The 1961 Soviet Chess Championship - 28th edition was held from 11 January to 11 February 1961 in Moscow. The tournament was won by Tigran Petrosian. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Odessa, Rostov and Vilnius. This was also a Zonal tournament with four Interzonal places on offer. 1961 was the year of two Soviet Chess Championships, the 28th and the 29th editions.
Table and results
+28th Soviet Chess ChampionshipPlayer1234567891011121314151617181920Total1 Tigran Petrosian -10½1½½1½11½½111½½1½13½2 Viktor Korchnoi 0 -½½01½1½111½1½½½111133 Leonid Stein 1½ -1½1½00½01½½111½½1124 Efim Geller ½½0 -1½½11100½1½11½½1125 Vassily Smyslov 01½0 -½½½11½½½½1½½1½½116 Boris Spassky ½00½½ -100½11½1½1½1½1117 Yuri Averbakh ½½½½½0 -½011½½½½½½½1110½8 Lev Polugaevsky 0010½1½ -0½½½½1½1½11½10½9 Vladimir Simagin ½½100111 -½½0½½1001½½1010 Mark Taimanov 00½00½0½½ -1110½1111½1011 Semyon Furman 0011½00½½0 -½11½½10½19½12 David Bronstein ½001½0½½10½ -101½½01½913 Isaac Boleslavsky ½½½½½½½½½000 -½½½½1½1914 Eduard Gufeld 00½0½0½0½101½ -1½0½1½815 Alexander Cherepkov 0½0½0½½½0½½0½0 -1110½7½16 Anatoly Lutikov 0½00½0½010½½½½0 -½½117½17 Vitaly Tarasov ½½00½½½½100½½10½ -00½718 Georgy Borisenko ½0½½00½000110½0½1 -½06½19 Abram Khasin 00½½½½00½0½0½0101½ -½6½20 Anatoly Bannik ½000½00½½½0½0½½0½1½ -6
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