| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1975-1978 |
[ Competition summary || European zonal A | European zonal B1 | European zonal B2 | European zonal C | European zonal D | Soviet zonal | US zonal | Canadian zonal |
| Caribbean-Central American zonal 1 | Caribbean-Central American zonal 2 | South American zonal | West Asian zonal | Asian Pacific zonal | Mediterranean-African zonal ||
|| Biel interzonal | Manila interzonal || Candidates QF | Candidates SF | Candidates F || WCh match ]
| Soviet zonal play-off :: Sochi 1975 |
[ Crosstable || 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th || Information ]
Crosstable
Four players tied for 1st in the 1975 Soviet zonal. Savon was eliminated by inferior Berger in the main tournament.
Round by round results
| 1st round |
| Gulko, Boris |
 |
2480 |
½ - ½ |
2575 |
 |
GM Savon, Vladimir |
| IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
 |
2555 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
 |
GM Balashov, Yury |
| 1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon ½; |
| 2nd round |
| GM Balashov, Yury |
 |
2540 |
½ - ½ |
2575 |
 |
GM Savon, Vladimir |
| IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
 |
2555 |
½ - ½ |
2480 |
 |
Gulko, Boris |
| 1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon 1; |
| 3rd round |
| Gulko, Boris |
 |
2480 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
 |
GM Balashov, Yury |
| GM Savon, Vladimir |
 |
2575 |
1 - 0 |
2555 |
 |
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
| 1. Savon 2; 2.-3. Gulko, Balashov 1½; 4. Tseshkovsky 1; |
| 4th round |
| GM Balashov, Yury |
 |
2540 |
0 - 1 |
2555 |
 |
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
| GM Savon, Vladimir |
 |
2575 |
½ - ½ |
2480 |
 |
Gulko, Boris |
| 1. Savon 2½; 2.-3. Gulko, Tseshkovsky 2; 4. Balashov 1½; |
| 5th round |
| Gulko, Boris |
 |
2480 |
1 - 0 |
2555 |
 |
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
| GM Savon, Vladimir |
 |
2575 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
 |
GM Balashov, Yury |
| 1.-2. Gulko, Savon 3; 3.-4. Tseshkovsky, Balashov 2; |
| 6th round |
| GM Balashov, Yury |
 |
2540 |
1 - 0 |
2480 |
 |
Gulko, Boris |
| IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
 |
2555 |
1 - 0 |
2575 |
 |
GM Savon, Vladimir |
| 1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon 3; |
Information
| Soviet zonal play-off |
| Dates: |
November 1975 |
| City: |
Sochi (Soviet Union) |
| Venue: |
|
| Organizers: |
|
| Chief Arbiter: |
|
| Players participating: |
4 (incl. 2 GMs, 1 IM) |
| Games played: |
12 |
| Competition format: |
Double Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
|
| PGN game file: |
wc1978-zonalursplayoff.pgn |