1975 USSR Chess Championship

The 1975 Soviet Chess Championship was the 43rd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 28 November to 22 December 1975 in Yerevan. Former world champion Tigran Petrosian won his fourth title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Cheliabinsk and Kishinev.[1][2]

Tigran Petrosian

43rd USSR Chess Championship
Location	Yerevan
Champion
Tigran Petrosian

Table and results

43rd USSR Chess Championship

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Total
1	Tigran Petrosian	2645	-	0	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	10
2	Oleg Romanishin	2485	1	-	0	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	½	1	½	1	0	1	9½
3	Boris Gulko	2480	0	1	-	½	0	0	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	9½
4	Mikhail Tal	2645	½	½	½	-	½	½	½	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	9½
5	Rafael Vaganian	2530	0	½	1	½	-	0	0	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	9½
6	Lev Polugaevsky	2645	½	0	1	½	1	-	½	0	½	1	0	½	½	1	1	½	8½
7	Efim Geller	2600	½	0	0	½	1	½	-	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	8½
8	Yuri Balashov	2540	½	0	0	½	½	1	0	-	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	8½
9	David Bronstein	2590	½	1	½	1	0	½	½	0	-	1	½	½	0	0	½	1	7½
10	Alexander Beliavsky	2500	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	-	½	1	1	1	1	1	7½
11	Mark Dvoretsky	2495	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	½	½	½	-	½	0	½	½	1	6½
12	Lev Alburt	2420	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	-	1	½	½	½	6
13	Josif Dorfman	2380	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	1	0	1	0	-	1	0	½	5½
14	Semyon Furman	2560	½	0	½	0	½	0	0	0	1	0	½	½	0	-	½	1	5
15	Vladimir Doroshkievich	2425	0	1	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	½	-	0	4½
16	Janis Klovans	2500	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	1	-	4

References

1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 171.
2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.