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USSR Championship Tournament

Artashes Minasian8.5/11(+7 -1 =3)[games]
Elmar Magerramov8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[games]
Vladimir Epishin7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Sergey F Kiselev7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Sergei Rublevsky7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Victor Bologan7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Vadim Ruban7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Alexander Graf7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Alexey Vyzmanavin7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Sergei Tiviakov6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Andrei Kharlov6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Alexey Shirov6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Rafael Vaganian6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Artur Frolov6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Valery Chekhov6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Igor Novikov6/11(+1 -0 =10)[games]
Vladimir Akopian6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Alexey Kuzmin6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Michal Krasenkow6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Vladimir Kramnik6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Sergey Makarichev6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Vladimir Malaniuk6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Konstantin Aseev5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Maxim Sorokin5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Alexander Shabalov5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Aleksey Dreev5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Ildar Ibragimov5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Yury Dokhoian5.5/11(+1 -1 =9)[games]
Oleg Nikolenko5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Grigory Serper5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Evgeny Sveshnikov5.5/11(+1 -1 =9)[games]
Yuri Yakovich5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
* (65 players total; 33 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
USSR Championship (1991)

The last championship of the Wikipedia article: Soviet Union. Minasian won this Swiss-style tournament on tiebreak over Elmar Magerramov.

 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 68  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Makarov vs V Eingorn  0-1421991USSR ChampionshipA20 English
2. I A Zaitsev vs V Neverov  0-1301991USSR ChampionshipB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
3. Dvoirys vs A Graf  0-1631991USSR ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
4. Lputian vs V Malaniuk  0-1381991USSR ChampionshipA81 Dutch
5. Y Dokhoian vs A Frolov  0-1541991USSR ChampionshipE83 King's Indian, Samisch
6. Yakovich vs Minasian 0-1301991USSR ChampionshipE20 Nimzo-Indian
7. A Graf vs Yakovich  0-1321991USSR ChampionshipD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
8. G Titov vs M Ulybin  0-1541991USSR ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
9. I Ibragimov vs I Novikov  0-1391991USSR ChampionshipA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
10. V Ruban vs O Nikolenko  0-1371991USSR ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
11. V Eingorn vs A Kuzmin  0-1421991USSR ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
12. G Titov vs V Eingorn  0-1371991USSR ChampionshipC00 French Defense
13. A Shneider vs Epishin  0-1361991USSR ChampionshipD85 Grunfeld
14. R Shcherbakov vs P Korzubov  0-1441991USSR ChampionshipA81 Dutch
15. I Naumkin vs V Ruban  0-1411991USSR ChampionshipD21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
16. K Lerner vs A Frolov  0-1351991USSR ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
17. S Ionov vs Bologan 0-1951991USSR ChampionshipE70 King's Indian
18. M Ulybin vs S Ionov  0-1421991USSR ChampionshipE00 Queen's Pawn Game
19. E Maljutin vs N Rashkovsky  0-1411991USSR ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
20. I Naumkin vs N Rashkovsky  0-1481991USSR ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
21. M Novik vs M Sorokin  0-1621991USSR ChampionshipC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
22. I A Zaitsev vs Krasenkow 0-1401991USSR ChampionshipB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
23. S Kiselev vs Minasian 0-1611991USSR ChampionshipE60 King's Indian Defense
24. G Titov vs I A Zaitsev 0-1241991USSR ChampionshipC24 Bishop's Opening
25. M Sorokin vs E Maljutin  0-1231991USSR ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 68  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-12-22  Helios727: The USSR championships seem to have the highest drawing percentages (50%-68%) of tournaments. Is this because the Soviets were trained to play defensively?

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