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USSR Championship 1964/65 Tournament

Viktor Korchnoi15/19(+11 -0 =8)[games]
David Bronstein13/19(+10 -3 =6)[games]
Mikhail Tal12.5/19(+9 -3 =7)[games]
Leonid Stein12/19(+7 -2 =10)[games]
Ratmir Kholmov11.5/19(+5 -1 =13)[games]
Leonid Shamkovich11.5/19(+7 -3 =9)[games]
Anatoly Lein11/19(+6 -3 =10)[games]
Anatoly Lutikov10.5/19(+5 -3 =11)[games]
Nikolai Krogius10.5/19(+4 -2 =13)[games]
Yuri Averbakh9/19(+2 -3 =14)[games]
Viacheslav Osnos9/19(+3 -4 =12)[games]
Georgy Borisenko8.5/19(+4 -6 =9)[games]
Evgeni Vasiukov8/19(+5 -8 =6)[games]
Alexey Suetin8/19(+2 -5 =12)[games]
Andrejs Petersons7.5/19(+2 -6 =11)[games]
Anatolij Bannik7.5/19(+1 -5 =13)[games]
Yuri Sakharov7.5/19(+3 -7 =9)[games]
Boris Goldenov6.5/19(+2 -8 =9)[games]
Vladimir Liavdansky5.5/19(+1 -9 =9)[games]
Nikolay Bakulin5.5/19(+1 -9 =9)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
USSR Championship 1964/65

The 32nd USSR Championship was held in Kiev from December 25, 1964 through January 27, 1965, with a field of twenty players:

Yuri Averbakh ; Nikolay Bakulin ; Anatolij Bannik ; Georgy Borisenko ; David Bronstein ; Boris Goldenov ; Ratmir Kholmov ; Viktor Korchnoi ; Nikolai Krogius ; Anatoly Lein ; Vladimir Liavdansky ; Anatoly Lutikov ; Viacheslav Osnos ; Andrejs Petersons ; Yuri Sakharov ; Leonid Shamkovich ; Leonid Stein ; Alexey Suetin ; Mikhail Tal ; Evgeni Vasiukov .

It saw an interruption in the dominance of Leonid Stein, as Korchnoi came both hungry and in good form. By round 7 he had 6 1/2 points and was already 1 1/2 ahead points of the field. By round 11, he had stretched these totals to 10 points and a 2 1/2 point lead. After that, everybody kept a safe distance away and Korchnoi eased up a bit, still clinching first place with two rounds to go.

Kiev, Soviet Union (Ukraine), 25 December 1964 - 27 January 1965 (1, 2)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Korchnoi * 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 15.0 2 Bronstein 0 * 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 13.0 3 Tal 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 12.5 4 Stein ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 12.0 5 Kholmov 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 11.5 6 Shamkovich 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 11.5 7 Lein 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 11.0 8 Krogius ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 10.5 9 Lutikov 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 10.5 10 Averbakh 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 9.0 11 Osnos ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 9.0 12 Borisenko ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 8.5 13 Suetin ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 8.0 14 Vasiukov 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 8.0 15 Bannik ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 7.5 16 Petersons 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 7.5 17 Sakharov 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 1 ½ 7.5 18 Goldenov 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 6.5 19 Liavdansky ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ * 0 5.5 20 Bakulin ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * 5.5

1 Bernard Cafferty and Mark Taimanov, The Soviet Championships (Cadogan 1998), pp. 124-127.
2 Rounds and game dates from: Alexander Khalifman (ed.), Mikhail Tal Games II (Chess Stars 1995), pp. 82-93.

Original collection: Game Collection: USSR Championship 1964/65, by User: Phony Benoni.

 page 8 of 8; games 176-190 of 190  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
176. G Borisenko vs Kholmov  ½-½201965USSR Championship 1964/65E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
177. Vasiukov vs B Goldenov  0-1471965USSR Championship 1964/65C12 French, McCutcheon
178. Lutikov vs V Osnos 1-0251965USSR Championship 1964/65B27 Sicilian
179. N Krogius vs A Lein  ½-½191965USSR Championship 1964/65D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
180. Y Sakharov vs N Bakulin  ½-½941965USSR Championship 1964/65C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
181. Bronstein vs G Borisenko 1-0471965USSR Championship 1964/65A48 King's Indian
182. A Bannik vs Korchnoi  ½-½201965USSR Championship 1964/65D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
183. Kholmov vs Tal  ½-½241965USSR Championship 1964/65A07 King's Indian Attack
184. Shamkovich vs Stein  ½-½381965USSR Championship 1964/65B32 Sicilian
185. A Lein vs Suetin  1-0411965USSR Championship 1964/65B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
186. Averbakh vs Vasiukov  ½-½431965USSR Championship 1964/65A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
187. V Osnos vs N Krogius  ½-½431965USSR Championship 1964/65D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
188. B Goldenov vs Lutikov 0-1261965USSR Championship 1964/65B06 Robatsch
189. N Bakulin vs A Petersons  ½-½491965USSR Championship 1964/65B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
190. V Liavdansky vs Y Sakharov 0-1431965USSR Championship 1964/65A06 Reti Opening
 page 8 of 8; games 176-190 of 190  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-30-12  Kikoman: First!
Dec-30-12  Kikoman: Great performance by Viktor Korchnoi in this tournament, the only undefeated player in the field. :O
Dec-30-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Kikoman> In two of his other three wins in the Soviet final (the exception being 1960), Korchnoi won with ease.

For those who might object that Korchnoi won by only a half-point in 1962, that is true, but he had 12/14 and the runners-up only got within shouting distance after Korchnoi's loss to Mikenas in round 16. Even then, Korchnoi maintained a lead of a full point entering the last round.

Aug-26-13  Everett: One of Bronstein's last excellent tournament results at the highest level.
Apr-08-15  Howard: It was also one of Shamkovich's best performances in a Soviet championship.
Apr-08-15  bobthebob: I think Korchnoi will win this.
How does it affect his live rating?
Apr-08-15  Jim Bartle: Nice.
Apr-08-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: <Jim Bartle: Nice.>

Please avoid one word

Apr-09-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: comments.
Jun-22-15  Howard: This was probably Shamkovich's best performance in a Soviet championship.
Mar-23-17  Marmot PFL: The absence of strong players such as Spassky, Petrosian, Geller, Keres and Taimanov helped Korchnoi win more games than usual but still a great result.
Jul-19-18  ewan14: Korchnoi beat world champion Petrosian twice in 1965 and the others were not a threat at this time
Jul-19-18  ewan14: Apologies , Keres and Taimanov at the USSR championship 1965

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