1970 USSR Chess Championship

Soviet chess tournament 38th Soviet Chess Championship Riga Victor Korchnoi 1969 USSR Chess Championship 1971 USSR Chess Championship The 1970 Soviet Chess Championship was the 38th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 25 November to 28 December 1970 in Riga. Viktor Korchnoi won his fourth title. The future world champion Anatoly Karpov had a quiet debut, beginning with a loss and 10 draws out of the first 11 rounds before beating Vladimir Bagirov in an Alekhine Defence in round 12. Mikhail Tal should have played in Riga, his home town, but he didn't. It looks as if the organizers doubted, on his recent illness history, whether he would last out the 21-rounder. It was a decision that was to rankle for years, especially since Tal was physically present, but had to confine himself to the press room.Cafferty, Bernard 2016 The Soviet Championships London Everyman Chess 150 Cafferty 2016 http://worldcat.org/oclc/41940198 Soviet chess, 1917-1991 Soltis, Andy. 2000 McFarland & Co 0-7864-0676-3 41940198 thumb|300px|Viktor Korchnoi Table and results + 38th 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 Total1URS Viktor Korchnoi - 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1162URS Vladimir Tukmakov 1 - ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 114½3URS Leonid Stein ½ ½ - ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1144URS Yuri Balashov 0 ½ ½ - ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 012½5URS Anatoly Karpov 0 ½ ½ ½ - ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½126URS Aivars Gipslis 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ - ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1127URS Vladimir Savon 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ - ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½128URS Mikhail Podgaets 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ - ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1119URS Yuri Averbakh ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ - 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½1110URS Oleg Dementiev ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 - 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½10½11URS Vladimir Bagirov ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 - ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 1 ½10½12URS Vladimir Liberzon 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ - ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½10½13URS Ratmir Kholmov ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 ½ - ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 11014URS Vladimir Doroshkievich 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ - 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 11015URS Vladimir Antoshin ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 - 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½9½16URS Igor Zaitsev 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 - 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 19½17URS Vladas Mikenas 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 - 0 1 0 0 1918URS Rafael Vaganian 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 - 0 ½ ½ 1919URS Vladimir Karasev ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 - ½ 1 18½20URS Igor Platonov 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ - 1 17½21URS Mark Tseitlin ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 - 0622URS Oleg Moiseev 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 -5½ References Chess Soviet Union Category:USSR Chess Championships Category:1970 in chess Chess Category:November 1970 in the Soviet Union Category:December 1970 in the Soviet Union Category:Sports competitions in Riga Category:1970 in Lithuania