1975 USSR Chess Championship explained

Event:	43rd USSR Chess Championship
Location:	Yerevan
Champion:	Tigran Petrosian
Previous:	1974 USSR Chess Championship
Next:	1976 USSR Chess Championship

The 1975 Soviet Chess Championship was the 43rd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 28 November to 22 December 1975 in Yerevan. Former world champion Tigran Petrosian won his fourth title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Cheliabinsk and Kishinev.^{[1] [2]}

Table and results

43rd USSR Chess Championship! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! Total

1	Tigran Petrosian	2645	-	0	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	10
2		2485	1	-	0	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	½	1	½	1	0	1	9½
3		2480	0	1	-	½	0	0	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	9½
4		2645	½	½	½	-	½	½	½	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	9½
5		2530	0	½	1	½	-	0	0	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	9½
6		2645	½	0	1	½	1	-	½	0	½	1	0	½	½	1	1	½	8½
7		2600	½	0	0	½	1	½	-	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	8½
8		2540	½	0	0	½	½	1	0	-	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	8½
9		2590	½	1	½	1	0	½	½	0	-	1	½	½	0	0	½	1	7½
10		2500	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	-	½	1	1	1	1	1	7½
11		2495	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	½	½	½	-	½	0	½	½	1	6½
12		2420	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	-	1	½	½	½	6
13		2380	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	1	0	1	0	-	1	0	½	5½
14		2560	½	0	½	0	½	0	0	0	1	0	½	½	0	-	½	1	5
15		2425	0	1	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	½	-	0	4½
16		2500	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	1	-	4

Notes and References

1. Book: Cafferty, Bernard. Taimanov, Mark. 2016. The Soviet Championships. London. Everyman Chess. 171. .
2. Book: Soviet chess, 1917-1991. Soltis, Andy. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198 .