1981 USSR Chess Championship

The 1981 Soviet Chess Championship was the 49th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 27 November to 22 December 1981 in Bishkek. The title was won by Garry Kasparov and Lev Psakhis. Semifinals took place in Bălți, Cheliabinsk, Nikolayev and Saratov; The First League (also qualifying to the final) wad held at Volgodonsk.[1][2]

49th USSR Chess Championship
LocationBishkek
Champion
Garry Kasparov
Lev Psakhis

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals took place at Bălți, Cheliabinsk, Nikolayev and Saratov in July 1981. The winners respectively were Viktor Gavrikov, Leonid Yudasin, Vladimir Tukmakov and Georgy Agzamov gaining a direct promotion to the final.

First League

The top five qualified for the final.[3]

Volgodonsk, October 1981
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1 Soviet Union Boris Gulko 2590-1½½1½½111½½0½½½½½10½
2 Soviet Union Adrian Mikhalchishin 25350-½½½1½½1½1½½½½½1½10
3 Soviet Union Gennadij Timoscenko 2510½½-½½½½½0½½½111½1½10
4 Soviet Union Josif Dorfman 2505½½½-10½½½½½½½½1½1110
5 Soviet Union Evgeny Sveshnikov 25350½½0-01½1½½1½½½½11
6 Soviet Union Yuri Anikaev 2425½0½11-½½½½½½½0½½1½9
7 Soviet Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili ½½½½0½-½½1½½½½½½½19
8 Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky 25350½½½½½½-½1½10½½½½19
9 Soviet Union Evgeni Vasiukov 2545001½0½½½-½½½½1½1½19
10 Soviet Union Bukhuti Gurgenidze 24900½½½½½00½-0½11½1119
11 Soviet Union Andrei Kharitonov ½0½½½½½½½1-½½½½½½½
12 Soviet Union Alex Yermolinsky 2455½½½½0½½0½½½-1½½½1½
13 Soviet Union Sergey Gorelov 24151½0½½½½1½0½0-½½10½8
14 Soviet Union Yevgeniy Vladimirov 2445½½0½½1½½00½½½-½½1½8
15 Soviet Union Alexander Chernin 2470½½00½½½½½½½½½½-½01
16 Soviet Union Eduard Gufeld 2515½½½½½½½½00½½0½½-½½7
17 Soviet Union Elizbar Ubilava 2455½00000½½½0½0101½-16
18 Soviet Union Arkady Novopashin 2380½½½00½0000½½½½0½0-

Final

49th USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Soviet Union Garry Kasparov 2630-0½11½111½1½110½1112½
2 Soviet Union Lev Psakhis 25001-11½½10½½½1½11½1112½
3 Soviet Union Oleg Romanishin 2595½0-½½11½01½½½½011110
4 Soviet Union Vladimir Tukmakov 248000½-½0½1½½½1½11½½1
5 Soviet Union Viktor Gavrikov 23650½½½-½½½1½½0111½½½
6 Soviet Union Georgy Agzamov ½½01½-½½½110½01½109
7 Soviet Union Alexander Beliavsky 2620000½½½-1½½10½111½½9
8 Soviet Union Artur Yusupov 257501½0½½0-½01101½101
9 Soviet Union Josif Dorfman 25050½1½0½½½-1½0½½½½1½
10 Soviet Union Evgeny Sveshnikov 2535½½0½½0½10-01½1½½½½8
11 Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky 25300½½½½000½1-1½½10½18
12 Soviet Union Viktor Kupreichik 2575½0½01110100-½01½½½8
13 Soviet Union Sergey Dolmatov 25450½½½0½½1½½½½-0½1½½8
14 Soviet Union Leonid Yudasin 236500½00100½0½11-1½1½
15 Soviet Union Boris Gulko 25901010000½½½00½0-11½
16 Soviet Union Gennadi Kuzmin 2545½½0½½½00½½1½0½0-01
17 Soviet Union Gennadij Timoscenko 2510000½½0½10½½½½001-½6
18 Soviet Union Adrian Mikhalchishin 25350000½1½0½½0½½½½0½-

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 189.
  2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Russian Base".
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