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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
USSR Championship Tournament

Mikhail Gurevich11/19(+6 -3 =10)[games]
Viktor Gavrikov11/19(+4 -1 =14)[games]
Alexander Chernin11/19(+5 -2 =12)[games]
Andrei Sokolov10.5/19(+4 -2 =13)[games]
Yuri Balashov10.5/19(+3 -1 =15)[games]
Sergey Smagin10.5/19(+5 -3 =11)[games]
Georgy Agzamov10/19(+5 -4 =10)[games]
Lev Psakhis10/19(+4 -3 =12)[games]
Vereslav Eingorn9.5/19(+3 -3 =13)[games]
Boris Gulko9.5/19(+3 -3 =13)[games]
Konstantin Lerner9.5/19(+5 -5 =9)[games]
Smbat Lputian9.5/19(+4 -4 =11)[games]
Evgeny Sveshnikov9.5/19(+4 -4 =11)[games]
Yuri Razuvaev9/19(+0 -1 =18)[games]
Vladimir Tukmakov9/19(+2 -3 =14)[games]
Adrian Mikhalchishin9/19(+2 -3 =14)[games]
Arshak Petrosian8/19(+2 -5 =12)[games]
Efim Geller8/19(+3 -6 =10)[games]
Viktor Kupreichik7.5/19(+5 -9 =5)[games]
Bukhuti Gurgenidze7.5/19(+2 -6 =11)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
USSR Championship (1985)

First place was shared by Gavrikov, Gurevich and Chernin. The USSR Championship playoff (1985) saw all games end in draws. While the chess officials were pondering what to do next, a journalist announced that there would be no further play and Gurevich would be winner on tie-break from the final contest, what was accepted. So Mikhail Gurevich received the gold medal. Mark Taimanov notes that superior tie-break in the final had never been taken into account before.

Source: Wikipedia article: 1985 USSR Chess Championship

 page 2 of 5; games 26-50 of 119  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. Psakhis vs A Mikhalchishin  ½-½161985USSR ChampionshipA15 English
27. V Eingorn vs Razuvaev  ½-½201985USSR ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
28. Tukmakov vs A Sokolov  ½-½211985USSR ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
29. Gavrikov vs K Lerner  ½-½261985USSR ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
30. Lputian vs Sveshnikov  ½-½321985USSR ChampionshipD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
31. Balashov vs Geller  ½-½131985USSR ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
32. K Lerner vs Kupreichik  ½-½411985USSR ChampionshipD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
33. Razuvaev vs Lputian  ½-½241985USSR ChampionshipD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
34. Smagin vs A Petrosian  ½-½181985USSR ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
35. Sveshnikov vs Gavrikov  ½-½401985USSR ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
36. A Mikhalchishin vs Chernin  ½-½201985USSR ChampionshipD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
37. A Petrosian vs Balashov  ½-½191985USSR ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
38. Chernin vs Geller  ½-½211985USSR ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
39. V Eingorn vs Gulko  ½-½301985USSR ChampionshipD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
40. Gavrikov vs Razuvaev  ½-½191985USSR ChampionshipC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
41. Lputian vs B Gurgenidze  ½-½231985USSR ChampionshipD21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
42. M Gurevich vs Smagin  ½-½541985USSR ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
43. Tukmakov vs K Lerner  ½-½201985USSR ChampionshipD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
44. A Mikhalchishin vs A Sokolov  ½-½221985USSR ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
45. Balashov vs M Gurevich  ½-½271985USSR ChampionshipE41 Nimzo-Indian
46. Gulko vs Lputian  ½-½401985USSR ChampionshipD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
47. Smagin vs V Eingorn  ½-½171985USSR ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
48. Sveshnikov vs Tukmakov  ½-½231985USSR ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
49. B Gurgenidze vs Gavrikov  ½-½181985USSR ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
50. M Gurevich vs Geller  ½-½281985USSR ChampionshipE46 Nimzo-Indian
 page 2 of 5; games 26-50 of 119  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-27-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: Razuvaev with 18 draws and 1 loss may have come as close as anyone to drawing all of his games at a Soviet championship. AFAIK, that has never been achieved. Arthur Bisguier in 1975 became the only player to draw every game in a U.S. Championship.
Dec-27-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <FSR>, if Kupreichik had drawn a few more games, he might have contended for an interzonal slot at least, rather than tying for bottom marker.
Dec-27-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: <perfidious> True. He had five wins, a number that only Gurevich exceeded. But he had nine losses. If he had drawn seven of those, he'd have tied for first.

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