6th USSR Championship, Odessa 1929 September 2-20 Two 6-man Round Robins with the top qualifiers playing a Double Round Robin Final 1st Semi-Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Kan, Ilia x ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 3½-1½ 2. Izmailov, P. ½ x 1 ½ 1 ½ 3½-1½ 3. Botvinnik, Mikhail 0 0 x ½ 1 1 2½-2½ 4. Vygodchikov ½ ½ ½ x ½ ½ 2½-2½ 5. Makogonov, Vladimir ½ 0 0 ½ x ½ 1½-3½ 6. Silich, B. 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ x 1½-3½ 2nd Semi-Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Verlinsky, Boris x 0 1 1 1 1 4 -1 2. Freyman, Sergey 1 x 0 1 1 1 4 -1 3. Rauzer, Vsevolod 0 1 x 1 0 1 3 -2 4. Grigoryev, Nikolai 0 0 0 x 1 ½ 1½-3½ 5. Makogovov, M. 0 0 1 0 x ½ 1½-3½ 6. Rokhlin, Yakov 0 0 0 ½ ½ x 1 -4 Finals 1 2 3 1. Verlinsky xx 11 1½ 3½- ½ 2. Freyman 00 xx 11 2 -2 3. Kan 0½ 00 xx ½-3½