Championship
Soviet chess tournament
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The 1963 Soviet Chess Championship was the 31st edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 23 November to 27 December 1963 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Leonid Stein. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Almaty, Kharkov, Moscow and Sverdlovsk.[1][2]

| 31st Soviet Chess Championship (1963) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Leningrad |
| Champion | |
| Leonid Stein | |
Table 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 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 12 | |
| 4 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ | |
| 5 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ | |
| 6 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11½ | |
| 7 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 11 | |
| 8 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11 | |
| 9 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10½ | |
| 10 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9½ | |
| 12 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 | |
| 13 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 9 | |
| 14 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ | |
| 15 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8½ | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 7½ | |
| 17 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 18 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 6½ | |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 6½ | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | 5 |
Playoff
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -- | 1½ | ½½ | 2½ | |
| 2 | 0½ | -- | ½1 | 2 | |
| 3 | ½½ | ½0 | -- | 1½ |