[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Abakarov, Jarullakh"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 f5 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Qh5+ Kd8 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. 0-0-0 d5 15. c4 Rb8 16. Bc3 Be7 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Rhe1 h6 19. Re2 Qc5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Rc2 Qb6 22. Be2 Rf8 23. Bf3 f5 24. Qxh6 Rc8 25. Qg7 Rc4 26. Rd4 Rc7 27. h4 Bc5 28. Qg5+ Kc8 29. Qh6 Rd8 30. Rd1 d4 31. Be1 Ba4 32. Rc4 Bxd1 33. Kxd1 d3 34. b4 Bf8 35. Rxc7+ Kxc7 36. Qh7+ Rd7 37. Qh8 Bxb4 38. Qe5+ Bd6 39. Qc3+ Bc5 40. Kc1 Kb8 41. Bd2 Bd4 42. Qb3 Qxb3 43. axb3 Kc7 44. h5 Kb6 45. Kd1 Kc5 46. b4+ Kd6 47. g4 fxg4 48. Be4 g3 49. h6 Rh7 50. Be1 Rxh6 51. Bxg3 Rh3 52. Be1 Be3 53. Bxd3 Bxf4 54. Ke2 Re3+ 55. Kd2 Rh3+ 56. Ke2 Be3 57. Be4 Bd4 58. Bf3 Ke5 59. Bd2 Kf5 60. Bb7 Bc3 61. Be3 Bxb4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aronin, Lev Solomonovich"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qd3 Bf5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Be3 Bh3 18. Bd1 Qf5 19. Qe2 Rae8 20. Nd2 Re6 21. Qh5 Rfe8 22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. Bb3 Bd3 24. Nf1 f5 25. Bd2 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 Kf7 28. Ne3 Ke6 29. Bd2 h6 30. Kg2 g5 31. f3 Be7 32. Kf2 Kd6 33. Ng2 Nb6 34. Ne1 Bb1 35. Bc2 Bxa2 36. Bxf5 a5 37. Nc2 Nc4 38. Bc1 Bd8 39. Ne3 Nxe3 40. Bxe3 b4 41. cxb4 axb4 42. Bd2 c5 43. dxc5+ Kxc5 44. Be3+ Kd6 45. Bd4 Bf7 46. Ke3 Kd5 47. Kd3 h5 48. Be4+ Kd6 49. Bg7 Kc5 50. f4 gxf4 51. gxf4 Bc4+ 52. Ke3 Bf7 53. Bf8+ Kc4 54. Bd3+ Kb3 55. Bg7 Bc7 56. h3 Bd5 57. Be4 Bc4 58. Bd4 Bd6 59. Kf3 Bf7 60. f5 Kc4 61. Bg7 Kc5 62. Ke3 Kc4 63. Bb7 Bd5 64. b3+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bagirov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nh6 7. Be2 d6 8. Qd2 Ng4 9. Bxg4 Bxg4 10. Nc3 0-0 11. 0-0 Bd7 12. f3 a6 13. Rfd1 Ne5 14. b3 Rc8 15. Rac1 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nd5 Rf7 18. Nf4 Qe8 19. Nfe6 Bf6 20. Bg5 Kh8 21. Bxf6+ Rxf6 22. Nf4 Qf7 23. Rf1 Rg8 24. Rce1 Nc6 25. Nd5 Rfg6 26. Nxc6 Rxg2+ 27. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Bxc6 29. Nxe7 f4 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. Rf2 Kg7 32. Rd2 Qg6+ 33. Kh1 Qh5 34. Rg2+ Kf6 35. Rg4 Qa5 36. Rxf4+ Kg5 37. Rg4+ Kf5 38. Re2 Qc3 39. Rgg2 d5 40. cxd5 cxd5 41. Rgf2 d4 42. Rd2 h5 43. Rd1 h4 44. Kg2 Kf4 45. Kf1 h3 46. Rfd2 Ke5 47. Rd3 Qc2 48. R1d2 Qc1+ 49. Kf2 Qh1 50. Kg3 Qe1+ 51. Kxh3 Qf1+ 52. Kg4 Qg1+ 53. Kh4 Qe1+ 54. Kh5 Kf5 55. Rxd4 Qe8+ 56. Kh4 Qe1+ 57. Kh3 Qf1+ 58. Rg2 Qxf3+ 59. Rg3 Qf1+ 60. Kh4 Qf2 61. Rd5+ Ke4 62. Rdd3 Qxh2+ 63. Kg5 Qf2 64. Kg6 Qf5+ 65. Kg7 Qe5+ 66. Kf7 Qc7+ 67. Ke6 Qc6+ 68. Ke7 Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Baile"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. Nb3 a5 7. 0-0 a4 8. N3d2 Nf6 9. c4 0-0 10. a3 Nd4 11. Nc3 d6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Nxa4 Rxa4 14. Qxa4 Nc5 15. Qd1 Nxd3 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Nc5 18. Qe3 Be6 19. Qe2 Nb3 20. Rb1 Qc8 21. c5 Qxc5 22. Be3 Qc6 23. Qf3 f5 24. exf5 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Rxf5 26. f4 Bc4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blagidze, Alexander"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. Nf3 c6 6. e4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e5 Ne8 9. d4 Nc6 10. 0-0 e6 11. Be3 f6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Qd3 Nd6 14. Rad1 Nf5 15. Bg5 Qf7 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. Bd2 Rac8 18. Bc3 Nd6 19. Nd2 a5 20. a3 Ne7 21. Qb1 Bb5 22. Rde1 b6 23. Bh3 Nef5 24. Qd1 Qb7 25. Kh1 Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Rg1 Bc6 28. Bg2 g5 29. Rgf1 Qd7 30. Kg1 Rcd8 31. Qc1 h6 32. h4 gxh4 33. g4 h3 34. Bh1 Nh4 35. Nf4 Qc7 36. Bd2 h2+ 37. Kxh2 Bxd4 38. Kh3 Be5 39. Nxe6 Rd3+ 40. Re3 Qd7 41. Nxf8 Kxf8 42. Rxd3 Qxd3+ 43. Kxh4 Bf6+ 44. g5 Bd7 45. Bg2 Qd6 46. Rh1 e3 47. Bxe3 hxg5+ 48. Bxg5 Qd4+ 49. Kg3 Qg4+ 50. Kh2 Bxg5 51. Qc2 Bf5 52. Qc6 Bf4+ 53. Kg1 Qd1+ 54. Bf1 Qg4+ 55. Qg2 1-0

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buslaev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nf8 9. Nf3 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. h3 Ng7 12. g4 0-0 13. 0-0-0 b5 14. Rdg1 a6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. h4 Bb7 17. h5 c5 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qxg6 cxd4 21. exd4 Qd6 22. Rg3 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 Rf7 24. Rgh3 Kf8 25. g5 Qf5+ 26. Qxf5 Nxf5 27. gxf6 Rxf6 28. Ne5 Nxd4 29. Nd7+ Ke7 30. Nxf6 Kxf6 31. Rh6+ Ke5 32. Re1+ Kf5 33. Rb6 Nf3 34. Re7 d4 35. Rexb7 dxc3 36. bxc3 Nd2+ 37. Kc2 Nc4 38. Rb8 Nxb6 39. Rxb6 Ke4 40. Kb3 Kd5 41. Kb4 Rf8 42. Rxa6 Rxf2 43. a4 bxa4 44. c4+ Ke5 45. Kb5 a3 46. Rxa3 Kd6 47. c5+ Kc7 48. Ra7+ Kb8 49. Rd7 Kc8 50. Kc6 Rf6+ 51. Rd6 Rf7 52. Rh6 Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giterman, Shlomo"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 Qc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bb3 d5 12. Nc3 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bd5 14. Bg5 Nec6 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. a3 Bxb3 17. Qxb3 Nd5 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Ne7 20. Ne5 Qb7 21. Qh3 Nd5 22. Qh5 Bd6 23. Nxf7 Qxf7 24. Rxe6+ Be7 25. Qe2 0-0 26. Bxe7 Nf4 27. Qf3 Qxe6 28. Bxf8 Rxf8 29. Kf1 Nd5 30. Qe2 Qh6 31. Rc2 Nf4 32. Qg4 Qxh2 33. Ke1 Qg1+ 34. Kd2 Qxg2 0-1

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kikiani, Tamaz"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E87"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 e5 6. d5 0-0 7. Be3 Nh5 8. Qd2 f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. 0-0-0 a6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Kb1 Qe8 13. Nge2 b5 14. Rde1 bxc4 15. Bxc4 f4 16. Bf2 Qg6+ 17. Ne4 Qxg2 18. N2c3 Bf5 19. Ka1 Nf6 20. Rhg1 Qxf3 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Rxe5 Nd7 23. Ree1 Rg6 24. Bd4 Be5 25. a3 Rxg1 26. Rxg1+ Kf7 27. Rf1 Qh3 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Qxf4 Kg6 30. Rg1+ Bg4 31. Ne4 Kg7 32. Ng5 Qh5 33. Ne6+ Kg8 34. h3 Qxh3 35. Qf6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lomaya, Teimuraz"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. Bf4 Bb4 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Rc1 Qxa2 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc2 12. Rxc2 Be7 13. 0-0 0-0 14. Ra1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 b5 16. Be2 Bb7 17. Nd2 a6 18. Bf3 g5 19. Bc7 Rac8 20. Ba5 Ba8 21. Bb4 c5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Rb2 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 g4 25. Nd2 Nb8 26. Ba5 Be7 27. Nb3 Bf6 28. Nd4 Bxd4 29. exd4 Rc4 30. Ra3 Rfc8 31. Bb4 Nc6 32. Bc5 a5 33. Kf1 a4 34. Rb1 Rb8 35. Ke2 Na5 36. Kd3 Nb3 37. Rbxb3 axb3 38. Rxb3 Ra4 39. Ke4 f6 40. Kf4 h5 41. f3 gxf3 42. Kxf3 Kf7 43. Rb2 Rc4 44. Bb4 Rd8 45. Ra2 Rxb4 46. cxb4 Rxd4 47. Ra8 e5 48. g3 Ke6 49. Ke3 f5 50. Kf3 Kd5 51. Ke3 h4 52. Kf3 h3 53. Ke3 Ke6 54. Ra3 Kf6 55. Ke2 Kg5 56. Re3 e4 57. Rb3 Kg4 58. Ke3 Rc4 59. Kd2 Rc8 60. Ra3 Rc4 61. Rb3 f4 62. gxf4 Kxf4 63. Rxh3 Rxb4 64. Rh8 Rb2+ 65. Kc3 Rg2 66. h4 Ke3 67. h5 Ke2 68. h6 e3 69. h7 Rg7 70. Kb4 Rf7 71. Kc5 Kf2 0-1

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mnatsakanian, Eduard A"]
[Black "Sarkisian, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 Bg4 12. c3 Bd6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh4 Re8 15. Rae1 Rb8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Rxe8+ Bxe8 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Qe2 Bd7 20. b3 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 g6 22. Bd3 Bg7 23. Qf3 Qe7 24. c4 Qe6 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Bc4 Re8 27. Bg3 Qe4 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. Rd1 Rd4 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Kf1 f5 33. Bf4 g5 34. Be3 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Kf7 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. Kd3 Ke5 38. b4 h5 39. a4 h4 40. h3 g4 41. b5 f4 42. exf4+ Kxf4 43. a5 Kg3 44. b6 axb6 45. a6 Kxg2 46. hxg4 h3 47. a7 Kg3 48. a8Q Kxg4 49. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Demuria, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 d5 5. d3 c5 6. Nc3 0-0 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Nd2 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4 d4 11. Ne2 e5 12. f4 Bg7 13. Nf3 b5 14. a4 Ba6 15. axb5 Bxb5 16. b3 a5 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. h4 a4 19. bxa4 Bxa4 20. f5 Nb4 21. Rfc1 Qd6 22. g4 Rfc8 23. c3 dxc3 24. Nxc3 Bc6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Bf1 gxf5 28. gxf5 Bf6 29. Kh2 Bb7 30. Qe3 Ba6 31. Be2 Nc2 32. Qf2 Nd4 33. Nxd4 exd4+ 0-1

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Kalashian, Loris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B24"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 h5 5. h3 e5 6. d3 Nge7 7. Nge2 Nd4 8. Be3 Ng6 9. Nd5 Be6 10. c3 Nxe2 11. Qxe2 Be7 12. 0-0-0 h4 13. Kb1 Qa5 14. d4 hxg3 15. fxg3 Rc8 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. h4 Bd8 18. h5 Nf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Khalilbeili, Sultan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8. 0-0 dxc4 9. Qa4 Nbd7 10. Qxc4 a6 11. a4 e5 12. Nf3 Nb6 13. Qc5 e4 14. Nd4 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Bc4 Ne7 18. Bd2 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rab1 Rac8 21. b3 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Rc2 24. Bc1 Rb8 25. Ba4 Ra2 26. Bc6 Bg4 27. f3 exf3 28. Bxf3 Be6 29. b4 Bc4 30. Rd1 Bc3 31. Bd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxb4 33. Rxb4 Bxb4 34. Rd1 f5 35. Rf1 Rc2 36. h3 h5 37. e4 fxe4 38. Be3 Re2 39. Bd4 Rd2 40. Be3 Rd3 41. Kf2 Kf7 42. Rc1 Bd2 43. Bxd2 Rxd2+ 44. Ke3 Rxg2 45. Kxe4 Rg3 46. Rh1 h4 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Rh2 Ra3 49. Rh1 g5+ 50. Ke4 Kg6 51. Rh2 g4 52. hxg4 Kg5 53. Rb2 Kxg4 54. Rg2+ Rg3 55. Rf2 Ra3 56. Rg2+ Kh3 57. Rg8 Kh2 58. Kf4 Rg3 59. Rh8 h3 60. Ra8 Rg1 61. Ra2+ Kh1 62. Kf3 h2 63. Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Mjasnikov, Nikolai Alexeevich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Bd3 0-0 10. c3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qe2 Be7 13. 0-0-0 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bc2 Qc7 16. Rd4 Bd7 17. Ne5 Bc6 18. Rg1 Rae8 19. Qd3 f5 20. Re1 Rd8 21. g3 b5 22. Kb1 a5 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Bb3 a4 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Re5 d4 28. Qxd4 Qh1+ 29. Kc2 Qxh2 30. Re7 Rf7 31. Qd8+ Rf8 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Qd4 Rg8 34. Re5 Qh5 35. Qd3 Qf7 36. Rxb5 Qxa2 37. Qxf5 Rd8 38. Qf3 Qe6 39. Rb4 a3 40. bxa3 Qa2+ 41. Rb2 Qxa3 42. Qf4 Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Naftalin, Solomon D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 e6 4. c4 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. 0-0 Bd6 7. b3 0-0 8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Ne4 10. b4 Rf6 11. Rc1 Rh6 12. b5 g5 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. f4 exf3 16. Qxf3 Nd7 17. Qg3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Sardarov, Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Be3 0-0-0 10. 0-0-0 Bd6 11. f3 Ne7 12. Nb3 Ng6 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Be6 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Rd1 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Shishov, Mikhail Vasilievich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. d4 Qa5 8. d5 c5 9. e4 Bg4 10. Qc2 a6 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. h3 Bd7 13. a4 e5 14. Kh2 a5 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Nh4 Na6 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Nb4 19. Qb3 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Bxb5 21. axb5 Qd8 22. Bxb4 cxb4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. 0-0 Bc5 10. Be3 Bb6 11. f3 Nc5 12. Qd2 0-0 13. b4 Ne6 14. f4 Re8 15. c3 f6 16. g3 Nf8 17. Nf3 Ng6 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Qd4 fxe5 20. fxe5 Qe7 21. Re1 Be6 22. a4 Ra6 23. a5 Rea8 24. Nbd2 bxa5 25. Nb3 axb4 26. Rxa6 Rxa6 27. Nc5 Ra2 28. cxb4 Bh3 29. Qe3 h6 30. Nd4 Qf8 31. e6 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Rf2 33. Rg1 Rf1 34. Nd3 Rxg1+ 35. Qxg1 Bxe6 36. Qe1 Bf5 37. Nxf5 Qxf5 38. Nc5 Ne5 39. Qe2 h5 40. Kg2 h4 41. gxh4 Kh7 42. Kg3 Qg6+ 43. Kf4 Qf6+ 44. Kg3 Qf5 45. h3 Qg6+ 46. Kf4 Qh6+ 47. Kg3 Ng6 48. Qg4 Qe3+ 49. Kh2 Qf2+ 50. Kh1 Qe1+ 51. Kh2 Nxh4 52. Ne6 Qe5+ 53. Kh1 Qe1+ 54. Kh2 Qf2+ 55. Kh1 g6 56. Ng5+ Kh6 57. Ne6 Nf5 58. Qg5+ Kh7 59. Nf8+ Kg8 60. Qxg6+ Kxf8 61. Qf6+ Kg8 62. Qd8+ Kf7 63. Qxc7+ Ne7 64. Qb7 Qf1+ 65. Kh2 Qb5 0-1

[Event "URS-ch25 Semifinal"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1957.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sarkisian, V."]
[Black "Zhukhovitsky, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1957.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bc2 Qc7 6. 0-0 e5 7. Re1 d6 8. d3 Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. Nf1 Be6 11. Ne3 d5 12. Ng5 Rad8 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 b5 15. a4 a6 16. axb5 axb5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Nf5 Bd6 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bh4 Rde8 21. Bg3 Qd7 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Ra6 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. h3 Re8 26. Qf3 Rf8 27. Qe2 Re8 28. Qf3 Rf8 1/2-1/2

