1968 USSR Chess Championship

The 1968 Soviet Chess Championship was the 36th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 30 December 1968 to 1 February 1969 in Alma-Ata. The tournament was won by Lev Polugaevsky who defeats Alexander Zaitsev in a play-off match. The non-attendance of stars such as David Bronstein, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, all away at foreign tournaments made it not too strong an event, especially in conjunction with the absence of Paul Keres. Mikhail Tal was ill again, after a year in which he spent a lot of time in hospital under observation.[1][2]

36th Soviet Chess Championship
LocationAlma-Ata
Champion
Lev Polugaevsky

Table and results

36th Soviet Chess Championship
Player1234567891011121314151617181920Total
1 Alexander Zaitsev -½1½1½½½1½½1½½½½½1½112½
2 Lev Polugaevsky ½-11½½1½½½½01½½½1½1112½
3 Anatoly Lutikov 00-00½½1101½111½½11111½
4 Vladimir Liberzon ½01-0½½½½110½1½1½1½½11
5 Vitaly Tseshkovsky 0½11-½½0½10½½110101111
6 Ratmir Kholmov ½½½½½-½½01½½1½½½½1½½10½
7 Mikhail Podgaets ½0½½½½-½1½0½½½½11½½110½
8 Mikhail Tal ½½0½1½½-00½½1½½1101110½
9 Janis Klovans 0½0½½101-1½½½0½1011110½
10 Evgeni Vasiukov ½½1000½10-½½0½½1111110½
11 Anatoly Lein ½½001½1½½½-1010½½1½½10
12 Yuri Averbakh 01½1½½½½½½0-½0½½½11½10
13 Viatcheslav Osnos ½00½½0½0½11½-1½½1½½110
14 Yuri Sakharov ½½000½½½1½010-1½0½119
15 Vladimir Bagirov ½½0½0½½½½½1½½0-0½½½1
16 Bukhuti Gurgenidze ½½½01½0000½½½½1-½½1½
17 Igor Zaitsev ½0½½0½0010½½01½½-1½1
18 Igor Platonov 0½0010½10000½½½½0-½1
19 Alexander Cherepkov ½00½0½½000½0½0½0½½-0
20 Yury Nikitin 000½0½0000½½000½001-

Play-off

March 1969
Player123456Total
Lev Polugaevsky ½0½1½1
Alexander Zaitsev½1½0½0

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 140.
  2. Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.
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