1969 USSR Chess Championship

The 1969 Soviet Chess Championship was the 37th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 7 September to 12 October 1969 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Tigran Petrosian who defeats Lev Polugaevsky in a play-off match. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Barnaul, Kyiv, Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh. This Championship saw a return to a strong event with the unprecedented entry of 23 players. Petrosian made a come-back after having lost his world title to Spassky the year before. A big surprise in the semifinals was the failure of David Bronstein to qualify from the Kyiv event.[1][2]

37th Soviet Chess Championship
LocationMoscow
Champion
Tigran Petrosian

Table and results

37th Soviet Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian -½½½½½½½½1½½½½½11½11½1½14
2 Soviet Union Lev Polugaevsky ½-½½½½1½½½1111½½11½½½0½14
3 Soviet Union Efim Geller ½½-½1½0½½1001½½½1111½½113½
4 Soviet Union Vassily Smyslov ½½½-½10½½½½½111½½½1½1½½13½
5 Soviet Union Mark Taimanov ½½0½-½1½11½½½1½½½11½½½½13½
6 Soviet Union Leonid Stein ½½½0½-½½½½½11½½1½½½½½1113
7 Soviet Union Igor Platonov ½0110½-0½1½0010½11½11½112½
8 Soviet Union Yuri Balashov ½½½½½½1-½½½½½1½½100½11½12½
9 Soviet Union Ratmir Kholmov ½½½½0½½½-½½½10½½1½½111½12½
10 Soviet Union Vladimir Savon 0½0½0½0½½-½½½1111½½011112
11 Soviet Union Aivars Gipslis ½01½½½½½½½-1½½½½011½½½½12
12 Soviet Union Orest Averkin ½01½½01½½½0-½½½1½0½½½1111½
13 Soviet Union Samuel Zhukhovitsky ½000½01½0½½½-½1½½½½½11111
14 Soviet Union Mikhail Tal ½0½00½0010½½½-½1½11½10110½
15 Soviet Union Vladimir Liberzon ½½½0½½1½½0½½0½-½½01½½½110½
16 Soviet Union Evgeni Vasiukov 0½½½½0½½½0½0½0½-½1½½101
17 Soviet Union Eduard Gufeld 000½½½00001½½½½½-1½½½½19
18 Soviet Union Alexander Zaitsev ½00½0½01½½01½0100-1½½109
19 Soviet Union Anatoly Lutikov 0½000½½1½½0½½00½½0-1½119
20 Soviet Union Igor Zaitsev 0½0½½½0½01½½½½½½½½0-½109
21 Soviet Union Vladimir Tukmakov ½½½0½½0000½½00½0½½½½-½1
22 Soviet Union Semyon Furman 01½½½0½000½001½1½000½-07
23 Soviet Union Viktor Kupreichik ½½0½½00½½0½00000010101-

Play-off

Moscow Central Chess Club, 19-29 January 1970
Player12345Total
Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian1½½1½
Soviet Union Lev Polugaevsky0½½0½


References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 144.
  2. Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.
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