USSR Championship (1970) The 38th USSR Championship was played in the city of Riga (located in present day Latvia) from November 25th to December 28th, 1970. 22 of the Soviet Union's best masters and grandmasters were invited to, and qualified for, the main event. The tournament was a tremendous victory for Viktor Korchnoi. He won clear first, a full point and a half ahead of second place Vladimir Tukmakov, at 16 points out of 21 games, earning wins over half the field. It was Korchnoi's fourth and final Soviet championship victory, tying him with Tigran Petrosian and Alexander Beliavsky for Soviet titles, and being surpassed only by Mikhail Botvinnik and Mikhail Tal. The final standings and crosstable: 1st Korchnoi 16 /21 * 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 2nd Tukmakov 14½/21 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 3rd Stein 14 /21 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 4th Balashov 12½/21 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 =5th Gipslis 12 /21 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 =5th Karpov 12 /21 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ =5th Savon 12 /21 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ =8th Averbakh 11 /21 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ =8th Podgaets 11 /21 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 =10th Bagirov 10½/21 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 1 ½ =10th Dementiev 10½/21 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ =10th Liberzon 10½/21 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ =13th Doroshkevich 10 /21 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 * ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 =13th Kholmov 10 /21 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 =15th Antoshin 9½/21 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ * 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ =15th Zaitsev 9½/21 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 =17th Vaganian 9 /21 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 =17th Mikenas 9 /21 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 * 1 0 0 1 19th Karasev 8½/21 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 * ½ 1 1 20th Platanov 7½/21 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * 1 1 21st Tseitlin 6 /21 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 * 0 22nd Moiseev 5½/21 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 * Original collection: Game Collection: USSR Championship 1970, by User: suenteus po 147  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 231  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Averbakh vs Bagirov   ½-½ 47 1970 USSR Championship A16 English 2. Kholmov vs Savon 1-0 39 1970 USSR Championship B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 3. O Dementiev vs Balashov   ½-½ 30 1970 USSR Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line 4. Stein vs Karpov ½-½ 38 1970 USSR Championship C94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense 5. Doroshkievich vs Antoshin   1-0 41 1970 USSR Championship D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. Korchnoi vs I Zaitsev   1-0 39 1970 USSR Championship E97 King's Indian 7. Karasev vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 32 1970 USSR Championship D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 8. V Liberzon vs Vaganian 1-0 35 1970 USSR Championship B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 9. M D Tseitlin vs V Mikenas   1-0 31 1970 USSR Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 10. I Platonov vs Podgaets   ½-½ 13 1970 USSR Championship A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 11. Gipslis vs O Moiseev   1-0 58 1970 USSR Championship B42 Sicilian, Kan 12. V Tukmakov vs M D Tseitlin   1-0 36 1970 USSR Championship D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 13. I Zaitsev vs Averbakh   ½-½ 43 1970 USSR Championship C87 Ruy Lopez 14. V Mikenas vs V Liberzon   ½-½ 57 1970 USSR Championship D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 15. Karpov vs Savon   ½-½ 19 1970 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. Vaganian vs Korchnoi   0-1 41 1970 USSR Championship D94 Grunfeld 17. Stein vs Karasev   1-0 42 1970 USSR Championship E97 King's Indian 18. Antoshin vs Kholmov   ½-½ 41 1970 USSR Championship E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 19. Balashov vs Gipslis   0-1 95 1970 USSR Championship E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 20. Bagirov vs I Platonov   1-0 41 1970 USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. Podgaets vs O Dementiev   ½-½ 21 1970 USSR Championship E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 22. O Moiseev vs Doroshkievich   0-1 49 1970 USSR Championship E83 King's Indian, Samisch 23. Gipslis vs Podgaets   ½-½ 22 1970 USSR Championship C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 24. O Dementiev vs Bagirov   0-1 42 1970 USSR Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 25. M D Tseitlin vs Stein   ½-½ 46 1970 USSR Championship B57 Sicilian  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 231    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)       There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. 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