1978 USSR Chess Championship

The 1978 Soviet Chess Championship was the 46th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 1-27 December 1978 in Tbilisi. Mikhail Tal and Vitaly Tseshkovsky shared the title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Daugavpils and Ashkhabad. This edition marked the debut of the future world champion Garry Kasparov in the Soviet championships.[1][2]

46th USSR Chess Championship
LocationTbilisi
Champion
Mikhail Tal
Vitaly Tseshkovsky

Qualifying

Swiss Qualifying

The Swiss Qualifying was held in Daugavpils from 27 June to 16 July 1978 with 64 players. Garry Kasparov won gaining a direct promotion to the final.

First League

The top seven qualified for the final.[3]

Ashkhabad, 8 October to 3 November 1978
PlayerRating1234567891011121314151617Total
1 Vitaly Tseshkovsky 2570-½1½½11½½11½½10½½10½
2 Vladimir Tukmakov 2560½-½½1½½½1½½11½1½½10½
3 Alexander Beliavsky 25450½-½½½11½½½1½011110
4 Adrian Mikhalchishin 2460½½½-½½½½½½½11101110
5 Sergey Makarichev 2495½0½½-½½½½½1½1½½½19
6 Gennadij Timoscenko 25300½½½½-½01½½1½1½½19
7 Yuri Razuvaev 24600½0½½½-½½1½1½½1½19
8 Artur Jussupow 2450½½0½½1½-½1½0½01½½8
9 Alexander Kochyev 2555½0½½½0½½-01110½½18
10 Evgeny Sveshnikov 25650½½½½½001-½0½11½18
11 Vladimir Savon 25600½½½0½½½0½-1½1½½½
12 Viktor Kupreichik 2490½000½001010-1½1½17
13 Lev Alburt 2510½0½00½½½0½½0-1110
14 Lev Gutman 0½10½0½1100½0-0106
15 Alexander Ivanov 1001½½00½0½001-½½6
16 Albert Kapengut 2465½½00½½½½½½½½00½-0
17 Amanmurad Kakageldyev 2415½½00000½00½011½1-


Final

The fmal at Tbilisi featured the qualifiers plus Tamaz Georgadze as the local Georgian representative and the players who entered directly for the historical performance in previous championships.

46th USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Mikhail Tal 2625-½½½½1½½½½½1½1½½1111
2 Vitaly Tseshkovsky 2570½-½½½11½½0½1½11½1½11
3 Lev Polugaevsky 2620½½-½½½011½½½½½½½1110
4 Tamaz Giorgadze 2505½½½-½½½½½1½½½½1½½½
5 Evgeny Sveshnikov 2565½½½½-½½11010½½½½½½9
6 Alexander Beliavsky 254500½½½-01½1½½10½1½19
7 Garry Kasparov ½01½½1-½½½½½½00½119
8 Oleg Romanishin 2610½½0½00½-011½11½1109
9 Efim Geller 2590½½0½0½½1-½½½½1½½½19
10 Boris Gulko 2575½1½010½0½-½½½½½½½½8
11 Vladimir Bagirov 2495½½½½0½½0½½-½½½½½½18
12 Sergey Makarichev 249500½½1½½½½½½-½½½½½½8
13 Gennadij Timoscenko 2530½½½½½0½0½½½½-0½1½½
14 Adrian Mikhalchishin 246000½½½1100½½½1-½0½½
15 Yuri Razuvaev 2460½0½0½½1½½½½½½½-½½0
16 Vladimir Tukmakov 2560½½½½½0½0½½½½01½-½½
17 Josif Dorfman 2550000½½½00½½½½½½½½-1
18 Gennadi Kuzmin 25350½0½½0010½0½½½1½0-6

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 179.
  2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Russian Base".
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