1954 USSR Chess Championship

The 1954 Soviet Chess Championship was the 21st edition of USSR Chess Championship.

Held from 7 January to 7 February 1954 in Kiev.

The tournament was won by Yuri Averbakh.

The final were preceded semifinals events at Moscow, Leningrad, Rostov and Vilnius.

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Yuri Averbakh playing a chess game