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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 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 190  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Gurgenidze vs Balashov   0-1 33 1985 USSR Championship B40 Sicilian 2. Razuvaev vs Geller   ½-½ 32 1985 USSR Championship C55 Two Knights Defense 3. Gulko vs Smagin   ½-½ 15 1985 USSR Championship D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 4. Psakhis vs Kupreichik ½-½ 62 1985 USSR Championship B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 5. Tukmakov vs Chernin   ½-½ 47 1985 USSR Championship D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 6. A Sokolov vs Lputian   ½-½ 41 1985 USSR Championship C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line 7. Sveshnikov vs A Petrosian 1-0 61 1985 USSR Championship B22 Sicilian, Alapin 8. A Mikhalchishin vs Gavrikov   ½-½ 13 1985 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. K Lerner vs M Gurevich   1-0 41 1985 USSR Championship E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 10. G Agzamov vs V Eingorn ½-½ 111 1985 USSR Championship E12 Queen's Indian 11. Balashov vs Gulko   ½-½ 34 1985 USSR Championship E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 12. Geller vs B Gurgenidze   ½-½ 25 1985 USSR Championship B33 Sicilian 13. Kupreichik vs A Mikhalchishin   ½-½ 32 1985 USSR Championship C42 Petrov Defense 14. Tukmakov vs Psakhis   ½-½ 11 1985 USSR Championship A15 English 15. Chernin vs Smagin 1-0 29 1985 USSR Championship A50 Queen's Pawn Game 16. Lputian vs G Agzamov 1-0 39 1985 USSR Championship C05 French, Tarrasch 17. V Eingorn vs K Lerner   ½-½ 29 1985 USSR Championship E16 Queen's Indian 18. Gavrikov vs A Sokolov 1-0 73 1985 USSR Championship E15 Queen's Indian 19. M Gurevich vs Sveshnikov 1-0 33 1985 USSR Championship A13 English 20. A Petrosian vs Razuvaev   ½-½ 12 1985 USSR Championship E17 Queen's Indian 21. Razuvaev vs M Gurevich   ½-½ 42 1985 USSR Championship E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 22. Smagin vs Balashov   ½-½ 42 1985 USSR Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Gulko vs Geller   ½-½ 19 1985 USSR Championship C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 24. A Sokolov vs Kupreichik   ½-½ 21 1985 USSR Championship C70 Ruy Lopez 25. Psakhis vs Chernin   ½-½ 41 1985 USSR Championship C02 French, Advance  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 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. 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