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1991 USSR Chess Championship

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58th USSR Chess Championship
LocationMoscow
Champion
Artashes Minasian

The 1991 Soviet Chess Championship was the 58th and last edition of USSR Chess Championship. It was held from 1–13 November 1991 in Moscow. The title was won by the Armenian Artashes Minasian.[1][2]

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The 58th and final Championship produced perhaps the greatest surprise of the whole series. There were a few big names in the field at Moscow, which was run as an 11-round Swiss system with 64 players. For example, there was Mikhail Tal, but he was seriously ill and finished only 39th-46th on 5 points. Leonid Yudasin, soon to emigrate to Israel, also finished with 5. Alexey Shirov got only 6½. Two little-known players shared the top with 8½, but the title went to the 24-year-old Armenian Artashes Minasian who had met much the stronger opposition and so having a better tiebreak, while Elmar Magerramov from Baku was second.[3]

58th USSR Chess Championship
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
1 Soviet Union Artashes Minasian 2510 +12 =4 +40 +6 =7 +24 +26 -2 =3 +23 +10
2 Soviet Union Elmar Magerramov 2560 =31 =32 =45 +58 =5 +21 +29 +1 +25 +4 =3
3 Soviet Union Vladimir Epishin 2615 =42 =15 +50 =29 =4 =30 +51 +28 =1 +25 =2
4 Soviet Union Viktor Bologan 2535 +39 =1 +27 =5 =3 =28 +11 =7 +6 -2 =13 7
5 Soviet Union Sergei Rublevsky 2420 =22 =14 +59 =4 =2 +41 =19 -6 +35 =9 +18 7
6 Soviet Union Sergey Kiselev 2510 +38 +26 =24 -1 =23 +46 =25 +5 -4 +15 =7 7
7 Soviet Union Vadim Ruban 2575 +57 -24 +16 +34 =1 =29 =28 =4 =23 +17 =6 7
8 Soviet Union Alexander Nenashev 2475 =30 =20 =51 +12 =21 -26 +50 =36 =28 +27 +19 7
9 Soviet Union Alexey Vyzmanavin 2590 -27 +54 =42 =15 =57 +34 =24 +29 =17 =5 +22 7
10 Soviet Union Andrei Kharlov 2515 +41 =23 =25 =30 =18 -19 =13 +40 +44 +11 -1
11 Soviet Union Artur Frolov 2470 +49 +50 =23 =26 =24 =25 -4 =16 +30 -10 +37
12 Soviet Union Rafael Vaganian 2585 -1 +48 =22 -8 =58 -39 +53 +63 +43 =14 +25
13 Soviet Union Alexei Shirov 2610 =15 =42 -34 -33 +59 +58 =10 +24 =27 +28 =4
14 Soviet Union Sergei Tiviakov 2535 =62 =5 =60 +47 -29 =16 =20 =32 +39 =12 +23
15 Soviet Union Alexey Kuzmin 2520 =13 =3 =18 =9 =43 +40 +52 =23 =36 -6 =20 6
16 Soviet Union Vladimir Kramnik 2490 =44 =18 -7 +59 =35 =14 +37 =11 =19 =20 =29 6
17 Soviet Union Vladimir Malaniuk 2510 -23 =41 +36 =20 =46 +45 =30 +26 =9 -7 =21 6
18 Soviet Union Vladimir Akopian 2590 =34 =16 =15 +42 =10 =51 =27 =30 =33 +26 -5 6
19 Soviet Union Michal Krasenkow 2550 =32 =31 =58 =45 +60 +10 =5 -25 =16 +33 -8 6
20 Soviet Union Igor Novikov 2550 =63 =8 =43 =17 =33 =57 =14 =22 +32 =16 =15 6
21 Soviet Union Sergey Makarichev 2535 =56 =43 +53 =52 =8 -2 =32 =39 =24 +44 =17 6
22 Soviet Union Valery Chekhov 2525 =5 =60 =12 =41 =63 +31 -23 =20 +46 +36 -9 6
23 Soviet Union Alexey Dreev 2610 +17 =10 =11 =27 =6 =52 +22 =15 =7 -1 -14
24 Soviet Union Oleg Nikolenko 2450 +59 +7 =6 =28 =11 -1 =9 -13 =21 =35 =30
25 Soviet Union Alexander Shabalov 2535 =47 +61 =10 +32 =28 =11 =6 +19 -2 -3 -12
26 Soviet Union Yuri Yakovich 2560 +48 -6 +33 =11 =27 +8 -1 -17 +29 -18 =31
27 Soviet Union Sergey Ionov 2510 +9 =40 -4 =23 =26 +44 =18 =35 =13 -8 =36
28 Soviet Union Leonid Yurtaev 2525 =60 +62 +47 =24 =25 =4 =7 -3 =8 -13 =32
29 Soviet Union Konstantin Aseev 2525 =61 +64 =52 =3 +14 =7 -2 -9 -26 +42 =16
30 Soviet Union Yury Dokhoian 2545 =8 =63 +56 =10 =52 =3 =17 =18 -11 =43 =24
31 Soviet Union Vladimir Bagirov 2485 =2 =19 =35 =44 =40 -22 =41 =37 =50 +51 =26
32 Soviet Union Ildar Ibragimov 2485 =19 =2 +37 -25 -51 +64 =21 =14 -20 +59 =28
33 Soviet Union Grigory Serper 2490 =36 =46 -26 +13 =20 =50 =39 +51 =18 -19 =35
34 Soviet Union Maxim Sorokin 2510 =18 =44 +13 -7 =41 -9 -47 +64 =38 =40 +50
35 Soviet Union Evgeny Sveshnikov 2540 =45 =58 =31 =60 =16 +55 =36 =27 -5 =24 =33
36 Soviet Union Smbat Lputian 2570 =33 -52 -17 +61 +53 +63 =35 =8 =15 -22 =27
37 Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky 2540 =58 =45 -32 =39 =54 +60 -16 =31 +57 +47 -11
38 Soviet Union Yuri Balashov 2590 -6 -57 -39 =48 +61 =53 +58 =42 =34 =41 +43
39 Soviet Union Boris Kantsler 2430 -4 -59 +38 =37 =49 +12 =33 =21 -14 =50 =46 5
40 Soviet Union Vereslav Eingorn 2585 +54 =27 -1 =57 =31 -15 +45 -10 =52 =34 =48 5
41 Soviet Union Leonid Yudasin 2595 -10 =17 +62 =22 =34 -5 =31 =50 =42 =38 =44 5
42 Soviet Union Alexandar Budnikov 2525 =3 =13 =9 -18 =64 =43 =63 =38 =41 -29 +57 5
43 Soviet Union Peter Korzubov 2455 =51 =21 =20 -46 =15 =42 +55 +57 -12 =30 -38 5
44 Soviet Union Mikhail Ulybin 2565 =16 =34 =57 =31 =45 -27 +54 +52 -10 -21 =41 5
45 Soviet Union Marat Makarov 2475 =35 =37 =2 =19 =44 -17 -40 =61 =55 =57 +59 5
46 Soviet Union Mikhail Tal 2575 =52 =33 =63 +43 =17 -6 =57 =47 -22 =48 =39 5
47 Soviet Union Evgeni Maljutin 2435 =25 +55 -28 -14 =50 =54 +34 =46 =51 -37 =49 5
48 Soviet Union Alexandar Panchenko 2490 -26 -12 -54 =38 +62 =49 =60 =55 +61 =46 =40 5
49 Soviet Union Konstantin Lerner 2540 -11 -53 =64 =62 =39 =48 =61 =59 =63 +52 =47 5
50 Soviet Union Semen Dvoirys 2525 +53 -11 -3 +56 =47 =33 -8 =41 =31 =39 -34
51 Soviet Union Alexander Schneider 2540 =43 =56 =8 =63 +32 =18 -3 -33 =47 -31 =54
52 Soviet Union Konstantin Sakaev 2495 =46 +36 =29 =21 =30 =23 -15 -44 =40 -49 =55
53 Soviet Union Jakob Meister 2430 -50 +49 -21 =55 -36 =38 -12 -56 =62 +64 +63
54 Soviet Union German Titov 2505 -40 -9 +48 =64 =37 =47 -44 -60 =58 +63 =51
55 Soviet Union Ruslan Shcherbakov 2525 =64 -47 =61 =53 +56 -35 -43 =48 =45 =60 =52
56 Soviet Union Aleksej Aleksandrov 2450 =21 =51 -30 -50 -55 -61 -59 +53 +64 =62 +60
57 Soviet Union Igor Naumkin 2490 -7 +38 =44 =40 =9 =20 =46 -43 -37 =45 -42 4
58 Soviet Union Vladimir Savon 2460 =37 =35 =19 -2 =12 -13 -38 =62 =54 =61 =64 4
59 Soviet Union Valeriy Neverov 2540 -24 +39 -5 -16 -13 =62 +56 =49 +60 -32 -45 4
60 Soviet Union Igor Zaitsev 2405 =28 =22 =14 =35 -19 -37 =48 +54 -59 =55 -56 4
61 Soviet Union Michail Brodsky 2415 =29 -25 =55 -36 -38 +56 =49 =45 -48 =58 =62 4
62 Soviet Union Andrei Lukin 2445 =14 -28 -41 =49 -48 =59 =64 =58 =53 =56 =61 4
63 Soviet Union Yuri Kruppa 2485 =20 =30 =46 =51 =22 -36 =42 -12 =49 -54 -53
64 Soviet Union Maxim Novik 2405 =55 -29 =49 =54 =42 -32 =62 -34 -56 -53 =58 3

References

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  1. ^ Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 220.
  2. ^ Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. ^ Cafferty; Taimanov 2016, p. 220