1984 USSR Chess Championship
The 1984 Soviet Chess Championship was the 51th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 2-28 April 1984 in Lvov. The title was won by Andrei Sokolov. Semifinals took place in Volgodonsk, Irkutsk, Minsk and Nikolayev; The First League (also qualifying to the final) was held at Tallinn.[1][2]

Andrei Sokolov in 2009
| 51th USSR Chess Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Lvov |
| Champion | |
| Andrei Sokolov | |
Qualifying
Semifinals
Semifinals took place at (the first three gaining a direct promotion to the final): Volgodonsk (Novikov, Sveshnikov, Ehlvest); Irkutsk (Lputian, Chemin, Chekhov); Minsk (Belyavsky, Vyzhmanavin, Eingom); Nikolayev (Aseev, Mikhalchishin, A.Sokolov).
First League
The top five qualified for the final.[3]
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2540 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11 | |
| 2 | 2580 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 10½ | |
| 3 | 2525 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10½ | |
| 4 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2490 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2540 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9½ | |
| 7 | 2460 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 9 | |
| 8 | 2450 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9 | |
| 9 | 2450 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 10 | 2445 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 11 | 2505 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ | |
| 12 | 2470 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ | |
| 13 | 2360 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | |
| 14 | 2480 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 7 | |
| 15 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 16 | 2435 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 6½ | |
| 17 | 2415 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | |
| 18 | 2365 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 4½ |
Boris Gulko did not play the final for an unknown reason, and was replaced by Yuri Balashov.
Final

Final playing hall
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2495 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ | |
| 2 | 2485 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ | |
| 3 | 2475 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10½ | |
| 4 | 2480 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9½ | |
| 5 | 2540 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9 | |
| 6 | 2420 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 2550 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 9 | |
| 8 | 2565 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | |
| 9 | 2470 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½ | |
| 10 | 2485 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 | |
| 11 | 2475 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | |
| 12 | 2535 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 7½ | |
| 13 | 2515 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 7½ | |
| 14 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7 | ||
| 15 | 2390 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 16 | 2535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 7 | |
| 17 | 2535 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 6½ | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 6 |
References
- Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 196.
- Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.
- "Russian Base".
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