| 37th Soviet Chess Championship | |
|---|---|
| Location | Moscow | 
| Champion | |
| Tigran Petrosian | |
The 1969 Soviet Chess Championship was the 37th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 7 September to 12 October 1969 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Tigran Petrosian who defeats Lev Polugaevsky in a play-off match. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Barnaul, Kyiv, Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh. This Championship saw a return to a strong event with the unprecedented entry of 23 players. Petrosian made a come-back after having lost his world title to Spassky the year before. A big surprise in the semifinals was the failure of David Bronstein to qualify from the Kyiv event.[1][2]
Table and results
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tigran Petrosian | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 14 | 
| 2 |  Lev Polugaevsky | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 14 | 
| 3 |  Efim Geller | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 13½ | 
| 4 |  Vassily Smyslov | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 13½ | 
| 5 |  Mark Taimanov | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 13½ | 
| 6 |  Leonid Stein | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 
| 7 |  Igor Platonov | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ | 
| 8 |  Yuri Balashov | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 12½ | 
| 9 |  Ratmir Kholmov | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 12½ | 
| 10 |  Vladimir Savon | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 
| 11 |  Aivars Gipslis | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 12 | 
| 12 |  Orest Averkin | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ | 
| 13 |  Samuel Zhukhovitsky | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 
| 14 |  Mikhail Tal | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10½ | 
| 15 |  Vladimir Liberzon | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10½ | 
| 16 |  Evgeni Vasiukov | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9½ | 
| 17 |  Eduard Gufeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 | 
| 18 |  Alexander Zaitsev | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 9 | 
| 19 |  Anatoly Lutikov | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 
| 20 |  Igor Zaitsev | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 9 | 
| 21 |  Vladimir Tukmakov | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 
| 22 |  Semyon Furman | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 7 | 
| 23 |  Viktor Kupreichik | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 6½ | 
Play-off
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Tigran Petrosian | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 
|  Lev Polugaevsky | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 
References
- ↑ Cafferty, Bernard (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 144.
- ↑ Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3.
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