| 33rd Soviet Chess Championship | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tallinn |
| Champion | |
| Leonid Stein | |
The 1965 Soviet Chess Championship was the 33rd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 24 November 1965 to 24 December 1965 in Tallinn. The tournament was won by Leonid Stein. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Leningrad and Omsk. [1] [2]
| N° | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leonid Stein | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Lev Polugaevsky | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13½ |
| 3 | Mark Taimanov | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Semyon Furman | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 11½ |
| 5 | Alexey Suetin | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
| 6 | Paul Keres | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 11 |
| 7 | Yuri Sakharov | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10½ |
| 8 | Viatcheslav Osnos | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | David Bronstein | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 10 | Vladimir Simagin | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9 |
| 11 | Anatoly Bykhovsky | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Viktor Korchnoi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Abram Khasin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
| 14 | Evgeni Vasiukov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Eduard Bukhman | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Eduard Gufeld | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 8 |
| 17 | Vladimir Liavdansky | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 |
| 18 | Gennadi Kuzmin | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | Vladas Mikenas | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 6½ |
| 20 | Vladimir Lepeshkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 4½ |
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