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USSR Championship 1986
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The 53rd Soviet Chess Championship was a category X event played in the city of Kiev from April 2nd to the 28th, 1986. Eighteen of the Soviet Union's best grandmasters and master competed in the round robin tournament, including (in order of ELO): Alexander Beliavsky (2625), Vereslav Eingorn (2560), Viktor Gavrikov (2550), Smbat Lputian (2545), Konstantin Lerner (2530), Yuri Balashov (2515), Sergey Dolmatov (2515), Mikhail Gurevich (2510), Sergey Smagin (2500), Vladimir Malaniuk (2495), Alexander Khalifman (2490), Leonid Yudasin (2485), Yuri Yakovich (2480), Semen Dvoirys (2470), Zurab Azmaiparashvili (2465), Vitaly Tseshkovsky (2455), Nikhim Rashkovsky (2425), and Evgeny Bareev (2365). Tseshkovsky, who won his first Soviet crown alongside Mikhail Tal back in Tbilisi in 1978, won his second and final championship here as sole first with 11/17. The final standings and crosstable are as follows:

1 Tseshkovsky 11/17 * = = 1 = = 1 = = = = 1 = 0 1 = 1 1

2 Malaniuk 10/17 = * 1 0 = = 1 1 = 0 = = 1 = = 1 0 1

3 Eingorn 10/17 0 = 0 * = = 1 0 1 = = 1 1 = 1 = = = =

4 Lerner 10/17 0 1 = * = = = = 1 = = = 1 = 1 = 1 0

5 Balashov 10/17 = = = = * 1 = = 0 = = = = 1 = 1 1 =

6 Gavrikov 10/17 = = 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 1 = = 1 = 0 1 = 1

7 Bareev 10/17 0 0 1 = = 0 * 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 0 = 1 1

8 Rashkovsky 9/17 = 0 0 = = = 1 * 0 = 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1

9 Yudasin 8.5/17 = = = 0 1 0 0 1 * = = = 1 = 0 = 1 =

10 Gurevich 8.5/17 = 1 = = = 0 0 = = * = 0 0 1 1 1 0 1

11 Dolmatov 8/17 = = 0 = = = = 0 = = * = = 1 = = = =

12 Khalifman 8/17 0 = 0 = = = 0 = = 1 = * = = = = = 1

13 Lputian 7.5/17 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 0 1 = = * 1 1 = = 0

14 Beliavsky 7.5/17 1 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = 0 0 = 0 * = 1 1 1

15 Azmaiparashvili 7/17 0 = = 0 = 1 1 0 1 0 = = 0 = * = = 0

16 Yakovich 6/17 = 0 = = 0 0 = = = 0 = = = 0 = * 1 0

17 Smagin 6/17 0 1 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 = = = 0 = 0 * 1

18 Dvoirys 6/17 0 0 = 1 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 1 1 0 *

*This collection would not have been possible without the work and time of <Phony Benoni>. He has my eternal gratitude.

Round One
Smagin vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 42 moves, 1-0
Gavrikov vs Yakovich, 1986
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 60 moves, 1-0
Bareev vs Dvoirys, 1986
(D80) Grunfeld, 46 moves, 1-0
Balashov vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tseshkovsky vs M Gurevich, 1986
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Eingorn vs Lputian, 1986
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Beliavsky vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(B06) Robatsch, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dolmatov vs Khalifman, 1986
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Lerner vs Yudasin, 1986
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Round Two
V Malaniuk vs Yudasin, 1986
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Khalifman vs K Lerner, 1986
(E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Azmaiparashvili vs Dolmatov, 1986
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lputian vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
M Gurevich vs V Eingorn, 1986
(E12) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
N Rashkovsky vs Tseshkovsky, 1986
(E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dvoirys vs Balashov, 1986
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Yakovich vs Bareev, 1986
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smagin vs Gavrikov, 1986
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three
Gavrikov vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bareev vs Smagin, 1986
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Balashov vs Yakovich, 1986
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Tseshkovsky vs Dvoirys, 1986
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 30 moves, 1-0
V Eingorn vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
A Beliavsky vs M Gurevich, 1986
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 0-1
Dolmatov vs Lputian, 1986
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Lerner vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 33 moves, 1-0
Yudasin vs Khalifman, 1986
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four
V Malaniuk vs Khalifman, 1986
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Azmaiparashvili vs Yudasin, 1986
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Lputian vs K Lerner, 1986
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
M Gurevich vs Dolmatov, 1986
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
N Rashkovsky vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dvoirys vs V Eingorn, 1986
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Yakovich vs Tseshkovsky, 1986
(A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smagin vs Balashov, 1986
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 40 moves, 0-1
Gavrikov vs Bareev, 1986
(C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Five
Bareev vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(A53) Old Indian, 57 moves, 0-1
Balashov vs Gavrikov, 1986
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Tseshkovsky vs Smagin, 1986
(B01) Scandinavian, 57 moves, 1-0
V Eingorn vs Yakovich, 1986
(A20) English, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Beliavsky vs Dvoirys, 1986
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 41 moves, 1-0
Dolmatov vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 52 moves, 0-1
K Lerner vs M Gurevich, 1986
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Yudasin vs Lputian, 1986
(C18) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 1-0
Khalifman vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six
V Malaniuk vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(B07) Pirc, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lputian vs Khalifman, 1986
(A48) King's Indian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Gurevich vs Yudasin, 1986
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
N Rashkovsky vs K Lerner, 1986
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dvoirys vs Dolmatov, 1986
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Yakovich vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
Smagin vs V Eingorn, 1986
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gavrikov vs Tseshkovsky, 1986
(A15) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bareev vs Balashov, 1986
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven
Balashov vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(A80) Dutch, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tseshkovsky vs Bareev, 1986
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
V Eingorn vs Gavrikov, 1986
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 79 moves, 1-0
A Beliavsky vs Smagin, 1986
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Dolmatov vs Yakovich, 1986
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Lerner vs Dvoirys, 1986
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 65 moves, 0-1
Yudasin vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0
Khalifman vs M Gurevich, 1986
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1-0
Azmaiparashvili vs Lputian, 1986
(A15) English, 35 moves, 0-1
Round Eight
V Malaniuk vs Lputian, 1986
(C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 1-0
M Gurevich vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 57 moves, 1-0
N Rashkovsky vs Khalifman, 1986
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dvoirys vs Yudasin, 1986
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Yakovich vs K Lerner, 1986
(B58) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smagin vs Dolmatov, 1986
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gavrikov vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bareev vs V Eingorn, 1986
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Balashov vs Tseshkovsky, 1986
(A20) English, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine
Tseshkovsky vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Eingorn vs Balashov, 1986
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Beliavsky vs Bareev, 1986
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Dolmatov vs Gavrikov, 1986
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Lerner vs Smagin, 1986
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Yudasin vs Yakovich, 1986
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Khalifman vs Dvoirys, 1986
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0
Azmaiparashvili vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(B40) Sicilian, 55 moves, 0-1
Lputian vs M Gurevich, 1986
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 21 moves, 1-0
Round Ten
V Malaniuk vs M Gurevich, 1986
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1
N Rashkovsky vs Lputian, 1986
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1
Dvoirys vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
Yakovich vs Khalifman, 1986
(B58) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smagin vs Yudasin, 1986
(A60) Benoni Defense, 63 moves, 0-1
Gavrikov vs K Lerner, 1986
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bareev vs Dolmatov, 1986
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Balashov vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0
Tseshkovsky vs V Eingorn, 1986
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven
V Eingorn vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(A53) Old Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
A Beliavsky vs Tseshkovsky, 1986
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 64 moves, 1-0
Dolmatov vs Balashov, 1986
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Lerner vs Bareev, 1986
(A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Yudasin vs Gavrikov, 1986
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 59 moves, 0-1
Khalifman vs Smagin, 1986
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Azmaiparashvili vs Yakovich, 1986
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lputian vs Dvoirys, 1986
(A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1
M Gurevich vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Twelve
V Malaniuk vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 1-0
Dvoirys vs M Gurevich, 1986
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 63 moves, 0-1
Yakovich vs Lputian, 1986
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smagin vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gavrikov vs Khalifman, 1986
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bareev vs Yudasin, 1986
(A60) Benoni Defense, 78 moves, 1-0
Balashov vs K Lerner, 1986
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tseshkovsky vs Dolmatov, 1986
(C11) French, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Eingorn vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 73 moves, 1-0
Round Thirteen
A Beliavsky vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(A53) Old Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dolmatov vs V Eingorn, 1986
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 41 moves, 0-1
K Lerner vs Tseshkovsky, 1986
(A15) English, 41 moves, 0-1
Yudasin vs Balashov, 1986
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Khalifman vs Bareev, 1986
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 0-1
Azmaiparashvili vs Gavrikov, 1986
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1-0
Lputian vs Smagin, 1986
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Gurevich vs Yakovich, 1986
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 61 moves, 1-0
N Rashkovsky vs Dvoirys, 1986
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 52 moves, 1-0
Round Fourteen
V Malaniuk vs Dvoirys, 1986
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 45 moves, 1-0
Yakovich vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smagin vs M Gurevich, 1986
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 62 moves, 1-0
Gavrikov vs Lputian, 1986
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
Bareev vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 87 moves, 0-1
Balashov vs Khalifman, 1986
(E92) King's Indian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tseshkovsky vs Yudasin, 1986
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Eingorn vs K Lerner, 1986
(E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Beliavsky vs Dolmatov, 1986
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1
Round Fifteen
Dolmatov vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Lerner vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Yudasin vs V Eingorn, 1986
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Khalifman vs Tseshkovsky, 1986
(D85) Grunfeld, 57 moves, 0-1
Azmaiparashvili vs Balashov, 1986
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lputian vs Bareev, 1986
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
M Gurevich vs Gavrikov, 1986
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 59 moves, 0-1
N Rashkovsky vs Smagin, 1986
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
Dvoirys vs Yakovich, 1986
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Round Sixteen
V Malaniuk vs Yakovich, 1986
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 47 moves, 1-0
Smagin vs Dvoirys, 1986
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 62 moves, 1-0
Gavrikov vs N Rashkovsky, 1986
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bareev vs M Gurevich, 1986
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0
Balashov vs Lputian, 1986
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tseshkovsky vs Azmaiparashvili, 1986
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 1-0
V Eingorn vs Khalifman, 1986
(E15) Queen's Indian, 68 moves, 1-0
A Beliavsky vs Yudasin, 1986
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dolmatov vs K Lerner, 1986
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seventeen
K Lerner vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(A80) Dutch, 51 moves, 1-0
Yudasin vs Dolmatov, 1986
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Khalifman vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Azmaiparashvili vs V Eingorn, 1986
(A15) English, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lputian vs Tseshkovsky, 1986
(D85) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Gurevich vs Balashov, 1986
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
N Rashkovsky vs Bareev, 1986
(A84) Dutch, 42 moves, 1-0
Dvoirys vs Gavrikov, 1986
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 50 moves, 0-1
Yakovich vs Smagin, 1986
(B01) Scandinavian, 39 moves, 1-0
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