55th USSR Chess Championship
LocationMoscow
Champion
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov

The 1988 Soviet Chess Championship was the 55th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 25 July 19 August 1988 in Moscow. The title was shared by the world champion Garry Kasparov and former world champion Anatoly Karpov. Semifinals took place at Norilsk and Pavlodar; two First League tournaments (qualifying to the final) were held at Lvov and Sverdlovsk.[1][2]

Karpov and Kasparov in 1988

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals, consisted of two Swiss tournaments, took place at Norilsk and Pavlodar in August 1987, from which eight each went on to the First League.

First League

Top four qualified for the final.[3]

Lvov, November 1987
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1 Soviet Union Vassily Ivanchuk 2480-½½½½1½½½½111½½½1111½
2 Soviet Union Leonid Yudasin 2480½-½½1½110½111½0½1½11
3 Soviet Union Viktor Gavrikov 2555½½-½½1½½½111½0½½½½10
4 Soviet Union Mikhail Gurevich 2515½½½-½½½11½½½1½½½½½10
5 Soviet Union Alexander Chernin 2580½0½½-01½½1½½1½1½1½10
6 Soviet Union Igor Novikov 24550½0½1-½½½½10½11½½½9
7 Soviet Union Lasha Janjgava 2410½0½½0½-½½½1½01½1½½
8 Soviet Union Evgeny Bareev 2555½0½0½½½-½0½10½1½11
9 Soviet Union Vidmantas Malisauskas 2325½1½0½½½½-½½½0½½½018
10 Soviet Union Alexey Vyzmanavin 2480½½0½0½½1½-0½10½1018
11 Soviet Union Alexey Dreev 2475000½½00½½1-1111½0½8
12 Soviet Union Oleg Romanishin 2555000½½1½0½½0-1½½11½8
13 Soviet Union Gregory Kaidanov 247500½00½111000-1½11½8
14 Soviet Union Eduardas Rozentalis 2505½½1½½00½½10½0-1010
15 Soviet Union Adrian Mikhalchishin 2500½1½½00½0½½0½½0-½11
16 Soviet Union Alexander Panchenko 2475½½½½½½0½½0½001½-017
17 Soviet Union Gennadi Zaichik 249000½½0½½011100001-½
18 Soviet Union Smbat Lputian 25400½½½½½½000½½½100½-6
Sverdlovsk, November 1987
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1 Soviet Union Ilia Smirin 2480-½½½101½1½½½11½10111
2 Soviet Union Alexander Khalifman 2515½-½½½1½½½1½½½11½½½10½
3 Soviet Union Vladimir Malaniuk 2545½½-½1½½0½½½11½½½1½10
4 Soviet Union Andrei Kharitonov 2450½½½-½½½½½½½1½½1½1110
5 Soviet Union Boris Gelfand 25100½0½-½½½½½½½½1111110
6 Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky 248510½½½-½½½½½1½½1½1½10
7 Soviet Union Yury Dokhoian 25250½½½½½-½½½01½½½111
8 Soviet Union Vladimir Tukmakov 2580½½1½½½½-½½1½½0½½109
9 Soviet Union Lev Psakhis 25750½½½½½½½-½½½½½½½119
10 Soviet Union Evgeny Pigusov 2520½0½½½½½½½-½½½½½½119
11 Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky 2495½½½½½½10½½-½½½½½01
12 Soviet Union Lembit Oll 2465½½00½00½½½½-11½11½
13 Soviet Union Alex Yermolinsky 24450½0½½½½½½½½0-½½½½17
14 Soviet Union Yuri Balashov 255000½½0½½1½½½0½-½0½½
15 Soviet Union Gennadij Timoscenko 2490½0½000½½½½½½½½-½½½
16 Soviet Union Alexander Huzman 25000½½½0½0½½½½0½1½-0½
17 Soviet Union Viktor Kupreichik 25001½0000000010½½½1-½
18 Soviet Union Valery Loginov 23550½½00½01000½0½½½½-5

Final

Mikhail Tal withdrew after one round (draw against Rafael Vaganian) due to illness and was replaced by Vereslav Eingorn. A play-off between the first two was planned, but it ended up not taking place, with the Soviet Federation declaring Kasparov and Karpov winners of the gold medal.[1]

55th USSR Chess Championship
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1 Soviet Union Garry Kasparov 2760-½½1½11½½½½½½½11½111½
2 Soviet Union Anatoly Karpov 2725½-1½½½½½½½1½½½111111½
3 Soviet Union Artur Yusupov 2450½0-1½0½½½1½1½½½1½110
4 Soviet Union Valery Salov 25950½0-½½01½1½½11½11½10
5 Soviet Union Vereslav Eingorn 2560½½½½-½½1½0½½1½½½1½
6 Soviet Union Vassily Ivanchuk 26250½1½½-½100½½½1½½11
7 Soviet Union Leonid Yudasin 25050½½1½½-½½1½½½½½½½½9
8 Soviet Union Alexander Beliavsky 2655½½½000½-½½0½111½½1
9 Soviet Union Jaan Ehlvest 2580½½½½½1½½-0½½001½½½8
10 Soviet Union Vassily Smyslov 2550½½00110½1-½½½½0½½½8
11 Soviet Union Viktor Gavrikov 2545½0½½½½½1½½-½½½½½0½8
12 Soviet Union Andrei Sokolov 2600½½0½½½½½½½½-½½½01½8
13 Soviet Union Rafael Vaganian 2625½½½00½½01½½½-½½1½½8
14 Soviet Union Alexander Khalifman 2530½½½0½0½01½½½½-½½½½
15 Soviet Union Ilia Smirin 250000½½½½½001½½½½-01½7
16 Soviet Union Mikhail Gurevich 26300000½½½½½½½10½1-½½7
17 Soviet Union Vladimir Malaniuk 2520½0½000½½½½10½½0½-½6
18 Soviet Union Andrei Kharitonov 2550000½½0½0½½½½½½½½½-6

References

  1. 1 2 Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 209.
  2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. "Russian Base".
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