FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1975-1978

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Soviet zonal play-off :: Sochi 1975

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 pts + = -
1.-4. Gulko, Boris 2480 URS ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 3 1 4 1
1.-4. IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly 2555 URS ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 3 2 2 2
1.-4. GM Balashov, Yury 2540 URS ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 3 1 4 1
1.-4. GM Savon, Vladimir 2575 URS ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 3 1 4 1

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 URS 2480 ½ - ½ 2575 URS GM Savon, Vladimir
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Balashov, Yury
1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon — ½;




2nd round
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2540 ½ - ½ 2575 URS GM Savon, Vladimir
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly URS 2555 ½ - ½ 2480 URS Gulko, Boris
1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon — 1;




3rd round
Gulko, Boris URS 2480 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Balashov, Yury
GM Savon, Vladimir URS 2575 1 - 0 2555 URS IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1. Savon — 2; 2.-3. Gulko, Balashov — 1½; 4. Tseshkovsky — 1;




4th round
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2540 0 - 1 2555 URS IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
GM Savon, Vladimir URS 2575 ½ - ½ 2480 URS Gulko, Boris
1. Savon — 2½; 2.-3. Gulko, Tseshkovsky — 2; 4. Balashov — 1½;




5th round
Gulko, Boris URS 2480 1 - 0 2555 URS IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
GM Savon, Vladimir URS 2575 ½ - ½ 2540 URS GM Balashov, Yury
1.-2. Gulko, Savon — 3; 3.-4. Tseshkovsky, Balashov — 2;




6th round
GM Balashov, Yury URS 2540 1 - 0 2480 URS Gulko, Boris
IM Tseshkovsky, Vitaly URS 2555 1 - 0 2575 URS GM Savon, Vladimir
1.-4. Gulko, Tseshkovsky, Balashov, Savon — 3;








Information

Soviet zonal play-off
Dates: November 1975
City: Sochi (Soviet Union)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 4 (incl. 2 GMs, 1 IM)
Games played: 12
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: wc1978-zonalursplayoff.pgn