1989 USSR Chess Championship

56th USSR Chess Championship
56th USSR Chess Championship
Location	Odessa
Champion
	Rafael Vaganian
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The 1989 Soviet Chess Championship was the 56th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 23 September 15 October 1989 in Odessa. The title was won by Rafael Vaganian. Semifinals took place at Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk and Uzhhorod; two First League tournaments (qualifying to the final) were held at Klaipeda and Simferopol.^[1]^[2]

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals took place at Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk and Uzhhorod.

First League

Klaipeda, November 1988
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Total
1	Sergey Dolmatov	2550	-	½	½	½	0	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	10½
2	Boris Gelfand	2585	½	-	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	½	10½
3	Lev Psakhis	2560	½	½	-	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	10
4	Yuri Balashov	2540	½	½	½	-	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	9½
5	Lembit Oll	2475	1	½	½	½	-	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	0	1	9
6	Ilia Smirin	2500	0	½	½	½	1	-	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	9
7	Konstantin Aseev	2445	0	1	½	½	½	0	-	1	0	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	9
8	Yury Dokhoian	2520	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	-	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	8
9	Eduardas Rozentalis	2490	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	½	-	½	½	½	1	0	½	½	0	7½
10	Adrian Mikhalchishin	2480	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	-	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	7½
11	Sergey Ionov	2360	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	-	½	½	½	½	½	1	7½
12	Ratmir Kholmov	2475	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	-	½	½	½	0	½	7
13	Alexei Shirov	2380	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	-	1	½	1	1	7
14	Alexander Goldin	2530	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	0	-	1	½	0	6½
15	Andrei Lukin	2430	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	-	½	1	6½
16	Elmar Magerramov	2430	0	0	0	½	1	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	0	½	½	-	½	6½
17	Aidyn Guseinov	2325	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	0	½	0	1	0	½	-	4½

Simferopol, November 1988
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
1	Semen Dvoirys	2440	-	½	0	0	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	11
2	Vladimir Tukmakov	2590	½	-	½	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	10½
3	Vladimir Malaniuk	2520	1	½	-	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	10½
4	Konstantin Lerner	2530	1	½	½	-	½	0	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	1	10
5	Giorgi Giorgadze		0	½	½	½	-	1	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	10
6	Alexey Dreev	2495	½	½	0	1	0	-	½	½	1	½	½	½		1	1	1	½	½	9½
7	Mikhail Ulybin	2390	½	0	½	½	1	½	-	0	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	1	1	½	9½
8	Leonid Yudasin	2505	1	1	0	0	½	½	1	-	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	9½
9	Andrei Kovalev	2440	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	-	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	8½
10	Oleg Romanishin	2550	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	-	½	½	½	½	0	1	1	1	8½
11	Alexander Khalifman	2530	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	-	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	8½
12	Stanislav Savchenko	2480	0	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	-	½	0	½	½	½	½	8
13	Andrei Kharitonov	2550	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	-	½	½	½	½	½	8
14	Alex Yermolinsky	2460	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	1	½	-	½	1	½	1	7
15	Leonid Yurtaev	2485	½	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	-	½	1	½	7
16	Lasha Janjgava	2470	0	½	½	1	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	-	1	½	6
17	Smbat Lputian	2540	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	-	½	5
18	Leonid Basin	2350	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	-	5

Final

56th USSR Chess Championship
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Total
1	Rafael Vaganian	2585	-	0	0	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	9
2	Alexander Beliavsky	2620	1	-	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	½	0	1	0	½	0	1	8½
3	Boris Gelfand	2590	1	½	-	½	½	½	½	½	1	0	1	½	½	1	0	½	8½
4	Sergey Dolmatov	2615	½	1	½	-	½	1	½	0	1	0	½	0	1	0	1	1	8½
5	Vereslav Eingorn	2560	½	0	½	½	-	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	8½
6	Lembit Oll	2550	½	0	½	0	1	-	½	1	0	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	8
7	Konstantin Lerner	2530	0	½	½	½	½	½	-	1	½	1	0	½	½	½	½	1	8
8	Alexey Dreev	2570	½	½	½	1	½	0	0	-	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	7½
9	Konstantin Aseev	2485	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	½	-	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	7½
10	Andrei Sokolov	2595	½	½	1	1	½	½	0	½	½	-	½	0	½	½	½	0	7
11	Vladimir Tukmakov	2565	½	1	0	½	0	0	1	½	½	½	-	1	0	1	½	0	7
12	Giorgi Giorgadze		½	0	½	1	0	½	½	½	½	1	0	-	½	1	0	½	7
13	Yuri Balashov	2535	0	1	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	1	½	-	½	½	½	6½
14	Semen Dvoirys	2520	0	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	-	1	1	6½
15	Vladimir Malaniuk	2560	½	1	1	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	1	½	0	-	0	6
16	Ilia Smirin	2530	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	1	1	½	½	0	1	-	6

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References

↑ Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 213.
↑ Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.

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[1] Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 213.

[2] Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.

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