50th USSR Chess Championship
LocationMoscow
Champion
Anatoly Karpov

The 1983 Soviet Chess Championship was the 50th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 2–28 April 1983 in Moscow. The title was won by Anatoly Karpov. Semifinals took place in Ivano-Frankivsk, Pavlodar, Sievierodonetsk and Yaroslavl; The First League (also qualifying to the final) wad held at Telavi. There was no final in 1982, the year of the Soviet Zonal (Interzonal qualifying).[1][2]

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals took place at Ivano-Frankivsk, Pavlodar, Sievierodonetsk and Yaroslavl in June–July 1982. The winners respectively were Konstantin Lerner, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Vladimir Malaniuk and Yuri Razuvayev gaining a direct promotion to the final.

First League

The top two qualified for the final.[3]

Telavi, December 1982
PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718Total
1 Soviet Union Rafael Vaganian 2550-010½11½1½½½½111½111½
2 Soviet Union Georgy Agzamov 1-½½½1011½0½½11½½111
3 Soviet Union Gennadi Zaichik 0½-11010½½½½1111½111
4 Soviet Union Valery Chekhov 24601½0-0½½11½½½½½½½1110
5 Soviet Union Smbat Lputian 2440½½01-0½101111½01½½10
6 Soviet Union Leonid Yudasin 2405001½1-½½½0½110½11110
7 Soviet Union Yuri Anikaev 2465010½½½-½½½1½1½½11½10
8 Soviet Union Elizbar Ubilava 2435½0100½½-½½11011011
9 Soviet Union Aleksandr Shneider 00½01½½½-01½111½1½
10 Soviet Union Vladimir Bagirov 2495½½½½01½½1-10½0½½00
11 Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky 2595½1½½0½0000-10½½11½
12 Soviet Union Andrei Lukin 2465½½½½00½0½10-½½½½½½7
13 Soviet Union Evgeni Vasiukov 2495½½0½00010½1½-00½117
14 Soviet Union Bukhuti Gurgenidze 2495000½½1½001½½1-0001
15 Soviet Union Sergey Gorelov 2470000½1½½00½½½11-00½
16 Soviet Union Arshak Petrosian 24850½0½0001½½0½½11-½0
17 Soviet Union Alex Yermolinsky 2450½½½0½000010½011½-½
18 Soviet Union Michael Zeitlein 24900000½0½0½1½½00½1½-

Final

The final was held as late as April 1983 at Moscow with the unusual number of 17 players. Tal was soon ill and withdrew after round ten (after 2 loses, 3 draws and 4 adjourned games). The diagnosis this time was high blood pressure.

50th USSR Chess Championship
PlayerRating12345678910111213141516Total
1 Soviet Union Anatoly Karpov 2710-½½½½½½½10½½1111
2 Soviet Union Vladimir Tukmakov 2580½-½1½½1½1½10½01½9
3 Soviet Union Lev Polugaevsky 2625½½-½½0011½½1½½½1
4 Soviet Union Rafael Vaganian 2550½0½-0½½0½1½1111½
5 Soviet Union Yuri Balashov 2540½½½1-½0½00½1½11½8
6 Soviet Union Tigran Petrosian 2605½½1½½-½½0½0½1½½½
7 Soviet Union Vladimir Malaniuk 2460½01½1½-0½1½01½0½
8 Soviet Union Lev Psakhis 2580½½01½½1-0½½0½½½1
9 Soviet Union Oleg Romanishin 2585000½11½1-½01½½01
10 Soviet Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili 1½½01½0½½-½0½½½½7
11 Soviet Union Yuri Razuvaev 2520½0½½½1½½1½-½½½007
12 Soviet Union Georgy Agzamov ½1000½1101½-½½0½7
13 Soviet Union Alexander Beliavsky 25700½½0½00½½½½½-1117
14 Soviet Union Efim Geller 257501½00½½½½½½½0-1½
15 Soviet Union Artur Yusupov 256500½00½1½1½1100-½
16 Soviet Union Konstantin Lerner 25250½0½½½½00½1½0½½-

References

  1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 192.
  2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Russian Base".
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