1981 USSR Chess Championship
Event49th USSR Chess Championship
LocationBishkek
ChampionGarry Kasparov
Lev Psakhis
Previous1980 USSR Chess Championship
Next1983 USSR Chess Championship

The 1981 Soviet Chess Championship was the 49th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 27 November to 22 December 1981 in Bishkek. The title was won by Garry Kasparov and Lev Psakhis. Semifinals took place in Bălți, Cheliabinsk, Nikolayev and Saratov; The First League (also qualifying to the final) was held at Volgodonsk.[1][2]

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals took place at Bălți, Cheliabinsk, Nikolayev and Saratov in July 1981. The winners respectively were Viktor Gavrikov, Leonid Yudasin, Vladimir Tukmakov and Georgy Agzamov gaining a direct promotion to the final.

First League

The top five qualified for the final.[3]

Volgodonsk, October 1981
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1Boris Gulko2590-1½½1½½111½½0½½½½½10½
2Adrian Mikhalchishin25350-½½½1½½1½1½½½½½1½10
3Gennadij Timoscenko2510½½-½½½½½0½½½111½1½10
4Josif Dorfman2505½½½-10½½½½½½½½1½1110
5Evgeny Sveshnikov25350½½0-01½1½½1½½½½11
6Yuri Anikaev2425½0½11-½½½½½½½0½½1½9
7Zurab Azmaiparashvili½½½½0½-½½1½½½½½½½19
8Nukhim Rashkovsky25350½½½½½½-½1½10½½½½19
9Evgeni Vasiukov2545001½0½½½-½½½½1½1½19
10Bukhuti Gurgenidze24900½½½½½00½-0½11½1119
11Andrei Kharitonov½0½½½½½½½1-½½½½½½½
12Alex Yermolinsky2455½½½½0½½0½½½-1½½½1½
13Sergey Gorelov24151½0½½½½1½0½0-½½10½8
14Yevgeniy Vladimirov2445½½0½½1½½00½½½-½½1½8
15Alexander Chernin2470½½00½½½½½½½½½½-½01
16Eduard Gufeld2515½½½½½½½½00½½0½½-½½7
17Elizbar Ubilava2455½00000½½½0½0101½-16
18Arkady Novopashin2380½½½00½0000½½½½0½0-

Final

49th USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1Garry Kasparov2630-0½11½111½1½110½1112½
2Lev Psakhis25001-11½½10½½½1½11½1112½
3Oleg Romanishin2595½0-½½11½01½½½½011110
4Vladimir Tukmakov248000½-½0½1½½½1½11½½1
5Viktor Gavrikov23650½½½-½½½1½½0111½½½
6Georgy Agzamov½½01½-½½½110½01½109
7Alexander Beliavsky2620000½½½-1½½10½111½½9
8Artur Yusupov257501½0½½0-½01101½101
9Josif Dorfman25050½1½0½½½-1½0½½½½1½
10Evgeny Sveshnikov2535½½0½½0½10-01½1½½½½8
11Vitaly Tseshkovsky25300½½½½000½1-1½½10½18
12Viktor Kupreichik2575½0½01110100-½01½½½8
13Sergey Dolmatov25450½½½0½½1½½½½-0½1½½8
14Leonid Yudasin236500½00100½0½11-1½1½
15Boris Gulko25901010000½½½00½0-11½
16Gennadi Kuzmin2545½½0½½½00½½1½0½0-01
17Gennadij Timoscenko2510000½½0½10½½½½001-½6
18Adrian Mikhalchishin25350000½1½0½½0½½½½0½-

References

  1. ^ Cafferty, Bernard & Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 189.
  2. ^ Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198
  3. ^ "Russian Base"