| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1978-1981 |
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| Soviet zonal :: Lvov 1978 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | pts | + | = | - |
| ⇑ 1. | GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
| ⇑ 2. | GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| ⇑ 3.-5. | GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| ⇑ 3.-5. | GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| ⇑ 3.-5. | GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
| 6. | GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 7½ | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| 7.-10. | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| 7.-10. | GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 7.-10. | IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| 7.-10. | GM Gulko, Boris | 2570 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| 11.-13. | GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| 11.-13. | GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 11.-13. | IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 14. | GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| 15. | GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 3½ | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Play-off for two interzonal spots: Kuzmin 5½; Tseshkovsky 5½ Romanishin 4.
| 1st round | |||||||||
| IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2550 | IM Dorfman, Iosif | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Gulko, Boris | |||||
| GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | |||||
| GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | ½ - ½ | 2610 | GM Romanishin, Oleg | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | |||||
| GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Savon, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | ||||||||
| 1. Balashov 1; 2.-13. Vaganian, Tseshkovsky, Romanishin, Tukmakov, Beliavsky, Smyslov, Bagirov, Gulko, Kochiev, Savon, Sveshnikov, Geller ½; 14.-15. Kuzmin, Dorfman 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round | |||||||||
| IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Vaganian, Rafael | |||||
| GM Gulko, Boris | 2575 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||
| GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | IM Bagirov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Balashov, Yury | |||||
| GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | ½ - ½ | 2555 | GM Kochiev, Alexander | |||||
| GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | ||||||||
| 1.-3. Balashov, Smyslov, Gulko 1½; 4.-10. Vaganian, Romanishin, Tukmakov, Beliavsky, Bagirov, Kochiev, Sveshnikov 1; 11.-15. Tseshkovsky, Kuzmin, Savon, Dorfman, Geller ½; | |||||||||
| 3rd round | |||||||||
| GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | 1 - 0 | 2560 | GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2610 | GM Romanishin, Oleg | |||||
| GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | GM Kuzmin, Gennady | |||||
| GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | ½ - ½ | 2550 | IM Dorfman, Iosif | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Gulko, Boris | |||||
| GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | 1 - 0 | 2565 | GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | |||||
| IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | ||||||||
| 1.-5. Balashov, Vaganian, Beliavsky, Smyslov, Gulko 2; 6.-7. Romanishin, Kochiev 1½; 8.-15. Tseshkovsky, Kuzmin, Tukmakov, Bagirov, Savon, Dorfman, Sveshnikov, Geller 1; | |||||||||
| 4th round | |||||||||
| IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2555 | GM Kochiev, Alexander | |||||
| GM Gulko, Boris | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Balashov, Yury | |||||
| GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Savon, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Vaganian, Rafael | |||||
| GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||
| IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | ||||||||
| 1.-5. Balashov, Vaganian, Beliavsky, Smyslov, Gulko 2½; 6.-8. Romanishin, Tukmakov, Kochiev 2; 9.-13. Tseshkovsky, Kuzmin, Bagirov, Savon, Sveshnikov 1½; 14.-15. Dorfman, Geller 1; | |||||||||
| 5th round | |||||||||
| GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2610 | GM Romanishin, Oleg | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | 1 - 0 | 2495 | IM Bagirov, Vladimir | |||||
| IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | 1 - 0 | 2565 | GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | |||||
| GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | 0 - 1 | 2535 | GM Kuzmin, Gennady | |||||
| GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | 1 - 0 | 2570 | GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | 0 - 1 | 2560 | GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | 1 - 0 | 2570 | GM Gulko, Boris | |||||
| GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | ||||||||
| 1.-3. Balashov, Vaganian, Beliavsky 3½; 4. Tukmakov 3; 5.-8. Kuzmin, Smyslov, Gulko, Savon 2½; 9.-11. Romanishin, Kochiev, Dorfman 2; 12.-14. Tseshkovsky, Bagirov, Sveshnikov 1½; 15. Geller 1; | |||||||||
| 6th round | |||||||||
| IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||
| GM Gulko, Boris | 2575 | 1 - 0 | 2560 | GM Savon, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | 1 - 0 | 2570 | GM Vaganian, Rafael | |||||
| GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2550 | IM Dorfman, Iosif | |||||
| GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Balashov, Yury | |||||
| GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | ||||||||
| 1.-2. Balashov, Beliavsky 4; 3.-6. Vaganian, Kuzmin, Tukmakov, Gulko 3½; 7. Romanishin 3; 8.-12. Smyslov, Bagirov, Kochiev, Savon, Dorfman 2½; 13. Tseshkovsky 2; 14. Sveshnikov 1½; 15. Geller 1; | |||||||||
| 7th round | |||||||||
| GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2535 | GM Kuzmin, Gennady | |||||
| IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Gulko, Boris | |||||
| GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | 0 - 1 | 2555 | GM Kochiev, Alexander | |||||
| GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | 1 - 0 | 2610 | GM Romanishin, Oleg | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | 1 - 0 | 2495 | IM Bagirov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | 0 - 1 | 2570 | GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | |||||
| GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | ||||||||
| 1. Balashov 5; 2.-5. Vaganian, Tukmakov, Beliavsky, Gulko 4; 6.-9. Kuzmin, Smyslov, Kochiev, Savon 3½; 10.-12. Tseshkovsky, Romanishin, Dorfman 3; 13. Bagirov 2½; 14. Sveshnikov 1½; 15. Geller 1; | |||||||||
| 8th round | |||||||||
| IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Balashov, Yury | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | 0 - 1 | 2590 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||
| GM Gulko, Boris | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | |||||
| GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Vaganian, Rafael | |||||
| GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | 1 - 0 | 2550 | IM Dorfman, Iosif | |||||
| GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | 1 - 0 | 2560 | GM Savon, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | ||||||||
| 1. Balashov 5½; 2. Tukmakov 5; 3.-5. Vaganian, Smyslov, Gulko 4½; 6.-8. Romanishin, Kuzmin, Beliavsky 4; 9.-10. Kochiev, Savon 3½; 11.-13. Tseshkovsky, Bagirov, Dorfman 3; 14.-15. Sveshnikov, Geller 2; | |||||||||
| 9th round | |||||||||
| GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | 0 - 1 | 2555 | GM Kochiev, Alexander | |||||
| IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | GM Kuzmin, Gennady | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | 0 - 1 | 2610 | GM Romanishin, Oleg | |||||
| GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Gulko, Boris | |||||
| GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | IM Bagirov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | ||||||||
| 1.-2. Balashov, Tukmakov 5½; 3.-6. Vaganian, Romanishin, Smyslov, Gulko 5; 7.-9. Kuzmin, Beliavsky, Kochiev 4½; 10. Savon 4; 11.-13. Tseshkovsky, Bagirov, Dorfman 3½; 14.-15. Sveshnikov, Geller 2; | |||||||||
| 10th round | |||||||||
| IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Savon, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Balashov, Yury | |||||
| GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Vaganian, Rafael | |||||
| GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | 1 - 0 | 2550 | IM Dorfman, Iosif | |||||
| GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | |||||
| GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | 0 - 1 | 2565 | GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | |||||
| GM Gulko, Boris | 2570 | ||||||||
| 1. Balashov 6; 2.-6. Vaganian, Romanishin, Kuzmin, Tukmakov, Smyslov 5½; 7.-9. Beliavsky, Gulko, Kochiev 5; 10. Savon 4½; 11.-12. Tseshkovsky, Bagirov 4; 13. Dorfman 3½; 14. Sveshnikov 3; 15. Geller 2½; | |||||||||
| 11th round | |||||||||
| GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||
| IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | IM Bagirov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Gulko, Boris | 2570 | 0 - 1 | 2610 | GM Romanishin, Oleg | |||||
| GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | ½ - ½ | 2555 | GM Kochiev, Alexander | |||||
| GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | GM Kuzmin, Gennady | |||||
| GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | 1 - 0 | 2560 | GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | 1 - 0 | 2545 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | ||||||||
| 1. Balashov 7; 2.-3. Vaganian, Romanishin 6½; 4. Kuzmin 6; 5.-7. Tukmakov, Smyslov, Kochiev 5½; 8.-11. Tseshkovsky, Beliavsky, Gulko, Savon 5; 12. Bagirov 4½; 13. Dorfman 4; 14. Sveshnikov 3½; 15. Geller 2½; | |||||||||
| 12th round | |||||||||
| IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | 1 - 0 | 2565 | GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Savon, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Vaganian, Rafael | |||||
| GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | ½ - ½ | 2550 | IM Dorfman, Iosif | |||||
| GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Balashov, Yury | |||||
| GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | 1 - 0 | 2570 | GM Gulko, Boris | |||||
| GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | ||||||||
| 1. Balashov 7½; 2. Vaganian 7; 3.-5. Romanishin, Kuzmin, Tukmakov 6½; 6.-7. Smyslov, Kochiev 6; 8.-11. Tseshkovsky, Beliavsky, Bagirov, Savon 5½; 12. Gulko 5; 13. Dorfman 4½; 14. Sveshnikov 3½; 15. Geller 3; | |||||||||
| 13th round | |||||||||
| IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | 0 - 1 | 2545 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Gulko, Boris | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | GM Kuzmin, Gennady | |||||
| GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||
| GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2555 | GM Kochiev, Alexander | |||||
| GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | IM Bagirov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | ||||||||
| 1. Vaganian 8; 2. Balashov 7½; 3.-5. Romanishin, Kuzmin, Tukmakov 7; 6.-8. Beliavsky, Kochiev, Savon 6½; 9.-11. Tseshkovsky, Smyslov, Bagirov 6; 12. Gulko 5½; 13. Dorfman 4½; 14. Sveshnikov 4; 15. Geller 3; | |||||||||
| 14th round | |||||||||
| IM Bagirov, Vladimir | 2495 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Gulko, Boris | |||||
| GM Balashov, Yury | 2590 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Vaganian, Rafael | |||||
| GM Beliavsky, Alexander | 2545 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | |||||
| GM Geller, Efim | 2590 | 0 - 1 | 2550 | IM Dorfman, Iosif | |||||
| GM Kochiev, Alexander | 2555 | 0 - 1 | 2570 | GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | |||||
| GM Kuzmin, Gennady | 2535 | ½ - ½ | 2610 | GM Romanishin, Oleg | |||||
| GM Smyslov, Vassily | 2575 | 1 - 0 | 2560 | GM Savon, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | ||||||||
| 1. Vaganian 8½; 2. Balashov 8; 3.-4. Romanishin, Kuzmin 7½; 5.-8. Tseshkovsky, Tukmakov, Beliavsky, Smyslov 7; 9.-11. Bagirov, Kochiev, Savon 6½; 12. Gulko 6; 13. Dorfman 5½; 14. Sveshnikov 4½; 15. Geller 3; | |||||||||
| 15th round | |||||||||
| IM Dorfman, Iosif | 2550 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | GM Smyslov, Vassily | |||||
| GM Gulko, Boris | 2570 | 1 - 0 | 2555 | GM Kochiev, Alexander | |||||
| GM Romanishin, Oleg | 2610 | ½ - ½ | 2495 | IM Bagirov, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Savon, Vladimir | 2560 | 0 - 1 | 2590 | GM Balashov, Yury | |||||
| GM Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Geller, Efim | |||||
| GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 2570 | 1 - 0 | 2545 | GM Beliavsky, Alexander | |||||
| GM Tukmakov, Vladimir | 2560 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | GM Kuzmin, Gennady | |||||
| GM Vaganian, Rafael | 2570 | ||||||||
| 1. Balashov 9; 2. Vaganian 8½; 3.-5. Tseshkovsky, Romanishin, Kuzmin 8; 6. Tukmakov 7½; 7.-10. Beliavsky, Smyslov, Bagirov, Gulko 7; 11.-13. Kochiev, Savon, Dorfman 6½; 14. Sveshnikov 5; 15. Geller 3½; | |||||||||
| Soviet zonal | |
| Dates: | 4th - 28th April 1978 |
| City: | Lvov (Soviet Union) |
| Venue: | Yury Gagarin Palace of Culture |
| Organizers: | |
| Chief Arbiter: | IA Igor Bondarevsky (URS) |
| Players participating: | 15 (incl. 13 GMs, 2 IMs) |
| Games played: | 105 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| PGN game file: | wc1981-zonalurs.pgn |