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


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


Sverdlovsk Semifinal, 25th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Viktor Korchnoi -½1½1½½½1½11½½½1½11½13½
2 Lev Polugaevsky ½-½1½½½11½½1½½½½1½½½12
3 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 0½-½½0½011½11111110½12
4 Aivars Gipslis ½0½-½1½10½1½½1½1½10111½
5 Yuri Averbakh 0½½½-½½1½½0½1011111½11½
6 Georgy Borisenko ½½10½-½01111½½0½½½½111
7 Ratmir Kholmov ½½½½½½-½½0½½½½½1½10110
8 Boris Vladimirov ½01001½-1½½0½1½0½½1110
9 Vladimir Simagin 0001½0½0-½11½½11101½10
10 Georgi Ilivitzki ½½0½½01½½-½½½001½½11
11 Jacob Yukhtman 0½½010½½0½-0½½1½111½
12 Anatoly Lutikov 000½½0½10½1-0111½½1½
13 Vladimir Bagirov ½½0½0½½½½½½1-½½0½0119
14 Yury Kots ½½001½½0½1½0½-½½01½19
15 Lev Aronson ½½0½01½½0100½½-0½11½
16 Oleg Kaminsky 0½000½0100½01½1-½11½8
17 Vitaly Tarasov ½00½0½½½0½0½½1½½-0½½7
18 Taras Prokhorovich 0½000½0½1½0½10001-01
19 Kurban Khanov 0½110½1000000½00½1-06
20 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 Mikhail Tal -½½11½1100½11½1011112½
2 Tigran Petrosian ½-½½½½½½½½½½½11111112
3 David Bronstein ½½-½01½½½11½½101½1111½
4 Yuri Averbakh 0½½-½1½1½½½011½1½½111
5 Boris Spassky 0½1½-100½½1½01½½11110½
6 Lev Polugaevsky ½½000-1½½½½½11½½11110½
7 Efim Geller 0½½½10-½0½1½½½½1½1110
8 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 0½½01½½-0½½1½011½1110
9 Viktor Korchnoi 1½½½½½11-010½½½0½01
10 Isaac Boleslavsky 1½0½½½½½1-0½½½½½½1½
11 Nikolai Krogius ½½0½0½0½01-11½½½11½
12 Mark Taimanov 0½½1½½½01½0-10110019
13 Alexander Kotov 0½½010½½½½00-1½1½119
14 Alexey Suetin ½00000½1½½½10-1½1108
15 Aivars Gipslis 001½½½½0½½½0½0-101½
16 Anatoly Bannik 1000½½001½½00½0-1½17
17 Semyon Furman 00½½00½½½½01½010-0½6
18 Alexander Tolush 000½00001001000½1-04
19 Georgy Borisenko 000000000½½001½0½1-4


References

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