44th USSR Chess Championship
LocationMoscow
Champion
Anatoly Karpov

The 1976 Soviet Chess Championship was the 44th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 26 November to 24 December 1976 in Moscow. The world champion Anatoly Karpov won his first USSR Chess Championship title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Minsk and Rostov-on-Don.[1][2]

Table and results

44th USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Soviet Union Anatoly Karpov 2695-1½½1½½0½½111½½11112
2 Soviet Union Yuri Balashov 25450-½1½½½½111½½½½½1111
3 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian 2635½½-½½0½½1110½½1½1110½
4 Soviet Union Lev Polugaevsky 2635½0½-½½1½½01½11½1½110½
5 Soviet Union Josif Dorfman 24050½½½-½½00111½11½01
6 Soviet Union Mikhail Tal 2615½½1½½-½½½0½½0½½½119
7 Soviet Union Vassily Smyslov 2580½½½0½½-½½1½01½1½109
8 Soviet Union Efim Geller 26201½½½1½½-00½110½½½0
9 Soviet Union Evgeny Sveshnikov 2510½00½1½½1-0½½1½1½½0
10 Soviet Union Oleg Romanishin 2560½00101011-0½10½101
11 Soviet Union Boris Gulko 253000000½½½½1-½01½1118
12 Soviet Union Rafael Vaganian 25500½1½0½10½½½-½100½½
13 Soviet Union Karen Grigorian 24850½½0½100001½-½½1½1
14 Soviet Union Mark Taimanov 2540½½½00½½1½100½-01½07
15 Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky 2485½½0½0½0½0½½1½1-0½½7
16 Soviet Union Alexander Zakharov 24350½½0½½½½½001001-01
17 Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky 2550000½100½½10½½½½1-0
18 Soviet Union Viktor Kupreichik 249000000011100½01½01-6


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.
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