# 1991 USSR Chess Championship

The 1991 Soviet Chess Championship was the 58th and last edition of USSR Chess Championship. It was held from 1–13 November 1991 in Moscow. The title was won by the Armenian Artashes Minasian.

## Crosstable

The 58th and final Championship produced perhaps the greatest surprise of the whole series. There were a few big names in the field at Moscow, which was run as an 11-round Swiss system with 64 players. For example, there was Mikhail Tal, but he was seriously ill and finished only 39th-46th on 5 points. Leonid Yudasin, soon to emigrate to Israel, also finished with 5. Alexey Shirov got only 6½. Two little-known players shared the top with 8½, but the title went to the 24-year-old Armenian Artashes Minasian who had met much the stronger opposition and so having a better tiebreak, while Elmar Magerramov from Baku was second.
58th USSR Chess Championship :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total |
| 1 | Artashes Minasian | 2510 | +12 | =4 | +40 | +6 | =7 | +24 | +26 | -2 | =3 | +23 | +10 | 8½ |
| 2 | Elmar Magerramov | 2560 | =31 | =32 | =45 | +58 | =5 | +21 | +29 | +1 | +25 | +4 | =3 | 8½ |
| 3 | Vladimir Epishin | 2615 | =42 | =15 | +50 | =29 | =4 | =30 | +51 | +28 | =1 | +25 | =2 | 7½ |
| 4 | Viktor Bologan | 2535 | +39 | =1 | +27 | =5 | =3 | =28 | +11 | =7 | +6 | -2 | =13 | 7 |
| 5 | Sergei Rublevsky | 2420 | =22 | =14 | +59 | =4 | =2 | +41 | =19 | -6 | +35 | =9 | +18 | 7 |
| 6 | Sergey Kiselev | 2510 | +38 | +26 | =24 | -1 | =23 | +46 | =25 | +5 | -4 | +15 | =7 | 7 |
| 7 | Vadim Ruban | 2575 | +57 | -24 | +16 | +34 | =1 | =29 | =28 | =4 | =23 | +17 | =6 | 7 |
| 8 | Alexander Nenashev | 2475 | =30 | =20 | =51 | +12 | =21 | -26 | +50 | =36 | =28 | +27 | +19 | 7 |
| 9 | Alexey Vyzmanavin | 2590 | -27 | +54 | =42 | =15 | =57 | +34 | =24 | +29 | =17 | =5 | +22 | 7 |
| 10 | Andrei Kharlov | 2515 | +41 | =23 | =25 | =30 | =18 | -19 | =13 | +40 | +44 | +11 | -1 | 6½ |
| 11 | Artur Frolov | 2470 | +49 | +50 | =23 | =26 | =24 | =25 | -4 | =16 | +30 | -10 | +37 | 6½ |
| 12 | Rafael Vaganian | 2585 | -1 | +48 | =22 | -8 | =58 | -39 | +53 | +63 | +43 | =14 | +25 | 6½ |
| 13 | Alexei Shirov | 2610 | =15 | =42 | -34 | -33 | +59 | +58 | =10 | +24 | =27 | +28 | =4 | 6½ |
| 14 | Sergei Tiviakov | 2535 | =62 | =5 | =60 | +47 | -29 | =16 | =20 | =32 | +39 | =12 | +23 | 6½ |
| 15 | Alexey Kuzmin | 2520 | =13 | =3 | =18 | =9 | =43 | +40 | +52 | =23 | =36 | -6 | =20 | 6 |
| 16 | Vladimir Kramnik | 2490 | =44 | =18 | -7 | +59 | =35 | =14 | +37 | =11 | =19 | =20 | =29 | 6 |
| 17 | Vladimir Malaniuk | 2510 | -23 | =41 | +36 | =20 | =46 | +45 | =30 | +26 | =9 | -7 | =21 | 6 |
| 18 | Vladimir Akopian | 2590 | =34 | =16 | =15 | +42 | =10 | =51 | =27 | =30 | =33 | +26 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Michal Krasenkow | 2550 | =32 | =31 | =58 | =45 | +60 | +10 | =5 | -25 | =16 | +33 | -8 | 6 |
| 20 | Igor Novikov | 2550 | =63 | =8 | =43 | =17 | =33 | =57 | =14 | =22 | +32 | =16 | =15 | 6 |
| 21 | Sergey Makarichev | 2535 | =56 | =43 | +53 | =52 | =8 | -2 | =32 | =39 | =24 | +44 | =17 | 6 |
| 22 | Valery Chekhov | 2525 | =5 | =60 | =12 | =41 | =63 | +31 | -23 | =20 | +46 | +36 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Alexey Dreev | 2610 | +17 | =10 | =11 | =27 | =6 | =52 | +22 | =15 | =7 | -1 | -14 | 5½ |
| 24 | Oleg Nikolenko | 2450 | +59 | +7 | =6 | =28 | =11 | -1 | =9 | -13 | =21 | =35 | =30 | 5½ |
| 25 | Alexander Shabalov | 2535 | =47 | +61 | =10 | +32 | =28 | =11 | =6 | +19 | -2 | -3 | -12 | 5½ |
| 26 | Yuri Yakovich | 2560 | +48 | -6 | +33 | =11 | =27 | +8 | -1 | -17 | +29 | -18 | =31 | 5½ |
| 27 | Sergey Ionov | 2510 | +9 | =40 | -4 | =23 | =26 | +44 | =18 | =35 | =13 | -8 | =36 | 5½ |
| 28 | Leonid Yurtaev | 2525 | =60 | +62 | +47 | =24 | =25 | =4 | =7 | -3 | =8 | -13 | =32 | 5½ |
| 29 | Konstantin Aseev | 2525 | =61 | +64 | =52 | =3 | +14 | =7 | -2 | -9 | -26 | +42 | =16 | 5½ |
| 30 | Yury Dokhoian | 2545 | =8 | =63 | +56 | =10 | =52 | =3 | =17 | =18 | -11 | =43 | =24 | 5½ |
| 31 | Vladimir Bagirov | 2485 | =2 | =19 | =35 | =44 | =40 | -22 | =41 | =37 | =50 | +51 | =26 | 5½ |
| 32 | Ildar Ibragimov | 2485 | =19 | =2 | +37 | -25 | -51 | +64 | =21 | =14 | -20 | +59 | =28 | 5½ |
| 33 | Grigory Serper | 2490 | =36 | =46 | -26 | +13 | =20 | =50 | =39 | +51 | =18 | -19 | =35 | 5½ |
| 34 | Maxim Sorokin | 2510 | =18 | =44 | +13 | -7 | =41 | -9 | -47 | +64 | =38 | =40 | +50 | 5½ |
| 35 | Evgeny Sveshnikov | 2540 | =45 | =58 | =31 | =60 | =16 | +55 | =36 | =27 | -5 | =24 | =33 | 5½ |
| 36 | Smbat Lputian | 2570 | =33 | -52 | -17 | +61 | +53 | +63 | =35 | =8 | =15 | -22 | =27 | 5½ |
| 37 | Nukhim Rashkovsky | 2540 | =58 | =45 | -32 | =39 | =54 | +60 | -16 | =31 | +57 | +47 | -11 | 5½ |
| 38 | Yuri Balashov | 2590 | -6 | -57 | -39 | =48 | +61 | =53 | +58 | =42 | =34 | =41 | +43 | 5½ |
| 39 | Boris Kantsler | 2430 | -4 | -59 | +38 | =37 | =49 | +12 | =33 | =21 | -14 | =50 | =46 | 5 |
| 40 | Vereslav Eingorn | 2585 | +54 | =27 | -1 | =57 | =31 | -15 | +45 | -10 | =52 | =34 | =48 | 5 |
| 41 | Leonid Yudasin | 2595 | -10 | =17 | +62 | =22 | =34 | -5 | =31 | =50 | =42 | =38 | =44 | 5 |
| 42 | Alexandar Budnikov | 2525 | =3 | =13 | =9 | -18 | =64 | =43 | =63 | =38 | =41 | -29 | +57 | 5 |
| 43 | Peter Korzubov | 2455 | =51 | =21 | =20 | -46 | =15 | =42 | +55 | +57 | -12 | =30 | -38 | 5 |
| 44 | Mikhail Ulybin | 2565 | =16 | =34 | =57 | =31 | =45 | -27 | +54 | +52 | -10 | -21 | =41 | 5 |
| 45 | Marat Makarov | 2475 | =35 | =37 | =2 | =19 | =44 | -17 | -40 | =61 | =55 | =57 | +59 | 5 |
| 46 | Mikhail Tal | 2575 | =52 | =33 | =63 | +43 | =17 | -6 | =57 | =47 | -22 | =48 | =39 | 5 |
| 47 | Evgeni Maljutin | 2435 | =25 | +55 | -28 | -14 | =50 | =54 | +34 | =46 | =51 | -37 | =49 | 5 |
| 48 | Alexandar Panchenko | 2490 | -26 | -12 | -54 | =38 | +62 | =49 | =60 | =55 | +61 | =46 | =40 | 5 |
| 49 | Konstantin Lerner | 2540 | -11 | -53 | =64 | =62 | =39 | =48 | =61 | =59 | =63 | +52 | =47 | 5 |
| 50 | Semen Dvoirys | 2525 | +53 | -11 | -3 | +56 | =47 | =33 | -8 | =41 | =31 | =39 | -34 | 4½ |
| 51 | Alexander Schneider | 2540 | =43 | =56 | =8 | =63 | +32 | =18 | -3 | -33 | =47 | -31 | =54 | 4½ |
| 52 | Konstantin Sakaev | 2495 | =46 | +36 | =29 | =21 | =30 | =23 | -15 | -44 | =40 | -49 | =55 | 4½ |
| 53 | Jakob Meister | 2430 | -50 | +49 | -21 | =55 | -36 | =38 | -12 | -56 | =62 | +64 | +63 | 4½ |
| 54 | German Titov | 2505 | -40 | -9 | +48 | =64 | =37 | =47 | -44 | -60 | =58 | +63 | =51 | 4½ |
| 55 | Ruslan Shcherbakov | 2525 | =64 | -47 | =61 | =53 | +56 | -35 | -43 | =48 | =45 | =60 | =52 | 4½ |
| 56 | Aleksej Aleksandrov | 2450 | =21 | =51 | -30 | -50 | -55 | -61 | -59 | +53 | +64 | =62 | +60 | 4½ |
| 57 | Igor Naumkin | 2490 | -7 | +38 | =44 | =40 | =9 | =20 | =46 | -43 | -37 | =45 | -42 | 4 |
| 58 | Vladimir Savon | 2460 | =37 | =35 | =19 | -2 | =12 | -13 | -38 | =62 | =54 | =61 | =64 | 4 |
| 59 | Valeriy Neverov | 2540 | -24 | +39 | -5 | -16 | -13 | =62 | +56 | =49 | +60 | -32 | -45 | 4 |
| 60 | Igor Zaitsev | 2405 | =28 | =22 | =14 | =35 | -19 | -37 | =48 | +54 | -59 | =55 | -56 | 4 |
| 61 | Michail Brodsky | 2415 | =29 | -25 | =55 | -36 | -38 | +56 | =49 | =45 | -48 | =58 | =62 | 4 |
| 62 | Andrei Lukin | 2445 | =14 | -28 | -41 | =49 | -48 | =59 | =64 | =58 | =53 | =56 | =61 | 4 |
| 63 | Yuri Kruppa | 2485 | =20 | =30 | =46 | =51 | =22 | -36 | =42 | -12 | =49 | -54 | -53 | 3½ |
| 64 | Maxim Novik | 2405 | =55 | -29 | =49 | =54 | =42 | -32 | =62 | -34 | -56 | -53 | =58 | 3 |