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USSR Championship (1985) First place was shared by Gavrikov, Gurevich and Chernin. The USSR Championship playoff (1985) saw all games end in draws. While the chess officials were pondering what to do next, a journalist announced that there would be no further play and Gurevich would be winner on tie-break from the final contest, what was accepted. So Mikhail Gurevich received the gold medal. Mark Taimanov notes that superior tie-break in the final had never been taken into account before. Source: Wikipedia article: 1985 USSR Chess Championship  page 8 of 8; games 176-190 of 190  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 176. Tukmakov vs Gavrikov   ½-½ 44 1985 USSR Championship D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 177. A Mikhalchishin vs V Eingorn   1-0 53 1985 USSR Championship A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation 178. G Agzamov vs A Petrosian   ½-½ 89 1985 USSR Championship D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 179. A Sokolov vs M Gurevich   ½-½ 54 1985 USSR Championship B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 180. Sveshnikov vs Balashov   ½-½ 13 1985 USSR Championship C54 Giuoco Piano 181. Balashov vs Razuvaev   ½-½ 29 1985 USSR Championship C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 182. Geller vs Sveshnikov   0-1 31 1985 USSR Championship E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 183. Gulko vs Chernin   1-0 42 1985 USSR Championship D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 184. Kupreichik vs Tukmakov 1-0 25 1985 USSR Championship B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 185. Gavrikov vs Psakhis   ½-½ 24 1985 USSR Championship A04 Reti Opening 186. Smagin vs B Gurgenidze   ½-½ 109 1985 USSR Championship B22 Sicilian, Alapin 187. V Eingorn vs A Sokolov   ½-½ 47 1985 USSR Championship E15 Queen's Indian 188. M Gurevich vs G Agzamov 1-0 33 1985 USSR Championship E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 189. A Petrosian vs K Lerner   0-1 42 1985 USSR Championship E12 Queen's Indian 190. Lputian vs A Mikhalchishin   ½-½ 23 1985 USSR Championship E77 King's Indian  page 8 of 8; games 176-190 of 190    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Dec-27-22    FSR: Razuvaev with 18 draws and 1 loss may have come as close as anyone to drawing all of his games at a Soviet championship. AFAIK, that has never been achieved. Arthur Bisguier in 1975 became the only player to draw every game in a U.S. Championship. Dec-27-22    perfidious: <FSR>, if Kupreichik had drawn a few more games, he might have contended for an interzonal slot at least, rather than tying for bottom marker. Dec-27-22    FSR: <perfidious> True. He had five wins, a number that only Gurevich exceeded. But he had nine losses. If he had drawn seven of those, he'd have tied for first. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific tournament only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC