1983 USSR Chess Championship explained

Event:	50th USSR Chess Championship
Location:	Moscow
Champion:	Anatoly Karpov
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The 1983 Soviet Chess Championship was the 50th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 2–28 April 1983 in Moscow. The title was won by Anatoly Karpov. Semifinals took place in Ivano-Frankivsk, Pavlodar, Sievierodonetsk and Yaroslavl; The First League (also qualifying to the final) was held at Telavi. There was no final in 1982, the year of the Soviet Zonal (Interzonal qualifying).^{[1] [2]}

Qualifying

Semifinals

Semifinals took place at Ivano-Frankivsk, Pavlodar, Sievierodonetsk and Yaroslavl in June–July 1982. The winners respectively were Konstantin Lerner, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Vladimir Malaniuk and Yuri Razuvayev gaining a direct promotion to the final.

First League

The top two qualified for the final.^[3]

Telavi, December 1982! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! Total

1	Rafael Vaganian	2550	-	0	1	0	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	11½
2	Georgy Agzamov		1	-	½	½	½	1	0	1	1	½	0	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	11
3	Gennadi Zaichik		0	½	-	1	1	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	1	11
4	Valery Chekhov	2460	1	½	0	-	0	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	10
5	Smbat Lputian	2440	½	½	0	1	-	0	½	1	0	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	½	½	10
6	Leonid Yudasin	2405	0	0	1	½	1	-	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	0	½	1	1	1	10
7	Yuri Anikaev	2465	0	1	0	½	½	½	-	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	10
8	Elizbar Ubilava	2435	½	0	1	0	0	½	½	-	½	½	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	9½
9	Aleksandr Shneider		0	0	½	0	1	½	½	½	-	0	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	9½
10	Vladimir Bagirov	2495	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	1	-	1	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	7½
11	Vitaly Tseshkovsky	2595	½	1	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	½	½	1	1	½	7½
12	Andrei Lukin	2465	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	1	0	-	½	½	½	½	½	½	7
13	Evgeni Vasiukov	2495	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	1	0	½	1	½	-	0	0	½	1	1	7
14	Bukhuti Gurgenidze	2495	0	0	0	½	½	1	½	0	0	1	½	½	1	-	0	0	0	1	6½
15	Sergey Gorelov	2470	0	0	0	½	1	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	1	-	0	0	½	6½
16	Arshak Petrosian	2485	0	½	0	½	0	0	0	1	½	½	0	½	½	1	1	-	½	0	6½
17	Alex Yermolinsky	2450	½	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	0	½	0	1	1	½	-	½	6½
18	Michael Zeitlein	2490	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	1	½	½	0	0	½	1	½	-	5½

Final

The final was held as late as April 1983 at Moscow with the unusual number of 17 players. Tal was soon ill and withdrew after round ten (after 2 loses, 3 draws and 4 adjourned games). The diagnosis this time was high blood pressure.

50th USSR Chess Championship! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! Total

1	Anatoly Karpov	2710	-	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	0	½	½	1	1	1	1	9½
2	Vladimir Tukmakov	2580	½	-	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	0	½	0	1	½	9
3	Lev Polugaevsky	2625	½	½	-	½	½	0	0	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	8½
4	Rafael Vaganian	2550	½	0	½	-	0	½	½	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	½	8½
5	Yuri Balashov	2540	½	½	½	1	-	½	0	½	0	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	8
6	Tigran Petrosian	2605	½	½	1	½	½	-	½	½	0	½	0	½	1	½	½	½	7½
7	Vladimir Malaniuk	2460	½	0	1	½	1	½	-	0	½	1	½	0	1	½	0	½	7½
8	Lev Psakhis	2580	½	½	0	1	½	½	1	-	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	1	7½
9	Oleg Romanishin	2585	0	0	0	½	1	1	½	1	-	½	0	1	½	½	0	1	7½
10	Zurab Azmaiparashvili		1	½	½	0	1	½	0	½	½	-	½	0	½	½	½	½	7
11	Yuri Razuvaev	2520	½	0	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	-	½	½	½	0	0	7
12	Georgy Agzamov		½	1	0	0	0	½	1	1	0	1	½	-	½	½	0	½	7
13	Alexander Beliavsky	2570	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	-	1	1	1	7
14	Efim Geller	2575	0	1	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	-	1	½	6½
15	Artur Yusupov	2565	0	0	½	0	0	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	0	0	-	½	6½
16	Konstantin Lerner	2525	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	1	½	0	½	½	-	5½

Notes and References

1. Book: Cafferty, Bernard. Taimanov, Mark. 2016. The Soviet Championships. London. Everyman Chess. 192. .
2. Book: Soviet chess, 1917-1991. Soltis, Andy. 2000. McFarland & Co. 0-7864-0676-3. 41940198.
3. Web site: Russian Base.