1978 USSR Chess Championship
The 1978 Soviet Chess Championship was the 46th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 1-27 December 1978 in Tbilisi. Mikhail Tal and Vitaly Tseshkovsky shared the title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Daugavpils and Ashkhabad. This edition marked the debut of the future world champion Garry Kasparov in the Soviet championships.[1][2]
46th USSR Chess Championship | |
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Location | Tbilisi |
Champion | |
Mikhail Tal Vitaly Tseshkovsky | |
Qualifying
Swiss Qualifying
The Swiss Qualifying was held in Daugavpils from 27 June to 16 July 1978 with 64 players. Garry Kasparov won gaining a direct promotion to the final.
First League
The top seven qualified for the final.[3]
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total | |
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1 | Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 2570 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 10½ |
2 | Vladimir Tukmakov | 2560 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10½ |
3 | Alexander Beliavsky | 2545 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
4 | Adrian Mikhalchishin | 2460 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Sergey Makarichev | 2495 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 |
6 | Gennadij Timoscenko | 2530 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 |
7 | Yuri Razuvaev | 2460 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
8 | Artur Jussupow | 2450 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 |
9 | Alexander Kochyev | 2555 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 |
10 | Evgeny Sveshnikov | 2565 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 |
11 | Vladimir Savon | 2560 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
12 | Viktor Kupreichik | 2490 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 |
13 | Lev Alburt | 2510 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6½ |
14 | Lev Gutman | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
15 | Alexander Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | 6 | |
16 | Albert Kapengut | 2465 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 5½ |
17 | Amanmurad Kakageldyev | 2415 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 5½ |
Final
The fmal at Tbilisi featured the qualifiers plus Tamaz Georgadze as the local Georgian representative and the players who entered directly for the historical performance in previous championships.
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
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1 | Mikhail Tal | 2625 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11 |
2 | Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 2570 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 11 |
3 | Lev Polugaevsky | 2620 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
4 | Tamaz Giorgadze | 2505 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9½ |
5 | Evgeny Sveshnikov | 2565 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9 |
6 | Alexander Beliavsky | 2545 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
7 | Garry Kasparov | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
8 | Oleg Romanishin | 2610 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
9 | Efim Geller | 2590 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 |
10 | Boris Gulko | 2575 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 |
11 | Vladimir Bagirov | 2495 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 |
12 | Sergey Makarichev | 2495 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 |
13 | Gennadij Timoscenko | 2530 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
14 | Adrian Mikhalchishin | 2460 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
15 | Yuri Razuvaev | 2460 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7½ |
16 | Vladimir Tukmakov | 2560 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
17 | Josif Dorfman | 2550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 6½ |
18 | Gennadi Kuzmin | 2535 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | 6 |
References
- Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 179.
- Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
- "Russian Base".
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