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Crosstable

pos.	name	Elo	flag	1					2					3					pts	+	=	-
⇑ 1.-2.	GM Kuzmin, Gennady	2565		●					1	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	5½	2	7	1
⇑ 1.-2.	GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly	2560		0	1	½	½	½	●					0	½	½	1	1	5½	3	5	2
3.	GM Romanishin, Oleg	2560		½	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	0	0	●					4	1	6	3

Three players shared third place 1979 Lvov Soviet zonal and play-off was necessary.
Kuzmin and Tseshkovsky qualified for interzonal stage after fierce fight. Tie wasn't broken after scheduled four cycles, so an extra cycle was added.

Round by round results

1st round
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560	½ - ½	2565		GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560
1.-2. Kuzmin, Romanishin — ½; 3. Tseshkovsky — 0;

2nd round
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560	0 - 1	2560		GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565
1. Romanishin — 1½; 2. Kuzmin — ½; 3. Tseshkovsky — 0;

3rd round
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565	1 - 0	2560		GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560
1.-2. Kuzmin, Romanishin — 1½; 3. Tseshkovsky — 0;

4th round
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565	½ - ½	2560		GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560
1.-2. Kuzmin, Romanishin — 2; 3. Tseshkovsky — 0;

5th round
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560	½ - ½	2560		GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565
1. Romanishin — 2½; 2. Kuzmin — 2; 3. Tseshkovsky — ½;

6th round
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560	1 - 0	2565		GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560
1. Romanishin — 2½; 2. Kuzmin — 2; 3. Tseshkovsky — 1½;

7th round
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560	½ - ½	2565		GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560
1. Romanishin — 3; 2. Kuzmin — 2½; 3. Tseshkovsky — 1½;

8th round
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560	½ - ½	2560		GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565
1. Romanishin — 3½; 2. Kuzmin — 2½; 3. Tseshkovsky — 2;

9th round
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565	½ - ½	2560		GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560
1. Romanishin — 3½; 2. Kuzmin — 3; 3. Tseshkovsky — 2½;

10th round
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565	½ - ½	2560		GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560
1. Romanishin — 4; 2. Kuzmin — 3½; 3. Tseshkovsky — 2½;

11th round
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560	0 - 1	2560		GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565
1. Romanishin — 4; 2.-3. Kuzmin, Tseshkovsky — 3½;

12th round
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560	½ - ½	2565		GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560
1.-3. Kuzmin, Tseshkovsky, Romanishin — 4;

13th round
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560	1 - 0	2560		GM Romanishin, Oleg
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565
1. Tseshkovsky — 5; 2.-3. Kuzmin, Romanishin — 4;

14th round
GM Kuzmin, Gennady		2565	½ - ½	2560		GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560
1. Tseshkovsky — 5½; 2. Kuzmin — 4½; 3. Romanishin — 4;

15th round
GM Romanishin, Oleg		2560	0 - 1	2565		GM Kuzmin, Gennady
GM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly		2560
1.-2. Kuzmin, Tseshkovsky — 5½; 3. Romanishin — 4;

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