# 1984 USSR Chess Championship

The 1984 Soviet Chess Championship was the 51st edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 2–28 April 1984 in Lviv. 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.

## 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.
Tallinn, December 1983 :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
| 1 | Josif Dorfman | 2540 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11 |
| 2 | Lev Psakhis | 2580 | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 10½ |
| 3 | Konstantin Lerner | 2525 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
| 4 | Andrei Kharitonov | | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10 |
| 5 | Boris Gulko | 2490 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Yuri Balashov | 2540 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9½ |
| 7 | Vladimir Malaniuk | 2460 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 9 |
| 8 | Mikhail Podgaets | 2450 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9 |
| 9 | Peter Korzubov | 2450 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Elizbar Ubilava | 2445 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Sergey Makarichev | 2505 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
| 12 | Viktor Gavrikov | 2470 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ |
| 13 | Leonid Yurtaev | 2360 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ |
| 14 | Ratmir Kholmov | 2480 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 7 |
| 15 | Aidyn Guseinov | 2200 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Igor Polovodin | 2435 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 6½ |
| 17 | Alexander Petrushin | 2415 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Lembit Oll | 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

51st USSR Chess Championship :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
| 1 | Andrei Sokolov | 2495 | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ |
| 2 | Konstantin Lerner | 2485 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 11½ |
| 3 | Vereslav Eingorn | 2475 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 10½ |
| 4 | Adrian Mikhalchishin | 2480 | 0 | ½ | 0 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9½ |
| 5 | Smbat Lputian | 2540 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9 |
| 6 | Igor Novikov | 2420 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Vladimir Tukmakov | 2550 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 9 |
| 8 | Alexander Beliavsky | 2565 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Alexey Vyzmanavin | 2470 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½ |
| 10 | Jaan Ehlvest | 2485 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 |
| 11 | Alexander Chernin | 2475 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Lev Psakhis | 2535 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
| 13 | Josif Dorfman | 2515 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 7½ |
| 14 | Valery Salov | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7 |
| 15 | Konstantin Aseev | 2390 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Valery Chekhov | 2535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 7 |
| 17 | Yuri Balashov | 2535 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 6½ |
| 18 | Andrei Kharitonov | | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 6 |