1961 USSR Chess Championship (28th) explained

Event:	28th Soviet Chess Championship
Location:	Moscow
Champion:	Tigran Petrosian
Previous:	1960 USSR Chess Championship
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The 1961 Soviet Chess Championship - 28th edition was held from 11 January to 11 February 1961 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Tigran Petrosian. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Odessa, Rostov and Vilnius. This was also a Zonal tournament withfour Interzonal places on offer. 1961 was the year of two Soviet Chess Championships, the 28th and the 29th editions.^{[1] [2]}

Table and results

28th Soviet Chess Championship!!Player!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!10!11!12!13!14!15!16!17!18!19!20!Total

1	Tigran Petrosian	-	1	0	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	½	13½
2		0	-	½	½	0	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	13
3		1	½	-	1	½	1	½	0	0	½	0	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	12
4		½	½	0	-	1	½	½	1	1	1	0	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	12
5		0	1	½	0	-	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	11
6		½	0	0	½	½	-	1	0	0	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	11
7		½	½	½	½	½	0	-	½	0	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	10½
8		0	0	1	0	½	1	½	-	0	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	½	10½
9		½	½	1	0	0	1	1	1	-	½	½	0	½	½	1	0	0	1	½	½	10
10		0	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	-	1	1	1	0	½	1	1	1	1	½	10
11		0	0	1	1	½	0	0	½	½	0	-	½	1	1	½	½	1	0	½	1	9½
12		½	0	0	1	½	0	½	½	1	0	½	-	1	0	1	½	½	0	1	½	9
13		½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	0	0	-	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	9
14		0	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	1	0	1	½	-	1	½	0	½	1	½	8
15		0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	-	1	1	1	0	½	7½
16		0	½	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	0	-	½	½	1	1	7½
17		½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	0	0	½	½	1	0	½	-	0	0	½	7
18		½	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	1	0	½	0	½	1	-	½	0	6½
19		0	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	1	0	1	½	-	½	6½
20		½	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	1	½	-	6

Notes and References

1. Book: Cafferty, Bernard. 2016. The Soviet Championships. London. Everyman Chess. 107.
2. Book: Soltis, Andy.. Soviet chess, 1917-1991. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198 .