title: 1989 USSR Chess Championship
text: # 1989 USSR Chess Championship
  
  The 1989 Soviet Chess Championship was the 56th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 23 September 15 October 1989 in Odessa. 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 Klaipeda and Simferopol.
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Semifinals took place at Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk and Uzhhorod.
  
  ### First League
  
  Klaipeda, November 1988 :
  
  | | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sergey Dolmatov | 2550 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
  | 2 | Boris Gelfand | 2585 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 10½ |
  | 3 | Lev Psakhis | 2560 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
  | 4 | Yuri Balashov | 2540 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9½ |
  | 5 | Lembit Oll | 2475 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
  | 6 | Ilia Smirin | 2500 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 |
  | 7 | Konstantin Aseev | 2445 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
  | 8 | Yury Dokhoian | 2520 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 |
  | 9 | Eduardas Rozentalis | 2490 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7½ |
  | 10 | Adrian Mikhalchishin | 2480 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
  | 11 | Sergey Ionov | 2360 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
  | 12 | Ratmir Kholmov | 2475 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 7 |
  | 13 | Alexei Shirov | 2380 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 |
  | 14 | Alexander Goldin | 2530 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | 0 | 6½ |
  | 15 | Andrei Lukin | 2430 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
  | 16 | Elmar Magerramov | 2430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 6½ |
  | 17 | Aidyn Guseinov | 2325 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | 4½ |
  
  Simferopol, November 1988 :
  
  | | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Semen Dvoirys | 2440 | - | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
  | 2 | Vladimir Tukmakov | 2590 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
  | 3 | Vladimir Malaniuk | 2520 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10½ |
  | 4 | Konstantin Lerner | 2530 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
  | 5 | Giorgi Giorgadze | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
  | 6 | Alexey Dreev | 2495 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9½ |
  | 7 | Mikhail Ulybin | 2390 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
  | 8 | Leonid Yudasin | 2505 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9½ |
  | 9 | Andrei Kovalev | 2440 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8½ |
  | 10 | Oleg Romanishin | 2550 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
  | 11 | Alexander Khalifman | 2530 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8½ |
  | 12 | Stanislav Savchenko | 2480 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 |
  | 13 | Andrei Kharitonov | 2550 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 |
  | 14 | Alex Yermolinsky | 2460 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 |
  | 15 | Leonid Yurtaev | 2485 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7 |
  | 16 | Lasha Janjgava | 2470 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 6 |
  | 17 | Smbat Lputian | 2540 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 5 |
  | 18 | Leonid Basin | 2350 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 5 |
  
  ## Final
  
  56th USSR Chess Championship :
  
  | | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rafael Vaganian | 2585 | - | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
  | 2 | Alexander Beliavsky | 2620 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 8½ |
  | 3 | Boris Gelfand | 2590 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 8½ |
  | 4 | Sergey Dolmatov | 2615 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
  | 5 | Vereslav Eingorn | 2560 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½ |
  | 6 | Lembit Oll | 2550 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 |
  | 7 | Konstantin Lerner | 2530 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 |
  | 8 | Alexey Dreev | 2570 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
  | 9 | Konstantin Aseev | 2485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
  | 10 | Andrei Sokolov | 2595 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7 |
  | 11 | Vladimir Tukmakov | 2565 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 7 |
  | 12 | Giorgi Giorgadze | | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7 |
  | 13 | Yuri Balashov | 2535 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ |
  | 14 | Semen Dvoirys | 2520 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 6½ |
  | 15 | Vladimir Malaniuk | 2560 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
  | 16 | Ilia Smirin | 2530 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 6 |
  