1988 USSR Chess Championship

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55th USSR Chess Championship
Location Moscow
Champion
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov

The 1988 Soviet Chess Championship was the 55th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 25 July 19 August 1988 in Moscow. The title was shared by the world champion Garry Kasparov and former world champion Anatoly Karpov. Semifinals took place at Norilsk and Pavlodar; two First League tournaments (qualifying to the final) were held at Lvov and Sverdlovsk. [1] [2]

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Karpov and Kasparov in 1988

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals, consisted of two Swiss tournaments, took place at Norilsk and Pavlodar in August 1987, from which eight each went on to the First League.

First League

Top four qualified for the final. [3]

Lvov, November 1987
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1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vassily Ivanchuk 2480-½½½½1½½½½111½½½1111½
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leonid Yudasin 2480½-½½1½110½111½0½1½11
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Gavrikov 2555½½-½½1½½½111½0½½½½10
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Gurevich 2515½½½-½½½11½½½1½½½½½10
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Chernin 2580½0½½-01½½1½½1½1½1½10
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Novikov 24550½0½1-½½½½10½11½½½9
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lasha Janjgava 2410½0½½0½-½½½1½01½1½½
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Evgeny Bareev 2555½0½0½½½-½0½10½1½11
9 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vidmantas Malisauskas 2325½1½0½½½½-½½½0½½½018
10 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexey Vyzmanavin 2480½½0½0½½1½-0½10½1018
11 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexey Dreev 2475000½½00½½1-1111½0½8
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Oleg Romanishin 2555000½½1½0½½0-1½½11½8
13 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gregory Kaidanov 247500½00½111000-1½11½8
14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Eduardas Rozentalis 2505½½1½½00½½10½0-1010
15 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Adrian Mikhalchishin 2500½1½½00½0½½0½½0-½11
16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Panchenko 2475½½½½½½0½½0½001½-017
17 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennadi Zaichik 249000½½0½½011100001-½
18 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Smbat Lputian 25400½½½½½½000½½½100½-6
Sverdlovsk, November 1987
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1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ilia Smirin 2480-½½½101½1½½½11½10111
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Khalifman 2515½-½½½1½½½1½½½11½½½10½
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Malaniuk 2545½½-½1½½0½½½11½½½1½10
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrei Kharitonov 2450½½½-½½½½½½½1½½1½1110
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Boris Gelfand 25100½0½-½½½½½½½½1111110
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vitaly Tseshkovsky 248510½½½-½½½½½1½½1½1½10
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Dokhoian 25250½½½½½-½½½01½½½111
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Tukmakov 2580½½1½½½½-½½1½½0½½109
9 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lev Psakhis 25750½½½½½½½-½½½½½½½119
10 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Evgeny Pigusov 2520½0½½½½½½½-½½½½½½119
11 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nukhim Rashkovsky 2495½½½½½½10½½-½½½½½01
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lembit Oll 2465½½00½00½½½½-11½11½
13 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Yermolinsky 24450½0½½½½½½½½0-½½½½17
14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuri Balashov 255000½½0½½1½½½0½-½0½½
15 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennadij Timoscenko 2490½0½000½½½½½½½½-½½½
16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Huzman 25000½½½0½0½½½½0½1½-0½
17 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Kupreichik 25001½0000000010½½½1-½
18 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Loginov 23550½½00½01000½0½½½½-5

Final

Mikhail Tal withdrew after one round (draw against Rafael Vaganian) due to illness and was replaced by Vereslav Eingorn. A play-off between the first two was planned, but it ended up not taking place, with the Soviet Federation declaring Kasparov and Karpov winners of the gold medal. [1]

55th USSR Chess Championship
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1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Garry Kasparov 2760-½½1½11½½½½½½½11½111½
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anatoly Karpov 2725½-1½½½½½½½1½½½111111½
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Artur Yusupov 2615½0-1½0½½½1½1½½½1½110
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Salov 26250½0-½½01½1½½11½11½10
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vereslav Eingorn 2560½½½½-½½1½0½½1½½½1½
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vassily Ivanchuk 26250½1½½-½100½½½1½½11
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leonid Yudasin 25050½½1½½-½½1½½½½½½½½9
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Beliavsky 2655½½½000½-½½0½111½½1
9 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Jaan Ehlvest 2580½½½½½1½½-0½½001½½½8
10 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vassily Smyslov 2550½½00110½1-½½½½0½½½8
11 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Gavrikov 2545½0½½½½½1½½-½½½½½0½8
12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrei Sokolov 2600½½0½½½½½½½½-½½½01½8
13 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Rafael Vaganian 2595½½½00½½01½½½-½½1½½8
14 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Khalifman 2530½½½0½0½01½½½½-½½½½
15 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ilia Smirin 250000½½½½½001½½½½-01½7
16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Gurevich 26300000½½½½½½½10½1-½½7
17 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Malaniuk 2520½0½000½½½½10½½0½-½6
18 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrei Kharitonov 2550000½½0½0½½½½½½½½½-6

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