1991 USSR Chess Championship

Last edition of USSR Chess Championship 58th USSR Chess Championship Moscow Artashes Minasian 1990 USSR Chess Championship The 1991 Soviet Chess Championship was the 58th and last edition of USSR Chess Championship. It was held from 1–13 November 1991 in Moscow. The title was won by the Armenian Artashes Minasian.Cafferty, Bernard Taimanov, Mark 2016 The Soviet Championships London Everyman Chess 220 Cafferty; Taimanov 2016 http://worldcat.org/oclc/41940198 Soviet chess, 1917-1991 Soltis, Andy 2000 McFarland & Co 0-7864-0676-3 41940198 Crosstable The 58th and final Championship produced perhaps the greatest surprise of the whole series. There were a few big names in the field at Moscow, which was run as an 11-round Swiss system with 64 players. For example, there was Mikhail Tal, but he was seriously ill and finished only 39th-46th on 5 points. Leonid Yudasin, soon to emigrate to Israel, also finished with 5. Alexey Shirov got only 6½. Two little-known players shared the top with 8½, but the title went to the 24-year-old Armenian Artashes Minasian who had met much the stronger opposition and so having a better tiebreak, while Elmar Magerramov from Baku was second.Cafferty; Taimanov 2016 220 + 58th USSR Chess Championship Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total1URS Artashes Minasian 2510 +12 =4 +40 +6 =7 +24 +26 -2 =3 +23 +10 8½2URS Elmar Magerramov 2560 =31 =32 =45 +58 =5 +21 +29 +1 +25 +4 =3 8½3URS Vladimir Epishin 2615 =42 =15 +50 =29 =4 =30 +51 +28 =1 +25 =2 7½4URS Viktor Bologan 2535 +39 =1 +27 =5 =3 =28 +11 =7 +6 -2 =13 75URS Sergei Rublevsky 2420 =22 =14 +59 =4 =2 +41 =19 -6 +35 =9 +18 76URS Sergey Kiselev 2510 +38 +26 =24 -1 =23 +46 =25 +5 -4 +15 =7 77URS Vadim Ruban 2575 +57 -24 +16 +34 =1 =29 =28 =4 =23 +17 =6 78URS Alexander Nenashev 2475 =30 =20 =51 +12 =21 -26 +50 =36 =28 +27 +19 79URS Alexey Vyzmanavin 2590 -27 +54 =42 =15 =57 +34 =24 +29 =17 =5 +22 710URS Andrei Kharlov 2515 +41 =23 =25 =30 =18 -19 =13 +40 +44 +11 -1 6½11URS Artur Frolov 2470 +49 +50 =23 =26 =24 =25 -4 =16 +30 -10 +37 6½12URS Rafael Vaganian 2585 -1 +48 =22 -8 =58 -39 +53 +63 +43 =14 +25 6½13URS Alexei Shirov 2610 =15 =42 -34 -33 +59 +58 =10 +24 =27 +28 =4 6½14URS Sergei Tiviakov 2535 =62 =5 =60 +47 -29 =16 =20 =32 +39 =12 +23 6½15URS Alexey Kuzmin 2520 =13 =3 =18 =9 =43 +40 +52 =23 =36 -6 =20 616URS Vladimir Kramnik 2490 =44 =18 -7 +59 =35 =14 +37 =11 =19 =20 =29 617URS Vladimir Malaniuk 2510 -23 =41 +36 =20 =46 +45 =30 +26 =9 -7 =21 618URS Vladimir Akopian 2590 =34 =16 =15 +42 =10 =51 =27 =30 =33 +26 -5 619URS Michal Krasenkow 2550 =32 =31 =58 =45 +60 +10 =5 -25 =16 +33 -8 620URS Igor Novikov 2550 =63 =8 =43 =17 =33 =57 =14 =22 +32 =16 =15 621URS Sergey Makarichev 2535 =56 =43 +53 =52 =8 -2 =32 =39 =24 +44 =17 622URS Valery Chekhov 2525 =5 =60 =12 =41 =63 +31 -23 =20 +46 +36 -9 623URS Alexey Dreev 2610 +17 =10 =11 =27 =6 =52 +22 =15 =7 -1 -14 5½24URS Oleg Nikolenko 2450 +59 +7 =6 =28 =11 -1 =9 -13 =21 =35 =30 5½25URS Alexander Shabalov 2535 =47 +61 =10 +32 =28 =11 =6 +19 -2 -3 -12 5½26URS Yuri Yakovich 2560 +48 -6 +33 =11 =27 +8 -1 -17 +29 -18 =31 5½27URS Sergey Ionov 2510 +9 =40 -4 =23 =26 +44 =18 =35 =13 -8 =36 5½28URS Leonid Yurtaev 2525 =60 +62 +47 =24 =25 =4 =7 -3 =8 -13 =32 5½29URS Konstantin Aseev 2525 =61 +64 =52 =3 +14 =7 -2 -9 -26 +42 =16 5½30URS Yury Dokhoian 2545 =8 =63 +56 =10 =52 =3 =17 =18 -11 =43 =24 5½31URS Vladimir Bagirov 2485 =2 =19 =35 =44 =40 -22 =41 =37 =50 +51 =26 5½32URS Ildar Ibragimov 2485 =19 =2 +37 -25 -51 +64 =21 =14 -20 +59 =28 5½33URS Grigory Serper 2490 =36 =46 -26 +13 =20 =50 =39 +51 =18 -19 =35 5½34URS Maxim Sorokin 2510 =18 =44 +13 -7 =41 -9 -47 +64 =38 =40 +50 5½35URS Evgeny Sveshnikov 2540 =45 =58 =31 =60 =16 +55 =36 =27 -5 =24 =33 5½36URS Smbat Lputian 2570 =33 -52 -17 +61 +53 +63 =35 =8 =15 -22 =27 5½37URS Nukhim Rashkovsky 2540 =58 =45 -32 =39 =54 +60 -16 =31 +57 +47 -11 5½38URS Yuri Balashov 2590 -6 -57 -39 =48 +61 =53 +58 =42 =34 =41 +43 5½39URS Boris Kantsler 2430 -4 -59 +38 =37 =49 +12 =33 =21 -14 =50 =46 540URS Vereslav Eingorn 2585 +54 =27 -1 =57 =31 -15 +45 -10 =52 =34 =48 541URS Leonid Yudasin 2595 -10 =17 +62 =22 =34 -5 =31 =50 =42 =38 =44 542URS Alexandar Budnikov 2525 =3 =13 =9 -18 =64 =43 =63 =38 =41 -29 +57 543URS Peter Korzubov 2455 =51 =21 =20 -46 =15 =42 +55 +57 -12 =30 -38 544URS Mikhail Ulybin 2565 =16 =34 =57 =31 =45 -27 +54 +52 -10 -21 =41 545URS Marat Makarov 2475 =35 =37 =2 =19 =44 -17 -40 =61 =55 =57 +59 546URS Mikhail Tal 2575 =52 =33 =63 +43 =17 -6 =57 =47 -22 =48 =39 547URS Evgeni Maljutin 2435 =25 +55 -28 -14 =50 =54 +34 =46 =51 -37 =49 548URS Alexandar Panchenko 2490 -26 -12 -54 =38 +62 =49 =60 =55 +61 =46 =40 549URS Konstantin Lerner 2540 -11 -53 =64 =62 =39 =48 =61 =59 =63 +52 =47 550URS Semen Dvoirys 2525 +53 -11 -3 +56 =47 =33 -8 =41 =31 =39 -34 4½51URS Alexander Schneider 2540 =43 =56 =8 =63 +32 =18 -3 -33 =47 -31 =54 4½52URS Konstantin Sakaev 2495 =46 +36 =29 =21 =30 =23 -15 -44 =40 -49 =55 4½53URS Jakob Meister 2430 -50 +49 -21 =55 -36 =38 -12 -56 =62 +64 +63 4½54URS German Titov 2505 -40 -9 +48 =64 =37 =47 -44 -60 =58 +63 =51 4½55URS Ruslan Shcherbakov 2525 =64 -47 =61 =53 +56 -35 -43 =48 =45 =60 =52 4½56URS Aleksej Aleksandrov 2450 =21 =51 -30 -50 -55 -61 -59 +53 +64 =62 +60 4½57URS Igor Naumkin 2490 -7 +38 =44 =40 =9 =20 =46 -43 -37 =45 -42 458URS Vladimir Savon 2460 =37 =35 =19 -2 =12 -13 -38 =62 =54 =61 =64 459URS Valeriy Neverov 2540 -24 +39 -5 -16 -13 =62 +56 =49 +60 -32 -45 460URS Igor Zaitsev 2405 =28 =22 =14 =35 -19 -37 =48 +54 -59 =55 -56 461URS Michail Brodsky 2415 =29 -25 =55 -36 -38 +56 =49 =45 -48 =58 =62 462URS Andrei Lukin 2445 =14 -28 -41 =49 -48 =59 =64 =58 =53 =56 =61 463URS Yuri Kruppa 2485 =20 =30 =46 =51 =22 -36 =42 -12 =49 -54 -53 3½64URS Maxim Novik 2405 =55 -29 =49 =54 =42 -32 =62 -34 -56 -53 =58 3 References Chess Soviet Union Category:USSR Chess Championships Category:1991 in chess Category:1991 in Soviet sport