1958 USSR Chess Championship

The 1958 Soviet Chess Championship was the 25th edition of USSR Chess Championship, held from 12 January to 14 February 1958 in Riga. The tournament was won by Mikhail Tal. The final was preceded by quarterfinals events at Tbilisi (won by Mark Taimanov, 16½ points in 19 games), Minsk (Aivar Gipslis, 14½/19) and Ashkhabad (A. Miroshnichenko, 13½/19); semifinals at Leningrad (Boris Spassky, 12½/19), Sverdlovsk (Viktor Korchnoi, 13½/19) and Kiev (Tigran Petrosian, 12½/19). [1][2][3][4]

25th Soviet Chess Championship (1958)
LocationRiga
Champion
Mikhail Tal

Table and results

Semifinals

Kiev Semifinal, 25th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian -½½½½½½011½½11½½11½112½
2 Soviet Union Anatoly Bannik ½-½½½1½100011½1½½½1111½
3 Soviet Union Efim Geller ½½-½½½½½½1½01½1½½11½11½
4 Soviet Union Semyon Furman ½½½-½½½½1½1½½0½½111½11½
5 Soviet Union Isaac Boleslavsky ½½½½-½0½½½11½½1½½11½11½
6 Soviet Union Alexander Kotov ½0½½½-½½½½1011½½101111
7 Soviet Union Evgeni Vasiukov ½½½½1½-½½½0101½½01½110½
8 Soviet Union Aron Reshko 10½½½½½-½½0½1011½½0110
9 Soviet Union Vladislav Shianovsky 01½0½½½½-10½0101½1½110
10 Soviet Union Grigory Goldberg 010½½½½½0-10½½110½1110
11 Soviet Union Rashid Nezhmetdinov ½1½0001110-½11110000
12 Soviet Union Mikhail Osmolovsky ½01½010½½1½-0½00111½
13 Soviet Union Vladas Mikenas 000½½0101½01-½01111½
14 Soviet Union Yuri Sakharov 0½½1½0010½0½½-1½½0119
15 Soviet Union Alexander Chistiakov ½00½0½½0100110-½1101
16 Soviet Union Alexey Sokolsky ½½½½½½½000010½½-01½18
17 Soviet Union Abram Khasin 0½½0½01½½1100½01-½00
18 Soviet Union Yuri Nikolaevsky 0½00010½0½100100½-1½
19 Soviet Union Alexander Blagidze ½00000½1½010001½10-06
20 Soviet Union Georgy Bastrikov 00½½½000001½½0001½1-6


Leningrad Semifinal, 25th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Boris Spassky -½½11½½½½1½½½1½11½1012½
2 Soviet Union Alexander Tolush ½-½0½½1½0½1½0111111112½
3 Soviet Union Mark Taimanov ½½-½½1½½½0½½11½½11½112
4 Soviet Union Lev Aronin 01½-½½½½½½½½1½½1111½12
5 Soviet Union Nikolai Krogius 0½½½-½½½½111½½1½½½½111½
6 Soviet Union Alexey Suetin ½½0½½-½1½1½½1½½½½11½11½
7 Soviet Union Vladimir Antoshin ½0½½½½-½101½½01111½111½
8 Soviet Union Alexander Nikitin ½½½½½0½-½0½½111½½1½111
9 Soviet Union Leonid Shamkovich ½1½½½½0½-101001½011110½
10 Soviet Union Samuel Zhukhovitsky 0½1½00110-111010½0½110
11 Soviet Union Grigory Ravinsky ½0½½0½0½10-1½1½½101½
12 Soviet Union Alexander Cherepkov ½½½½0½½½000-01½½1111
13 Soviet Union Vladimir Bykov ½100½0½010½1-½0½½½119
14 Soviet Union Viacheslav Ragozin 000½½½101100½-10½011
15 Soviet Union Yakov Estrin ½0½½0½0000½½10-½1111
16 Soviet Union Efim Stoliar 00½0½½0½½1½½½1½-0½½0
17 Soviet Union Konstantin Klaman 0000½½0½1½00½½01-1017
18 Soviet Union Israel Zilber ½000½0000110½10½0-½½6
19 Soviet Union Abram Poliak 00½0½0½½0½00000½1½-½5
20 Soviet Union Eduard Mnatsakanian 100½0½0000½000010½½-


Sverdlovsk Semifinal, 25th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Viktor Korchnoi -½1½1½½½1½11½½½1½11½13½
2 Soviet Union Lev Polugaevsky ½-½1½½½11½½1½½½½1½½½12
3 Soviet Union Bukhuti Gurgenidze 0½-½½0½011½11111110½12
4 Soviet Union Aivars Gipslis ½0½-½1½10½1½½1½1½10111½
5 Soviet Union Yuri Averbakh 0½½½-½½1½½0½1011111½11½
6 Soviet Union Georgy Borisenko ½½10½-½01111½½0½½½½111
7 Soviet Union Ratmir Kholmov ½½½½½½-½½0½½½½½1½10110
8 Soviet Union Boris Vladimirov ½01001½-1½½0½1½0½½1110
9 Soviet Union Vladimir Simagin 0001½0½0-½11½½11101½10
10 Soviet Union Georgy Ilivitsky ½½0½½01½½-½½½001½½11
11 Soviet Union Jacob Yukhtman 0½½010½½0½-0½½1½111½
12 Soviet Union Anatoly Lutikov 000½½0½10½1-0111½½1½
13 Soviet Union Vladimir Bagirov ½½0½0½½½½½½1-½½0½0119
14 Soviet Union Yury Kots ½½001½½0½1½0½-½½01½19
15 Soviet Union Lev Aronson ½½0½01½½0100½½-0½11½
16 Soviet Union Oleg Kaminsky 0½000½0100½01½1-½11½8
17 Soviet Union Vitaly Tarasov ½00½0½½½0½0½½1½½-0½½7
18 Soviet Union Taras Prokhorovich 0½000½0½1½0½10001-01
19 Soviet Union Kurban Khanov 0½110½1000000½00½1-06
20 Soviet Union Marat Muhutdinov ½½½0½000½0½½00½½½01-6

Final

The semifinals qualifiers joined Tal and Bronstein (who entered the final directly by ranking criteria of the Soviet Federation) to play the final in Riga.

Riga Final, 25th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Mikhail Tal -½½11½1100½11½1011112½
2 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian ½-½½½½½½½½½½½11111112
3 Soviet Union David Bronstein ½½-½01½½½11½½101½1111½
4 Soviet Union Yuri Averbakh 0½½-½1½1½½½011½1½½111
5 Soviet Union Boris Spassky 0½1½-100½½1½01½½11110½
6 Soviet Union Lev Polugaevsky ½½000-1½½½½½11½½11110½
7 Soviet Union Efim Geller 0½½½10-½0½1½½½½1½1110
8 Soviet Union Bukhuti Gurgenidze 0½½01½½-0½½1½011½1110
9 Soviet Union Viktor Korchnoi 1½½½½½11-010½½½0½01
10 Soviet Union Isaac Boleslavsky 1½0½½½½½1-0½½½½½½1½
11 Soviet Union Nikolai Krogius ½½0½0½0½01-11½½½11½
12 Soviet Union Mark Taimanov 0½½1½½½01½0-10110019
13 Soviet Union Alexander Kotov 0½½010½½½½00-1½1½119
14 Soviet Union Alexey Suetin ½00000½1½½½10-1½1108
15 Soviet Union Aivars Gipslis 001½½½½0½½½0½0-101½
16 Soviet Union Anatoly Bannik 1000½½001½½00½0-1½17
17 Soviet Union Semyon Furman 00½½00½½½½01½010-0½6
18 Soviet Union Alexander Tolush 000½00001001000½1-04
19 Soviet Union Georgy Borisenko 000000000½½001½0½1-4


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