Boris Verlinsky - Notable Chess Games

Notable Chess Games

  • Peter Romanovsky vs Boris Verlinsky, All-Russian Championship, St. Petersburg 1909, Four Knights' Game (C49), 0-1 At just 21 years of age, Verlinsky makes a successful debut at the top level.
  • Boris Verlinsky vs Alexander Alekhine, Odessa 1916, Scotch Game (C45), 1-0 Quite a tasty tactical victory.
  • Boris Verlinsky vs Ilya Rabinovich, USSR Championship, Moscow 1924, Ruy Lopez, Closed, Bogolyubov Variation (C91), 1-0 Impressive positional triumph.
  • Boris Verlinsky vs Grigory Levenfish, Moscow International 1925, Queen's Gambit Declined, Vienna Variation (D37), 1-0
  • Jose Raul Capablanca vs Boris Verlinsky, Moscow International 1925, Queen's Pawn Game (D00), 0-1 It was exceptionally rare for Capablanca to lose to anyone, and virtually unheard of for him to be beaten up in this sort of tactical slugfest. Likely Verlinsky's best game, and one of the top games of the century.
  • Boris Verlinsky vs Rudolf Spielmann, Moscow International 1925, Ruy Lopez, Closed Variation (C79), 1-0 Two skilled tacticians battle it out, and Verlinsky emerges on top.
  • Boris Verlinsky vs Akiba Rubinstein, Moscow International 1925, Reti Opening (A09), 1-0 Verlinsky takes a shot with the hypermodern Reti, departing from his classical style, and scores a hard-fought win in a beautiful game.
  • Boris Verlinsky vs Efim Bogolyubov, USSR Championship, Leningrad 1925, Nimzo-Indian Defence, Classical Variation (E38), 1-0 Verlinsky defeats Bogolyubov, the winner of the Moscow 1925 International tournament.
  • Boris Verlinsky vs Fodor Bohatirchuk, USSR Championship, Moscow 1931, Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence (C71), 1-0 The two Ukrainians, both of whom would be unfairly denied the Grandmaster title, showcase their classical chess prowess.
  • Alexander Konstantinopolsky vs Boris Verlinsky, USSR Championship semi-final, Kiev 1938, English Opening (A11), 0-1 Konstantinopolsky was one of the rising stars of that time, a five-time Kiev champion of the 1930s.
  • Boris Verlinsky vs David Bronstein, USSR Championship semi-final, Moscow 1945, King's Indian Attack (A05), 1-0 Bronstein would go on to challenge for the world title six years later.

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