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USSR Chess Championship

USSR Chess Championship

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The USSR Chess Championship was played from 1921 to 1991. Organized by the USSR Chess Federation, it was the strongest national chess championship ever held, with eight world chess champions and four world championship finalists among its winners. It was held as a round-robin tournament with the exception of the 35th and 58th championships, which were of the Swiss system.

The participants of the fourth USSR Chess Championship in 1925.
Sitting (left to right): Vilner, Levenfish, Rokhlin (organizer), Gotthilf, I. Rabinovich, Bogolyubov (winner), Ilyin-Genevsky, Duz-Khotimirsky, Romanovsky, Sergeyev, Nenarokov, Verlinsky, A. Rabinovich.
Standing (left to right): von Freymann, Sozin, Eremeev (organizer), Grigoriev, Zubarev, Selezniev, Kaspersky, Kutuzov, Weinstein (organizer).

Most wins

List of winners

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A Soviet stamp dedicated to the 1962 USSR Chess Championship

See also

Publications

  • Mark Taimanov, Bernard Cafferty, Soviet Championships, London, Everyman Chess, 1998 (ISBN 978-1-85744-201-4)

References

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    "USSR Championship 1952". Chessgames.com. 1953-02-05. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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    "USSR Championship 1955". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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    "USSR Championship 1968/69". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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    "USSR Championship 1969". Chessgames.com. 1969-10-12. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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    "USSR Championship 1977". Chessgames.com. 1977-12-22. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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    "USSR Championship 1987". Chessgames.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

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