1969 USSR Chess Championship explained
The 1969 Soviet Chess Championship was the 37th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 7 September to 12 October 1969 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Tigran Petrosian who defeats Lev Polugaevsky in a play-off match. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Barnaul, Kiev, Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh. This Championship saw a return to a strong event with the unprecedented entry of 23 players. Petrosian made a come-back after having lost his world title to Spassky the year before. A big surprise in the semifinals was the failure of David Bronstein to qualify from the Kiev event.[1] [2]
Table and results
37th Soviet Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! 19 !! 20 !! 21 !! 22 !! 23 !! Total1 | | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 14 |
2 | | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 14 |
3 | | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 13½ |
4 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 13½ |
5 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 13½ |
6 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 13 |
7 | | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ |
8 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 12½ |
9 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 12½ |
10 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
11 | | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 12 |
12 | | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
13 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
14 | | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10½ |
15 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
16 | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
17 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 |
18 | | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 9 |
19 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
20 | | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | 9 |
21 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
22 | | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | 7 |
23 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 6½ | |
Play-off
Moscow Central Chess Club, 19-29 January 1970! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! Total Tigran Petrosian | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3½ |
| 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1½ | |
Notes and References
- Book: Cafferty, Bernard. 2016. The Soviet Championships. London. Everyman Chess. 144. .
- Book: Soltis, Andy.. Soviet chess, 1917-1991. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198 .