1974 USSR Chess Championship explained

Event:42nd USSR Chess Championship
Location:Leningrad
Champion:Alexander Beliavsky
Mikhail Tal
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The 1974 Soviet Chess Championship was the 42nd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 30 November to 23 December 1974 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Alexander Beliavsky and Mikhail Tal. [1] [2]

Table and results

42nd USSR Chess Championship! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! Total
1 Alexander Beliavsky - 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1
2 Mikhail Tal 0 - 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1
31 1 - ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 19
40 ½ ½ - 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 19
5½ ½ 1 1 - ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1
6½ 0 ½ ½ ½ - ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1
70 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ - ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
8½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ - ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 18
90 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ - ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1
101 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ - 1 1 ½ ½ 0 07
110 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 - ½ 1 ½ 0 17
12½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ - ½ 1 ½ 0
13½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ - 1 ½ 06
14½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 - 1 ½6
15½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 - 16
160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 -

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cafferty, Bernard. Taimanov, Mark. 2016. The Soviet Championships. London. Everyman Chess. 164. .
  2. Book: Soviet chess, 1917-1991. Soltis, Andy. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198 .