1955 USSR Chess Championship

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