| 43rd USSR Chess Championship | |
|---|---|
| Location | Yerevan |
| Champion | |
| Tigran Petrosian | |
The 1975 Soviet Chess Championship was the 43rd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 28 November to 22 December 1975 in Yerevan. Former world champion Tigran Petrosian won his fourth title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Cheliabinsk and Kishinev. [1] [2]
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tigran Petrosian | 2645 | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Oleg Romanishin | 2485 | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
| 3 | Boris Gulko | 2480 | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
| 4 | Mikhail Tal | 2645 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 5 | Rafael Vaganian | 2530 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 6 | Lev Polugaevsky | 2645 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ |
| 7 | Efim Geller | 2600 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ |
| 8 | Yuri Balashov | 2540 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ |
| 9 | David Bronstein | 2590 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
| 10 | Alexander Beliavsky | 2500 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 11 | Mark Dvoretsky | 2495 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
| 12 | Lev Alburt | 2420 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 |
| 13 | Josif Dorfman | 2380 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5½ |
| 14 | Semyon Furman | 2560 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Vladimir Doroshkievich | 2425 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 4½ |
| 16 | Janis Klovans | 2500 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 4 |
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