1980 USSR Chess Championship

The 1980 Soviet Chess Championship was the 48th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 25 December 1980 to 21 January 1981 in Vilnius. The title was won by Alexander Beliavsky and Lev Psakhis. Semifinals took place in Dnipropetrovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk e Tallinn; The First League (also qualifying to the final) wad held at Tashkent.[1][2]

Alexander Beliavsky
Lev Psakhis
48th USSR Chess Championship
LocationVilnius
Champion
Alexander Beliavsky
Lev Psakhis

Qualifying

Semifinals

The qualifying Swiss was now split into four sections of 16 players all-play-alls, perhaps a reflection of the unpopularity of the Swiss system in Soviet circles. All four, at Dnipropetrovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk and Tallinn, took place simultaneously in August 1980. The winners respectively were Evgeni Vasiukov, Smbat Lputian, Lev Psakhis and Valery Chekhov gaining a direct promotion to the final.

First League

The top seven qualified for the final.[3]

Tashkent, 2-29 October 1980
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Soviet Union Alexander Beliavsky 2590-10½½½1½½½½1111½½111½
2 Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky 25950-1½½1½0½11½½½½1½110½
3 Soviet Union Sergey Dolmatov 253510-10½½½1½1½0½1½1110½
4 Soviet Union Yuri Razuvaev 2515½½0-½½½½1½1½½½½½1110
5 Soviet Union Gennadi Kuzmin 2530½½1½-½½0½½01½½½11110
6 Soviet Union Oleg Romanishin 2580½0½½½-½½0½11½11½1½10
7 Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky 25200½½½½½-0½1½½01111110
8 Soviet Union Evgeny Sveshnikov 2570½1½½1½1-½00½½½½1½½9½
9 Soviet Union Vereslav Eingorn 2470½½00½1½½-½1½½011½19½
10 Soviet Union Josif Dorfman 2540½0½½½½01½-0½½1½½119
11 Soviet Union Konstantin Lerner 2495½00010½101-1½10½1½8½
12 Soviet Union Georgy Agzamov 0½½½00½½½½0-1½1½118½
13 Soviet Union Alexander Panchenko 0½1½½½1½½½½0-1½½008
14 Soviet Union Maia Chiburdanidze 24000½½½½00½100½0-½11½7
15 Soviet Union Alexander Ivanov 0½0½½00½0½10½½-½½½6
16 Soviet Union Vladimir Tukmakov 2560½0½½0½000½½½½0½-½½5½
17 Soviet Union Igor Platonov ½½00000½½00010½½-15
18 Soviet Union Fikret Sideifzade 232000000½0½00½01½½½0-4


Final

The date of the final slipped, as it did not begin at the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius until December 25th. Not really Christmas Day, in a sense, since this feast was not celebrated in the USSR. The delay was due to the 1980 Olympiad being played late in the year.[4]

48th USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Soviet Union Lev Psakhis 2535-10½1½01½011½½111010½
2 Soviet Union Alexander Beliavsky 25900-½½½½011½1½½½½11110½
3 Soviet Union Yuri Balashov 26001½-½½½½½½1½½½½½1½½10
4 Soviet Union Oleg Romanishin 2580½½½-½01½½½0½1½1½1110
5 Soviet Union Artur Yusupov 24850½½½-½10½10½½11½1110
6 Soviet Union Sergey Dolmatov 2535½½½1½-110½½10½½½019½
7 Soviet Union Viktor Kupreichik 253511½000-½1½01½01½119½
8 Soviet Union Gennadi Kuzmin 253000½½10½-½1½11½1½½½9½
9 Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky 2595½0½½½10½-½½1011½1½9½
10 Soviet Union Rafael Vaganian 25901½0½0½½0½-½01½1½119
11 Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky 252000½11½1½½½-½½½½½½08½
12 Soviet Union Evgeni Vasiukov 25450½½½½00001½-½1½1118½
13 Soviet Union Sergey Makarichev 2495½½½0½1½010½½-½0½½½7½
14 Soviet Union Efim Geller 2565½½½½0½1½0½½0½-½0½06½
15 Soviet Union Tamaz Giorgadze 25400½½00½0000½½1½-1½16½
16 Soviet Union Smbat Lputian 2445000½½½½½½½½0½10-0½6
17 Soviet Union Yuri Razuvaev 251500½0010½00½0½½½1-16
18 Soviet Union Valery Chekhov 241010½0000½½010½10½0-5½


References
  1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 186.
  2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Russian Base".
  4. Cafferty; Taimanov 2016, p. 186
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