1977 USSR Chess Championship

The 1977 Soviet Chess Championship was the 45th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 28 November to 22 December 1977 in Leningrad. Boris Gulko and Josif Dorfman shared the title after tying in the play-off. The qualifying tournaments took place in Bălți and Baku.[1][2]

45th USSR Chess Championship
LocationLeningrad
Champion
Boris Gulko
Josif Dorfman

Qualifying

Swiss Qualifying

The Swiss Qualifying was held in Bălți from 25 August to 14 September 1977 with 64 players. Lev Alburt won gaining a direct promotion to the final.

First League

The top six qualified for the final.

Baku, 3-30 October 1977 [3]
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Soviet Union Gennadi Kuzmin 2550-1½½½11½½1½½1½½½1½11½
2 Soviet Union Vladimir Tukmakov 25400-½½1½½½0½1½1½111111
3 Soviet Union Boris Gulko 2585½½-1½½11½0½½011½½110½
4 Soviet Union Karen Grigorian 2465½½0-½½1½½½½½½11½1110½
5 Soviet Union Alexander Kochyev 2490½0½½-½½½1½1½1½½½½½
6 Soviet Union Vladimir Bagirov 24800½½½½-½½01½½1½½1½1
7 Soviet Union Gennadij Timoscenko 25050½00½½-½½½011½1½119
8 Soviet Union Vladimir Savon 2540½½0½½½½-½½½½½½½½½1
9 Soviet Union Yuri Razuvaev 2510½1½½01½½-0½½0½½½018
10 Soviet Union Alexander Beliavsky 25550½1½½0½½1-½1½00½108
11 Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky 2510½0½½0½1½½½-½½½½½½½8
12 Soviet Union Rafael Vaganian 2545½½½½½½0½½0½-00½1118
13 Soviet Union Lev Gutman 2395001½000½1½½1-11½½08
14 Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky 2590½½00½½½½½1½10-010½
15 Soviet Union Vladimir Peresipkin 2395½000½½0½½1½½01-110
16 Soviet Union Mark Taimanov 2530½0½½½0½½½½½0½00-½½6
17 Soviet Union Arshak Petrosian 234500½0½½0½10½0½10½-½6
18 Soviet Union Alexander Petrushin 2345½000½00001½01½1½½-6

Final

The final at Leningrad featured the qualifiers plus the players who entered directly for the historical performance in previous championships.

45th USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating12345678910111213141516Total
1 Soviet Union Boris Gulko 2585-½½½½½½½1½1½11½½
2 Soviet Union Josif Dorfman 2455½-½½½½½½1½½½1½11
3 Soviet Union Lev Polugaevsky 2620½½-½½11½1½1½½½0½9
4 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian 2645½½½-½½½01½1½½½119
5 Soviet Union Efim Geller 2590½½½½-½½½½½½½½½1½8
6 Soviet Union Mikhail Tal 2620½½0½½-½1½10½011½8
7 Soviet Union Vladimir Bagirov 2480½½0½½½-½½½½½½½118
8 Soviet Union Gennadi Kuzmin 2550½½½1½0½-½½½1½0½½
9 Soviet Union Oleg Romanishin 25950000½½½½-½11½11½
10 Soviet Union Evgeny Sveshnikov 2520½½½½½0½½½-½½½0½17
11 Soviet Union Yuri Balashov 25650½00½1½½0½-1½½½17
12 Soviet Union Alexander Kochyev 2490½½½½½½½00½0-1½½½
13 Soviet Union Vassily Smyslov 259500½½½1½½½½½0-10½
14 Soviet Union Vladimir Tukmakov 25400½½½½0½101½½0-½½
15 Soviet Union Karen Grigorian 2465½010000½0½½½1½-½
16 Soviet Union Lev Alburt 2505½0½0½½0½½00½½½½-5

Play-off

Moscow
PlayerRating123456Total
Soviet Union Boris Gulko2575½1½0½½3
Soviet Union Josif Dorfman2550½0½1½½3


References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 176.
  2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Rusbase".
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