# 1987 USSR Chess Championship

The 1987 Soviet Chess Championship was the 54th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 3–29 March 1987 in Minsk. The title was won by Alexander Beliavsky. Semifinals took place in Sevastopol and Pinsk; two First League tournaments (also qualifying to the final) was held at Kuibyshev and Irkutsk.

## Qualifying
### Semifinals

Semifinals took place at Sevastopol and Pinsk in August 1986.

### First League

Top six qualified for the final.
Irkutsk, October-November 1986 :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
| 1 | Smbat Lputian | 2520 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Valery Salov | 2550 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
| 3 | Evgeny Bareev | 2470 | 1 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Lev Psakhis | 2555 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 10 |
| 5 | Viktor Gavrikov | 2550 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Sergey Dolmatov | 2510 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 10 |
| 7 | Evgeny Pigusov | 2500 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 |
| 8 | Konstantin Aseev | 2440 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Yuri Balashov | 2530 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 |
| 10 | Vassily Ivanchuk | 2475 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Yuri Kruppa | 2445 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 8 |
| 12 | Yury Dokhoian | 2450 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 |
| 13 | Gennadij Timoscenko | 2475 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7½ |
| 14 | Yuri Razuvaev | 2535 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 7½ |
| 15 | Oleg Romanishin | 2560 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7½ |
| 16 | Alexey Vyzmanavin | 2480 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Alexander Goldin | 2390 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | 6½ |
| 18 | Grigory Serper | 2200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | - | 5½ |
Kuibyshev, October-November 1986 :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
| 1 | Vladimir Tukmakov | 2575 | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11½ |
| 2 | Alexander Khalifman | 2500 | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 11 |
| 3 | Nukhim Rashkovsky | 2445 | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
| 4 | Jaan Ehlvest | 2445 | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
| 5 | Alexander Huzman | 2390 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | - | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Viktor Kupreichik | 2490 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Gregory Kaidanov | 2415 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
| 8 | Yuri Yakovich | 2440 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ |
| 9 | Alex Yermolinsky | 2445 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 9 |
| 10 | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2470 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8½ |
| 11 | Evgeny Sveshnikov | 2535 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 |
| 12 | Adrian Mikhalchishin | 2525 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
| 13 | Igor Novikov | 2495 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ |
| 14 | Elizbar Ubilava | 2515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| 15 | Lembit Oll | 2430 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Konstantin Lerner | 2550 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Leonid Yudasin | 2495 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Serikbay Temirbayev | 2200 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 5½ |

## Final

54th 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 | Alexander Beliavsky | 2630 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Valery Salov | 2550 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 11 |
| 3 | Vereslav Eingorn | 2545 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ |
| 4 | Jaan Ehlvest | 2445 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 10½ |
| 5 | Alexander Chernin | 2570 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 10 |
| 6 | Artur Yusupov | 2645 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Sergey Dolmatov | 2515 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ |
| 8 | Viktor Kupreichik | 2475 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Smbat Lputian | 2500 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | - | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9 |
| 10 | Lev Psakhis | 2575 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Vladimir Tukmakov | 2575 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9 |
| 12 | Evgeny Bareev | 2535 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 |
| 13 | Viktor Gavrikov | 2550 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | - | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ |
| 14 | Nukhim Rashkovsky | 2470 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| 15 | Vladimir Malaniuk | 2575 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ |
| 16 | Alexander Khalifman | 2515 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | - | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Mikhail Gurevich | 2540 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 5½ |
| 18 | Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 2510 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | - | 5½ |

### Play-off

Vilnius, 29 April to 4 May 1987 :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 1 | Alexander Beliavsky | 2630 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Valery Salov | 2550 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 |