1985 USSR Chess Championship

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52nd USSR Chess Championship
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Mikhail Gurevich

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

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Mikhail Gurevich in 2000 Gurevich, Mikhail 2000 Wattenscheid.jpg
Mikhail Gurevich in 2000

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals took place at Barnaul, Borjomi, and Lviv in August 1984.

First League

Both top five qualified for the final. [3]

Sverdlovsk, November 1984
PlayerRating12345678910111213141516Total
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Gavrikov 2485-½½1½½½½½½½1½½½19
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Kupreichik 2480½-½½1½0111½01½½½9
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lev Psakhis 2535½½-½½½½1½½½½11½½9
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Gurevich 24200½½-½11½½0½½1½119
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Chernin 2475½0½½-10½½1½½½½1½8
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Bukhuti Gurgenidze 2470½½½00-½½½½111½½½8
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Dolmatov 2525½1½01½-½1½½½0½½0
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrei Kharitonov ½00½½½½-1½½½0½11
9 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anatoly Vaisser 2475½0½½½½00-½½½1½11
10 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leonid Yudasin 2460½0½10½½½½-½½½½½½7
11 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Podgaets 2450½½½½½0½½½½-½½½½½7
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Gorelov 244501½½½0½½½½½-½½½½7
13 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Jaan Ehlvest 2485½000½0110½½½-101
14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ratmir Kholmov 2465½½0½½½½½½½½½0-½06
15 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nukhim Rashkovsky 2470½½½00½½00½½½1½-½6
16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Eduardas Rozentalis 0½½0½½100½½½01½-6
Tashkent, November 1984
PlayerRating12345678910111213141516Total
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Georgy Agzamov 2590-0½1½½½1½½½½½½119
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Smagin 23551-½0½½1½0½½½½1119
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Smbat Lputian 2540½½-½0½½½11½½1½½19
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Arshak Petrosian 247001½-1½½½1½½½½½½½
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Boris Gulko 2470½½10-½½1½½½1½½01
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuri Razuvaev 2500½½½½½-½½½½½½½1½1
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elizbar Ubilava 2470½0½½½½-½½½½½111½
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Evgeny Sveshnikov 25150½½½0½½-1½1½1½1½
9 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamaz Giorgadze 2495½100½½½0-½½½½11½
10 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Josif Dorfman 2515½½0½½½½½½-½½½½½½7
11 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Bagirov 2485½½½½½½½0½½-½½0½½
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Novikov 2420½½½½0½½½½½½-½0½06
13 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Konstantin Aseev 2390½½0½½½00½½½½-10½6
14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Glek 2395½0½½½00½0½110-½½6
15 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennadi Kuzmin 250500½½1½000½½½1½-½6
16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexey Vyzmanavin 2470000½00½½½½½1½½½-

Final

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

Play-off

First place was shared by Gavrikov, Gurevich and Chernin. 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 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Chernin 2560--½½½½2
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Gavrikov 2550½½--½½2
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Gurevich 2435½½½½--2

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