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Soviet zonal play-off :: Sochi 1975 |
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Crosstable
Four players tied for 1st in the 1975 Soviet zonal. Savon was eliminated by inferior Berger in the main tournament.
Round by round results
1st round |
Gulko, Boris |
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2480 |
½ - ½ |
2575 |
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GM Savon, Vladimir |
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
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2555 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
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GM Balashov, Yury |
1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon ½; |
2nd round |
GM Balashov, Yury |
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2540 |
½ - ½ |
2575 |
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GM Savon, Vladimir |
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
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2555 |
½ - ½ |
2480 |
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Gulko, Boris |
1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon 1; |
3rd round |
Gulko, Boris |
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2480 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
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GM Balashov, Yury |
GM Savon, Vladimir |
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2575 |
1 - 0 |
2555 |
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IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
1. Savon 2; 2.-3. Gulko, Balashov 1½; 4. Tseshkovsky 1; |
4th round |
GM Balashov, Yury |
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2540 |
0 - 1 |
2555 |
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IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
GM Savon, Vladimir |
|
2575 |
½ - ½ |
2480 |
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Gulko, Boris |
1. Savon 2½; 2.-3. Gulko, Tseshkovsky 2; 4. Balashov 1½; |
5th round |
Gulko, Boris |
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2480 |
1 - 0 |
2555 |
|
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
GM Savon, Vladimir |
|
2575 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
|
GM Balashov, Yury |
1.-2. Gulko, Savon 3; 3.-4. Tseshkovsky, Balashov 2; |
6th round |
GM Balashov, Yury |
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2540 |
1 - 0 |
2480 |
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Gulko, Boris |
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly |
|
2555 |
1 - 0 |
2575 |
|
GM Savon, Vladimir |
1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon 3; |
Information
Soviet zonal play-off |
Dates: |
November 1975 |
City: |
Sochi (Soviet Union) |
Venue: |
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Organizers: |
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Chief Arbiter: |
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Players participating: |
4 (incl. 2 GMs, 1 IM) |
Games played: |
12 |
Competition format: |
Double Round Robin |
Tie-breaks: |
none |
Time control: |
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PGN game file: |
wc1978-zonalursplayoff.pgn |