52nd Soviet Chess Championship :: Vilnius 1985

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 pts + = -
1. IM Gurevich, Mikhail 2500 URS ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 4 0
2. GM Gavrikov, Viktor 2570 URS ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 4 0
3. IM Chernin, Alexander 2560 URS ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 4 0

All players tied for first place in 1985 Soviet Chess Championship.
Because playoff did not split the tie, final placings were set according to Berger from the main torunament.






Round by round results


1st round
IM Gurevich, Mikhail URS 2500 ½ - ½ 2570 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
IM Chernin, Alexander URS 2560 BYE  
1.-2. Gurevich, Gavrikov — ½; 3. Chernin — 0;




2nd round
IM Chernin, Alexander URS 2560 ½ - ½ 2500 URS IM Gurevich, Mikhail
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2570 BYE  
1. Gurevich — 1; 2.-3. Gavrikov, Chernin — ½;




3rd round
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2570 ½ - ½ 2560 URS IM Chernin, Alexander
IM Gurevich, Mikhail URS 2500 BYE  
1.-3. Gurevich, Gavrikov, Chernin — 1;




4th round
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2570 ½ - ½ 2500 URS IM Gurevich, Mikhail
IM Chernin, Alexander URS 2560 BYE  
1.-2. Gurevich, Gavrikov — 1½; 3. Chernin — 1;




5th round
IM Gurevich, Mikhail URS 2500 ½ - ½ 2560 URS IM Chernin, Alexander
GM Gavrikov, Viktor URS 2570 BYE  
1. Gurevich — 2; 2.-3. Gavrikov, Chernin — 1½;




6th round
IM Chernin, Alexander URS 2560 ½ - ½ 2570 URS GM Gavrikov, Viktor
IM Gurevich, Mikhail URS 2500 BYE  
1.-3. Gurevich, Gavrikov, Chernin — 2;








Information

52nd Soviet Chess Championship
Dates: December 1985
City: Vilnius (Soviet Union)
Venue:
Organizers:
Tournament Director:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 3 (incl. 1 GM, 2 IMs)
Games played: 6
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: urs-1985playoff.pgn