1991 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.[1][2]

58th USSR Chess Championship
LocationMoscow
Champion
Artashes Minasian

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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.[3]

58th USSR Chess Championship
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
1   Artashes Minasian 2510 +12 =4 +40 +6 =7 +24 +26 -2 =3 +23 +10
2   Elmar Magerramov 2560 =31 =32 =45 +58 =5 +21 +29 +1 +25 +4 =3
3   Vladimir Epishin 2615 =42 =15 +50 =29 =4 =30 +51 +28 =1 +25 =2
4   Viktor Bologan 2535 +39 =1 +27 =5 =3 =28 +11 =7 +6 -2 =13 7
5   Sergei Rublevsky 2420 =22 =14 +59 =4 =2 +41 =19 -6 +35 =9 +18 7
6   Sergey Kiselev 2510 +38 +26 =24 -1 =23 +46 =25 +5 -4 +15 =7 7
7   Vadim Ruban 2575 +57 -24 +16 +34 =1 =29 =28 =4 =23 +17 =6 7
8   Alexander Nenashev 2475 =30 =20 =51 +12 =21 -26 +50 =36 =28 +27 +19 7
9   Alexey Vyzmanavin 2590 -27 +54 =42 =15 =57 +34 =24 +29 =17 =5 +22 7
10   Andrei Kharlov 2515 +41 =23 =25 =30 =18 -19 =13 +40 +44 +11 -1
11   Artur Frolov 2470 +49 +50 =23 =26 =24 =25 -4 =16 +30 -10 +37
12   Rafael Vaganian 2585 -1 +48 =22 -8 =58 -39 +53 +63 +43 =14 +25
13   Alexei Shirov 2610 =15 =42 -34 -33 +59 +58 =10 +24 =27 +28 =4
14   Sergei Tiviakov 2535 =62 =5 =60 +47 -29 =16 =20 =32 +39 =12 +23
15   Alexey Kuzmin 2520 =13 =3 =18 =9 =43 +40 +52 =23 =36 -6 =20 6
16   Vladimir Kramnik 2490 =44 =18 -7 +59 =35 =14 +37 =11 =19 =20 =29 6
17   Vladimir Malaniuk 2510 -23 =41 +36 =20 =46 +45 =30 +26 =9 -7 =21 6
18   Vladimir Akopian 2590 =34 =16 =15 +42 =10 =51 =27 =30 =33 +26 -5 6
19   Michal Krasenkow 2550 =32 =31 =58 =45 +60 +10 =5 -25 =16 +33 -8 6
20   Igor Novikov 2550 =63 =8 =43 =17 =33 =57 =14 =22 +32 =16 =15 6
21   Sergey Makarichev 2535 =56 =43 +53 =52 =8 -2 =32 =39 =24 +44 =17 6
22   Valery Chekhov 2525 =5 =60 =12 =41 =63 +31 -23 =20 +46 +36 -9 6
23   Alexey Dreev 2610 +17 =10 =11 =27 =6 =52 +22 =15 =7 -1 -14
24   Oleg Nikolenko 2450 +59 +7 =6 =28 =11 -1 =9 -13 =21 =35 =30
25   Alexander Shabalov 2535 =47 +61 =10 +32 =28 =11 =6 +19 -2 -3 -12
26   Yuri Yakovich 2560 +48 -6 +33 =11 =27 +8 -1 -17 +29 -18 =31
27   Sergey Ionov 2510 +9 =40 -4 =23 =26 +44 =18 =35 =13 -8 =36
28   Leonid Yurtaev 2525 =60 +62 +47 =24 =25 =4 =7 -3 =8 -13 =32
29   Konstantin Aseev 2525 =61 +64 =52 =3 +14 =7 -2 -9 -26 +42 =16
30   Yury Dokhoian 2545 =8 =63 +56 =10 =52 =3 =17 =18 -11 =43 =24
31   Vladimir Bagirov 2485 =2 =19 =35 =44 =40 -22 =41 =37 =50 +51 =26
32   Ildar Ibragimov 2485 =19 =2 +37 -25 -51 +64 =21 =14 -20 +59 =28
33   Grigory Serper 2490 =36 =46 -26 +13 =20 =50 =39 +51 =18 -19 =35
34   Maxim Sorokin 2510 =18 =44 +13 -7 =41 -9 -47 +64 =38 =40 +50
35   Evgeny Sveshnikov 2540 =45 =58 =31 =60 =16 +55 =36 =27 -5 =24 =33
36   Smbat Lputian 2570 =33 -52 -17 +61 +53 +63 =35 =8 =15 -22 =27
37   Nukhim Rashkovsky 2540 =58 =45 -32 =39 =54 +60 -16 =31 +57 +47 -11
38   Yuri Balashov 2590 -6 -57 -39 =48 +61 =53 +58 =42 =34 =41 +43
39   Boris Kantsler 2430 -4 -59 +38 =37 =49 +12 =33 =21 -14 =50 =46 5
40   Vereslav Eingorn 2585 +54 =27 -1 =57 =31 -15 +45 -10 =52 =34 =48 5
41   Leonid Yudasin 2595 -10 =17 +62 =22 =34 -5 =31 =50 =42 =38 =44 5
42   Alexandar Budnikov 2525 =3 =13 =9 -18 =64 =43 =63 =38 =41 -29 +57 5
43   Peter Korzubov 2455 =51 =21 =20 -46 =15 =42 +55 +57 -12 =30 -38 5
44   Mikhail Ulybin 2565 =16 =34 =57 =31 =45 -27 +54 +52 -10 -21 =41 5
45   Marat Makarov 2475 =35 =37 =2 =19 =44 -17 -40 =61 =55 =57 +59 5
46   Mikhail Tal 2575 =52 =33 =63 +43 =17 -6 =57 =47 -22 =48 =39 5
47   Evgeni Maljutin 2435 =25 +55 -28 -14 =50 =54 +34 =46 =51 -37 =49 5
48   Alexandar Panchenko 2490 -26 -12 -54 =38 +62 =49 =60 =55 +61 =46 =40 5
49   Konstantin Lerner 2540 -11 -53 =64 =62 =39 =48 =61 =59 =63 +52 =47 5
50   Semen Dvoirys 2525 +53 -11 -3 +56 =47 =33 -8 =41 =31 =39 -34
51   Alexander Schneider 2540 =43 =56 =8 =63 +32 =18 -3 -33 =47 -31 =54
52   Konstantin Sakaev 2495 =46 +36 =29 =21 =30 =23 -15 -44 =40 -49 =55
53   Jakob Meister 2430 -50 +49 -21 =55 -36 =38 -12 -56 =62 +64 +63
54   German Titov 2505 -40 -9 +48 =64 =37 =47 -44 -60 =58 +63 =51
55   Ruslan Shcherbakov 2525 =64 -47 =61 =53 +56 -35 -43 =48 =45 =60 =52
56   Aleksej Aleksandrov 2450 =21 =51 -30 -50 -55 -61 -59 +53 +64 =62 +60
57   Igor Naumkin 2490 -7 +38 =44 =40 =9 =20 =46 -43 -37 =45 -42 4
58   Vladimir Savon 2460 =37 =35 =19 -2 =12 -13 -38 =62 =54 =61 =64 4
59   Valeriy Neverov 2540 -24 +39 -5 -16 -13 =62 +56 =49 +60 -32 -45 4
60   Igor Zaitsev 2405 =28 =22 =14 =35 -19 -37 =48 +54 -59 =55 -56 4
61   Michail Brodsky 2415 =29 -25 =55 -36 -38 +56 =49 =45 -48 =58 =62 4
62   Andrei Lukin 2445 =14 -28 -41 =49 -48 =59 =64 =58 =53 =56 =61 4
63   Yuri Kruppa 2485 =20 =30 =46 =51 =22 -36 =42 -12 =49 -54 -53
64   Maxim Novik 2405 =55 -29 =49 =54 =42 -32 =62 -34 -56 -53 =58 3

References

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  1. ^ Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 220.
  2. ^ Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
  3. ^ Cafferty; Taimanov 2016, p. 220