1978 USSR Chess Championship
{{short description|Soviet chess tournament}}
{{Infobox sports competition event
| event = 46th USSR Chess Championship
| location = Tbilisi
| champion = Mikhail Tal
Vitaly Tseshkovsky
| previous = 1977 USSR Chess Championship
| next = 1979 USSR Chess Championship
}}
The 1978 Soviet Chess Championship was the 46th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 1–27 December 1978 in Tbilisi. Mikhail Tal and Vitaly Tseshkovsky shared the title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Daugavpils and Ashkhabad. This edition marked the debut of the future world champion Garry Kasparov in the Soviet championships.{{cite book|author=Cafferty, Bernard|author2=Taimanov, Mark|year=2016|title=The Soviet Championships|place=London|publisher=Everyman Chess|page=179|ref={{harvid|Cafferty|2016}} }}{{cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/41940198|title=Soviet chess, 1917-1991|author=Soltis, Andy|year=2000|publisher=McFarland & Co|isbn=0-7864-0676-3|oclc=41940198}}
Qualifying
= Swiss Qualifying =
The Swiss Qualifying was held in Daugavpils from 27 June to 16 July 1978 with 64 players. Garry Kasparov won gaining a direct promotion to the
final.
= First League =
The top seven qualified for the final.{{cite web|url=http://al20102007.narod.ru/ch_urs.html|title=Russian Base}}
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|+ Ashkhabad, 8 October to 3 November 1978 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! Total | |||||||||||||||||||
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|1 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 2570 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | align=center|10½ |
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|2 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Vladimir Tukmakov | 2560 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | align=center|10½ |
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|3 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Alexander Beliavsky | 2545 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | align=center|10 |
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|4 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Adrian Mikhalchishin | 2460 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | align=center|10 |
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|5 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Sergey Makarichev | 2495 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | align=center|9 |
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|6 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Gennadij Timoscenko | 2530 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | align=center|9 |
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|7 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Yuri Razuvaev | 2460 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | align=center|9 |
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|8 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Artur Jussupow | 2450 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | align=center|8 |
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|9 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Alexander Kochyev | 2555 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | align=center|8 |
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|10 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Evgeny Sveshnikov | 2565 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | align=center|8 |
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|11 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Vladimir Savon | 2560 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | align=center|7½ |
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|12 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Viktor Kupreichik | 2490 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | align=center|7 |
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|13 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Lev Alburt | 2510 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | align=center|6½ |
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|14 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Lev Gutman | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | align=center|6 | |
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|15 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Alexander Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | align=center|6 | |
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|16 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Albert Kapengut | 2465 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | align=center|5½ |
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|17 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Amanmurad Kakageldyev | 2415 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | align=center|5½ |
Final
The final at Tbilisi featured the qualifiers plus Tamaz Giorgadze as the local Georgian representative and the players who were entered directly for their historical performance in previous championships.
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|+ 46th USSR Chess Championship ! !! Player!! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
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|1 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Mikhail Tal | 2625 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | align=center|11 |
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|2 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 2570 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | align=center|11 |
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|3 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Lev Polugaevsky | 2620 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | align=center|10 |
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|4 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Tamaz Giorgadze | 2505 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | align=center|9½ |
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|5 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Evgeny Sveshnikov | 2565 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | align=center|9 |
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|6 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Alexander Beliavsky | 2545 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | align=center|9 |
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|7 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Garry Kasparov | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | align=center|9 | |
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|8 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Oleg Romanishin | 2610 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | align=center|9 |
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|9 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Efim Geller | 2590 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | align=center|9 |
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|10 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Boris Gulko | 2575 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | align=center|8 |
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|11 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Vladimir Bagirov | 2495 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | align=center|8 |
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|12 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Sergey Makarichev | 2495 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | align=center|8 |
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|13 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Gennadij Timoscenko | 2530 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | align=center|7½ |
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|14 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Adrian Mikhalchishin | 2460 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | align=center|7½ |
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|15 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Yuri Razuvaev | 2460 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | align=center|7½ |
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|16 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Vladimir Tukmakov | 2560 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | align=center|7½ |
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|17 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Josif Dorfman | 2550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | align=center|6½ |
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|18 |align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Gennadi Kuzmin | 2535 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | align=center|6 |
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