12th Soviet Team Chess Championship: Moscow 1972

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Basic data

12th Soviet Team Chess Championship
officially known as the "All-Soviet Olympiad"
(see all-time tournament summary)
Date: 1st - 13th March 1972
City: Moscow, Russian SFSR
Venue: CSKA Weightlifting palace
(Дворец тяжёлой атлетики ЦСКА)
Secretary of Organizing Committee: Mr. Viktor Baturinsky (URS)
Chief Arbiter: IA Alexander Kotov (URS)
Deputy Arbiters: IA Lev Abramov (URS)
IA L. Shapiro (URS)
Teams participating: 17
Players participating: 221 (incl. 21 GMs, 6 IMs and 11 WIMs)
Games played: 864
Competition format: Two stage twelve board round robin.
All 17 teams were split into three preliminary groups, then top two from each group qualified to the championship final, while lower placed teams were put in respective consolation groups.
Results from preliminaries were carried over to the finals.
Final order decided by: 1. Game points; 2. Direct match result; 3. Number of matches won
Time control: N/A
Official logo: MOSCOW 1972
Websites: RusBase
Downloadable game file: 72sov_team.zip

Tournament review

The Soviet Team Championship in 1972 was part of the All-Soviet Chess Olympiad (всесоюзная шахматная олимпиада), held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of establishing of the Soviet Union.


Game hall

Best board results

1st Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. GM Keres, Paul EST B 5 7 71.4
2. GM Tāls, Mihails LAT A 5½ 8 68.8
3. GM Petrosian, Tigran MOSC A 4½ 7 64.3

2nd Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. GM Ģipslis, Aivars LAT A 5½ 7 78.6
2. Kudriashov, Anatoly TKM C 5½ 8 68.8
3. GM Karpov, Anatoly RUS A 5½ 9 61.1
3. Grigorian, Karen ARM B 5½ 9 61.1

3rd Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. GM Antoshin, Vladimir RUS A 3½ 5 70.0
2. GM Furman, Semen SPET A 5½ 8 68.8
3. GM Tukmakov, Vladimir UKR A 5 8 62.5
3. Fomin, I. TKM C 5 8 62.5
3. Ubilava, Elizbar GEO A 5 8 62.5

4th Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. Nikolaevsky, Yury UKR A 4½ 6 75.0
2. Morgulov, Alexander AZE B 5½ 8 68.8
3. Tseitlin, Mark SPET A 4½ 7 64.3

5th Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. Zhidkov, Valery UKR A 6½ 8 81.3
1. Yuferov, Sergei BLR B 6½ 8 81.3
3. Tseshkovsky, Vitaly RUS A 6 8 75.0

Reserve Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. Anikaev, Yury RUS A 5 7 71.4
2. Rytov, Boris EST B 3 5 60.0
3. IM Podgaets, Mikhail UKR A 4 7 57.1

1st Junior Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. Anetbaev, Berik TJK C 6½ 8 81.3
2. Panchenko, Alexander RUS A 7 9 77.8
3. Romanishin, Oleg UKR A 6½ 9 72.2
3. Kochiev, Alexander SPET A 6½ 9 72.2

2nd Junior Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. Beliavsky, Alexander UKR A 7½ 9 83.3
2. Fedorov, Vladislav MOSC A 6½ 8 81.3
3. Navoian, A. ARM B 6 9 66.7

3rd Junior Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. Gorchakov, Alexander MOSC A 6 8 75.0
2. Kozlov, Vladimir SPET A 6½ 9 72.2
2. Ivanov, Igor RUS A 6½ 9 72.2

1st Women's Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. WIM Kushnir, Alla MOSC A 8 8 100.0
2. WIM Zatulovskaya, Tatiana AZE B 7½ 9 83.3
3. WIM Shul, Marta UKR A 6 9 66.7
3. Kristol, Luba SPET A 6 9 66.7

2nd Women's Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. WIM Lemachko, Tatiana MOSC A 6 8 75.0
2. Sammul, Mari EST B 6½ 9 72.2
3. Mkrtychan, Alla UZB B 6 9 66.7
3. WIM Bilunova, Rimma RUS A 6 9 66.7

1st Girls' Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. Ostrovskaia, Marina MOSC A 6 8 75.0
1. Protsenko, L. KGZ C 6 8 75.0
1. Kostina, Tatiana BLR B 6 8 75.0

2nd Girls' Board
no. name code fin. pts gms %
1. WIM Alekhina, Natalia RUS A 7½ 9 83.3
2. Fomina, Tatjana EST B 6½ 9 72.2
3. Lim, Greta MOSC A 5½ 8 68.8
3. Benensonaitė, Liliya LTU C 5½ 8 68.8

Interesting games


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