1971 USSR Chess Championship

The 1971 Soviet Chess Championship was the 39th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 15 September to 18 October 1971 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Vladimir Savon. It was an amazing result, the title fell to the little-known international master Savon. He only learned the moves at the late age of 13, and lived in a small country settlement where he could find no strong opposition. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Daugavpils, Ivano Frankivsk, Novosibirsk and Perm.[1][2]

39th Soviet Chess Championship
39th Soviet Chess Championship
LocationLeningrad
Champion
Tigran Petrosian

Table and results

39th Soviet Chess Championship
Player12345678910111213141516171819202122Total
1 Vladimir Savon -½½½11½1½½111½½1½½½½1115
2 Vassily Smyslov ½-½1½½½½½½½½½½1½½111½113½
3 Mikhail Tal ½½-½0110½½1½11½0111½½113½
4 Anatoly Karpov ½0½-1½½½1½½½½½½10111½113
5 Leonid Stein 0½10-0½1101½½½½1½½101112
6 Yuri Balashov 0½0½1-1½½00½0½1½1½111112
7 David Bronstein ½½0½½0-1½1½½110110½0½111½
8 Lev Polugaevsky 0½1½0½0-11½½1½½½½1½1½011½
9 Mark Taimanov ½½½00½½0-11½01½½1½01½111
10 Albert Kapengut ½½½½11000-½½00½½½1011110½
11 Nikolai Krogius 0½0½01½½0½-0½11½1½1½½½10½
12 Igor Platonov 0½½½½½½½½½1-½½0001½11010
13 Anatoly Lein 0½0½½10011½½-010½01½½110
14 Efim Geller ½½0½½½0½010½1-10½0½½½1
15 Vladimir Karasev ½0½½½01½½½0100-1½½½0109
16 Leonid Shamkovich 0½100½0½½½½1110-0½01½09
17 Rafael Vaganian ½½01½00½0½01½½½1-00½10
18 Vladimir Tukmakov ½000½½10½0½011½½1-0½0½
19 Yuri Nikolaevsky ½00000½½110½0½½111-0½0
20 Karen Grigorian ½0½0101000½0½½10½½1-0½8
21 Roman Dzindzichashvili 0½½½00½½½0½0½½0½01½1-½8
22 Mark Tseitlin 0000000100½100111½1½½-8

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 155.
  2. Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.
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