1958 USSR Chess Championship explained
The 1958 Soviet Chess Championship was the 25th edition of USSR Chess Championship, held from 12 January to 14 February 1958 in Riga. The tournament was won by Mikhail Tal. The final was preceded by quarterfinals events at Tbilisi (won by Mark Taimanov, 16½ points in 19 games), Minsk (Aivar Gipslis, 14½/19) and Ashkhabad (A. Miroshnichenko, 13½/19); semifinals at Leningrad (Boris Spassky, 12½/19), Sverdlovsk (Viktor Korchnoi, 13½/19) and Kiev (Tigran Petrosian, 12½/19). [1] [2] [3] [4]
Table and results
Semifinals
Kiev Semifinal, 25th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! Total1 | Tigran Petrosian | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ |
2 | Anatoly Bannik | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
3 | Efim Geller | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
4 | Semyon Furman | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
5 | Isaac Boleslavsky | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
6 | Alexander Kotov | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
7 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
8 | | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 10 |
9 | | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
10 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
11 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9½ |
12 | | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
13 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
14 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
15 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8½ |
16 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 |
17 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | 0 | 7½ |
18 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
19 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
20 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 6 | |
Leningrad Semifinal, 25th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! Total1 | Boris Spassky | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 12½ |
2 | Alexander Tolush | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12½ |
3 | Mark Taimanov | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12 |
4 | Lev Aronin | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 12 |
5 | Nikolai Krogius | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
6 | Alexey Suetin | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
7 | | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
8 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11 |
9 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
10 | | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
11 | | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
12 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
13 | | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
14 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
15 | | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
16 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7½ |
17 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
18 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 6 |
19 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | 5 |
20 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 4½ | |
Sverdlovsk Semifinal, 25th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! Total1 | Viktor Korchnoi | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 13½ |
2 | Lev Polugaevsky | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 12 |
3 | Bukhuti Gurgenidze | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 12 |
4 | Aivars Gipslis | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11½ |
5 | Yuri Averbakh | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11½ |
6 | Georgy Borisenko | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11 |
7 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
8 | | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
9 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 10 |
10 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
11 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
12 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
13 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
14 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
15 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ |
16 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 |
17 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 7 |
18 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 6½ |
19 | | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | 6 |
20 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | |
Final
The semifinals qualifiers joined Tal and Bronstein (who entered the final directly by ranking criteria of the Soviet Federation) to play the final in Riga.
Riga Final, 25th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! Total1 | Mikhail Tal | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12½ |
2 | | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
3 | | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
4 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11 |
5 | | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
6 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
7 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
8 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
9 | | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
10 | | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
11 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
12 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
13 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
14 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
15 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7½ |
16 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 |
17 | | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | ½ | 6 |
18 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | 4 |
19 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 4 | |
Notes and References
- Cafferty, Bernard. (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 96
- Book: Soltis, Andy.. Soviet chess, 1917-1991. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198.
- Web site: Rusbase 1809-1994.
- Book: De Felice, Gino. Chess Results, 1956-1960: A Comprehensive Record. McFarland & Company. 2010. 9780786448036.