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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 L Averbakh Nikolay Bakulin Anatolij Bannik Georgy Konstantinovich Borisenko David Bronstein Boris Petrovich Goldenov Ratmir Kholmov Viktor Korchnoi Nikolai V Krogius Anatoly Lein Vladimir Liavdansky Anatoly S Lutikov Viacheslav Osnos Andrejs Petersons Yuri N 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 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 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 190  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Korchnoi vs Shamkovich 1-0 87 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System 2. Stein vs A Lein 0-1 70 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 C18 French, Winawer 3. Suetin vs V Osnos   ½-½ 32 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 4. Tal vs Bronstein 0-1 45 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 C18 French, Winawer 5. G Borisenko vs A Petersons   1-0 39 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 6. Y Sakharov vs A Bannik   1-0 58 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 7. Vasiukov vs Kholmov   ½-½ 41 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 8. Lutikov vs Averbakh   ½-½ 29 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 9. N Bakulin vs V Liavdansky   1-0 60 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 10. Krogius vs B Goldenov   1-0 25 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 C07 French, Tarrasch 11. Bronstein vs Vasiukov 1-0 43 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 12. A Lein vs Korchnoi 0-1 39 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 13. Shamkovich vs Y Sakharov 1-0 31 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 A17 English 14. V Osnos vs Stein   ½-½ 36 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) 15. B Goldenov vs Suetin   ½-½ 43 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 16. G Borisenko vs Tal   ½-½ 54 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 A53 Old Indian 17. A Bannik vs N Bakulin   ½-½ 68 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 C50 Giuoco Piano 18. Kholmov vs Lutikov   ½-½ 23 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 19. Averbakh vs Krogius   ½-½ 21 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 20. A Petersons vs V Liavdansky 1-0 74 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. Lutikov vs Bronstein 0-1 45 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B15 Caro-Kann 22. Korchnoi vs V Osnos   ½-½ 39 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 A13 English 23. N Bakulin vs Shamkovich   ½-½ 41 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B72 Sicilian, Dragon 24. Stein vs B Goldenov   ½-½ 23 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 C16 French, Winawer 25. Suetin vs Averbakh   ½-½ 41 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 190    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   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    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    offramp: <Jim Bartle: Nice.> Please avoid one word Apr-09-15    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 NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. 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