1985 USSR Chess Championship

The 1985 Soviet Chess Championship was the 52nd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 22 January to 19 February 1985 in Lvov. The title was won by Mikhail Gurevich. Semifinals took place in Barnaul, Borjomi and Lvov; two First League tournaments (also qualifying to the final) was held at Sverdlovsk and Tashkent.[1][2]

52nd USSR Chess Championship
LocationRiga
Champion
Mikhail Gurevich

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals took place at Barnaul, Borjomi e Lvov in August 1984.

First League

Both top five qualified for the final.[3]

Sverdlovsk, November 1984
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1 Viktor Gavrikov 2485-½½1½½½½½½½1½½½19
2 Viktor Kupreichik 2480½-½½1½0111½01½½½9
3 Lev Psakhis 2535½½-½½½½1½½½½11½½9
4 Mikhail Gurevich 24200½½-½11½½0½½1½119
5 Alexander Chernin 2475½0½½-10½½1½½½½1½8
6 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 2470½½½00-½½½½111½½½8
7 Sergey Dolmatov 2525½1½01½-½1½½½0½½0
8 Andrei Kharitonov ½00½½½½-1½½½0½11
9 Anatoly Vaisser 2475½0½½½½00-½½½1½11
10 Leonid Yudasin 2460½0½10½½½½-½½½½½½7
11 Mikhail Podgaets 2450½½½½½0½½½½-½½½½½7
12 Sergey Gorelov 244501½½½0½½½½½-½½½½7
13 Jaan Ehlvest 2485½000½0110½½½-101
14 Ratmir Kholmov 2465½½0½½½½½½½½½0-½06
15 Nukhim Rashkovsky 2470½½½00½½00½½½1½-½6
16 Eduardas Rozentalis 0½½0½½100½½½01½-6
Tashkent, November 1984
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1 Georgy Agzamov 2590-0½1½½½1½½½½½½119
2 Sergey Smagin 23551-½0½½1½0½½½½1119
3 Smbat Lputian 2540½½-½0½½½11½½1½½19
4 Arshak Petrosian 247001½-1½½½1½½½½½½½
5 Boris Gulko 2470½½10-½½1½½½1½½01
6 Yuri Razuvaev 2500½½½½½-½½½½½½½1½1
7 Elizbar Ubilava 2470½0½½½½-½½½½½111½
8 Evgeny Sveshnikov 25150½½½0½½-1½1½1½1½
9 Tamaz Giorgadze 2495½100½½½0-½½½½11½
10 Josif Dorfman 2515½½0½½½½½½-½½½½½½7
11 Vladimir Bagirov 2485½½½½½½½0½½-½½0½½
12 Igor Novikov 2420½½½½0½½½½½½-½0½06
13 Konstantin Aseev 2390½½0½½½00½½½½-10½6
14 Igor Glek 2395½0½½½00½0½110-½½6
15 Gennadi Kuzmin 250500½½1½000½½½1½-½6
16 Alexey Vyzmanavin 2470000½00½½½½½1½½½-

Final

Playing hall
52nd USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating1234567891011121314151617181920Total
1 Mikhail Gurevich 2435-½½½½½1½011½11½½½01011
2 Alexander Chernin 2495½-½10½½½1½½½0½½½½11111
3 Viktor Gavrikov 2550½½-½1½½½½½½11½½½1½0½11
4 Sergey Smagin 2405½0½-½½0½1½0½½11½1½1½10½
5 Andrei Sokolov 2550½10½-½11½1½½0½½½½½½½10½
6 Yuri Balashov 2495½½½½½-½1½½10½½½½½½½110½
7 Georgy Agzamov 25900½½10½-11½0½½01½½½1½10
8 Lev Psakhis 2555½½½½000-1½1½½½½½½1½110
9 Konstantin Lerner 252010½0½½00-1½½½½1½01½1
10 Evgeny Sveshnikov 25300½½½0½½½0-½½1½½½1101
11 Smbat Lputian 25300½½1½010½½-½½0½½1½1½
12 Vereslav Eingorn 2525½½0½½1½½½½½-½½0½1½01
13 Boris Gulko 2475010½1½½½½0½½-½½½½½1½
14 Vladimir Tukmakov 25700½½0½½1½½½1½½-½½½½0½9
15 Adrian Mikhalchishin 2505½½½0½½0½0½½1½½-½1½½½9
16 Yuri Razuvaev 2520½½½½½½½½½½½½½½½-½½0½9
17 Efim Geller 2540½½00½½½½1000½½0½-11½8
18 Arshak Petrosian 251010½½½½½000½½½½½½0-1½8
19 Viktor Kupreichik 24700010½½0½½10101½100-0
20 Bukhuti Gurgenidze 244510½½½0½000½0½½½½½½1-

Play-off

First place was shared by Gavrikov, Gurevich and Chemin. The play-off saw all games end in draws. While the chess officials were pondering what to do next, a journalist announced that there would be no further play and Gurevich would be winner on tie-break from the final contest, what was accepted. So Mikhail Gurevich received the gold medal. Mark Taimanov notes that superior tie-break in the final had never been taken into account before.[1]

Vilnius, December 1985
PlayerRating123Total
1 Alexander Chernin 2560--½½½½2
2 Viktor Gavrikov 2550½½--½½2
3 Mikhail Gurevich 2435½½½½--2

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 199.
  2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Russian Base".
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