1989 USSR Chess Championship
| 56th USSR Chess Championship | |
|---|---|
| Location | Odesa |
| Champion | |
| Rafael Vaganian | |
The 1989 Soviet Chess Championship was the 56th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 23 September 15 October 1989 in Odesa. The title was won by Rafael Vaganian. Semifinals took place at Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk and Uzhhorod; two First League tournaments (qualifying to the final) were held at Klaipėda and Simferopol.[1][2]

Qualifying
Semifinals
Semifinals took place at Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk and Uzhhorod.
First League
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2550 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ | |
| 2 | 2585 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 10½ | |
| 3 | 2560 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2540 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9½ | |
| 5 | 2475 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2500 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 2445 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8 | 2520 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 | |
| 9 | 2490 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7½ | |
| 10 | 2480 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ | |
| 11 | 2360 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ | |
| 12 | 2475 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 7 | |
| 13 | 2380 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 14 | 2530 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 0 | 6½ | |
| 15 | 2430 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 6½ | |
| 16 | 2430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 6½ | |
| 17 | 2325 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 4½ |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2440 | - | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | 2590 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10½ | |
| 3 | 2520 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10½ | |
| 4 | 2530 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 5 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2495 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9½ | ||
| 7 | 2390 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ | |
| 8 | 2505 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9½ | |
| 9 | 2440 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ | |
| 10 | 2550 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | |
| 11 | 2530 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8½ | |
| 12 | 2480 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 | |
| 13 | 2550 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 | ||
| 14 | 2460 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | |
| 15 | 2485 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7 | |
| 16 | 2470 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 6 | |
| 17 | 2540 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 5 | |
| 18 | 2350 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 5 |
Final
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2585 | - | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2620 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 8½ | |
| 3 | 2590 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 8½ | |
| 4 | 2615 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | |
| 5 | 2560 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½ | |
| 6 | 2550 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | |
| 7 | 2530 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | |
| 8 | 2570 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ | |
| 9 | 2485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | |
| 10 | 2595 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7 | |
| 11 | 2565 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 7 | |
| 12 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7 | ||
| 13 | 2535 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | |
| 14 | 2520 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 6½ | |
| 15 | 2560 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |
| 16 | 2530 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 6 |