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| 40th Soviet Chess Championship semifinal :: Kaliningrad 1972 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | pts | + | = | - |
| ⇑ 1. | Zhidkov, Valery | 2490 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12½ | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
| ⇑ 2.-3. | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | ½ | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ||
| ⇑ 2.-3. | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | 2535 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |
| ⇑ 4.-5. | IM Balashov, Yury | 2560 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| 4.-5. | Cseshkovsky, Vitaly | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 6. | Dementiev, Oleg | 2490 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| 7. | GM Suetin, Alexei | 2550 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| 8.-9. | Bukhman, Eduard | 2405 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |
| 8.-9. | Faibisovich, Vadim | 2440 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |
| 10. | IM Mikenas, Vladas | 2410 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| 11. | GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2510 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 7½ | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| 12. | Tseitlin, Mark | 2410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| 13. | IM Podgaets, Mikhail | 2485 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 14.-15. | Alexeev, Anatoly | 2405 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| 14.-15. | Dzhanoev, David | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 16. | Gutman, Lev | 2400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ● | 0 | 1 | 5½ | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 17.-18. | Kopylov, Igor | 2440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 17.-18. | Peresypkin, Vladimir | 2415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ● | 4½ | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 40th Soviet Chess Championship semifinal | |
| Dates: | 10th August - 6th September 1972 |
| City: | Kaliningrad (Soviet Union) |
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| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 18 (incl. 3 GMs, 3 IMs) |
| Games played: | 153 |
| Competition format: | round robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Other websites: | RUSBASE Wikipedia |
| PGN game file: | urssemi-1972k.pgn |