1986 USSR Chess Championship
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The 1986 Soviet Chess Championship was the 53rd edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 2–28 April 1986 in Kiev. The title was won by Vitaly Tseshkovsky. Semifinals took place in Aktobe, Kostroma and Togliatti; two First League tournaments (also qualifying to the final) were held at Kharkov and Minsk.
Qualifying
Semifinals
Semifinals took place at Aktobe, Kostroma and Togliatti in July 1985.
First League
Top three qualified for the final.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union Evgeny Bareev | 2310 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
| 2 | Soviet Union Sergey Dolmatov | 2540 | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10 |
| 3 | Soviet Union Smbat Lputian | 2530 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 9½ |
| 4 | Soviet Union Konstantin Lerner | 2520 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9½ |
| 5 | Soviet Union Semen Dvoirys | 2445 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 6 | Soviet Union Yuri Yakovich | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | Soviet Union Vereslav Eingorn | 2525 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Soviet Union Yury Dokhoian | 2240 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Soviet Union Evgeny Pigusov | 2455 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 8½ |
| 10 | Soviet Union Lev Psakhis | 2555 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8½ |
| 11 | Soviet Union Eduardas Rozentalis | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | |
| 12 | Soviet Union Gennadi Zaichik | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | |
| 13 | Soviet Union Mikhail Podgaets | 2450 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 |
| 14 | Soviet Union Igor Novikov | 2460 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 15 | Soviet Union Valery Chekhov | 2495 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Soviet Union Gennadi Kuzmin | 2520 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 7 |
| 17 | Soviet Union Elizbar Ubilava | 2465 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Soviet Union Bukhuti Gurgenidze | 2445 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | - | 6½ |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union Vladimir Malaniuk | 2465 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10½ |
| 2 | Soviet Union Yuri Balashov | 2495 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10 |
| 3 | Soviet Union Sergey Smagin | 2405 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10 |
| 4 | Soviet Union Alexander Panchenko | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9½ | |
| 5 | Soviet Union Leonid Yudasin | 2475 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 9½ |
| 6 | Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 2505 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
| 7 | Soviet Union Alexander Khalifman | 2485 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9½ |
| 8 | Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky | 2410 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 9 | Soviet Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2460 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 10 | Soviet Union Adrian Mikhalchishin | 2505 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 |
| 11 | Soviet Union Sergey Gorelov | 2425 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 |
| 12 | Soviet Union Ratmir Kholmov | 2450 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 |
| 13 | Soviet Union Boris Gulko | 2475 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Soviet Union Edvīns Ķeņģis | 2430 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Soviet Union Yuri Razuvaev | 2520 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Soviet Union Alexander Ivanov | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | ½ | 6 | |
| 17 | Soviet Union Viktor Kupreichik | 2470 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Soviet Union Leonid Basin | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 4½ |
Final
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 2455 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Soviet Union Vladimir Malaniuk | 2495 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Soviet Union Vereslav Eingorn | 2560 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10 |
| 4 | Soviet Union Konstantin Lerner | 2530 | 0 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Soviet Union Yuri Balashov | 2515 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 10 |
| 6 | Soviet Union Viktor Gavrikov | 2550 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Soviet Union Evgeny Bareev | 2365 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Soviet Union Nukhim Rashkovsky | 2420 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Soviet Union Leonid Yudasin | 2485 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½ |
| 10 | Soviet Union Mikhail Gurevich | 2510 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8½ |
| 11 | Soviet Union Sergey Dolmatov | 2515 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 |
| 12 | Soviet Union Alexander Khalifman | 2490 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Soviet Union Smbat Lputian | 2545 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7½ |
| 14 | Soviet Union Alexander Beliavsky | 2625 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 15 | Soviet Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2465 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Soviet Union Yuri Yakovich | 2480 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Soviet Union Sergey Smagin | 2500 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Soviet Union Semen Dvoirys | 2470 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 |