1977 USSR Chess Championship

The 1977 Soviet Chess Championship was the 45th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 28 November to 22 December 1977 in Leningrad. Boris Gulko and Josif Dorfman shared the title after tying in the play-off. The qualifying tournaments took place in Bălți and Baku.[1][2]

45th USSR Chess Championship
LocationLeningrad
Champion
Boris Gulko
Josif Dorfman

Qualifying

Swiss Qualifying

The Swiss Qualifying was held in Bălți from 25 August to 14 September 1977 with 64 players. Lev Alburt won gaining a direct promotion to the final.

First League

The top six qualified for the final.

Baku, 3-30 October 1977 [3]
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Gennadi Kuzmin 2550-1½½½11½½1½½1½½½1½11½
2 Vladimir Tukmakov 25400-½½1½½½0½1½1½111111
3 Boris Gulko 2585½½-1½½11½0½½011½½110½
4 Karen Grigorian 2465½½0-½½1½½½½½½11½1110½
5 Alexander Kochyev 2490½0½½-½½½1½1½1½½½½½
6 Vladimir Bagirov 24800½½½½-½½01½½1½½1½1
7 Gennadij Timoscenko 25050½00½½-½½½011½1½119
8 Vladimir Savon 2540½½0½½½½-½½½½½½½½½1
9 Yuri Razuvaev 2510½1½½01½½-0½½0½½½018
10 Alexander Beliavsky 25550½1½½0½½1-½1½00½108
11 Nukhim Rashkovsky 2510½0½½0½1½½½-½½½½½½½8
12 Rafael Vaganian 2545½½½½½½0½½0½-00½1118
13 Lev Gutman 2395001½000½1½½1-11½½08
14 Vitaly Tseshkovsky 2590½½00½½½½½1½10-010½
15 Vladimir Peresipkin 2395½000½½0½½1½½01-110
16 Mark Taimanov 2530½0½½½0½½½½½0½00-½½6
17 Arshak Petrosian 234500½0½½0½10½0½10½-½6
18 Alexander Petrushin 2345½000½00001½01½1½½-6

Final

The final at Leningrad featured the qualifiers plus the players who entered directly for the historical performance in previous championships.

45th USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating12345678910111213141516Total
1 Boris Gulko 2585-½½½½½½½1½1½11½½
2 Josif Dorfman 2455½-½½½½½½1½½½1½11
3 Lev Polugaevsky 2620½½-½½11½1½1½½½0½9
4 Tigran Petrosian 2645½½½-½½½01½1½½½119
5 Efim Geller 2590½½½½-½½½½½½½½½1½8
6 Mikhail Tal 2620½½0½½-½1½10½011½8
7 Vladimir Bagirov 2480½½0½½½-½½½½½½½118
8 Gennadi Kuzmin 2550½½½1½0½-½½½1½0½½
9 Oleg Romanishin 25950000½½½½-½11½11½
10 Evgeny Sveshnikov 2520½½½½½0½½½-½½½0½17
11 Yuri Balashov 25650½00½1½½0½-1½½½17
12 Alexander Kochyev 2490½½½½½½½00½0-1½½½
13 Vassily Smyslov 259500½½½1½½½½½0-10½
14 Vladimir Tukmakov 25400½½½½0½101½½0-½½
15 Karen Grigorian 2465½010000½0½½½1½-½
16 Lev Alburt 2505½0½0½½0½½00½½½½-5

Play-off

Moscow
PlayerRating123456Total
Boris Gulko2575½1½0½½3
Josif Dorfman2550½0½1½½3


References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 176.
  2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Rusbase".
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