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 Total1 Artashes Minasian 2510 +12 =4 +40 +6 =7 +24 +26 -2 =3 +23 +10 8½2 Elmar Magerramov 2560 =31 =32 =45 +58 =5 +21 +29 +1 +25 +4 =3 8½3 Vladimir Epishin 2615 =42 =15 +50 =29 =4 =30 +51 +28 =1 +25 =2 7½4 Viktor Bologan 2535 +39 =1 +27 =5 =3 =28 +11 =7 +6 -2 =13 75 Sergei Rublevsky 2420 =22 =14 +59 =4 =2 +41 =19 -6 +35 =9 +18 76 Sergey Kiselev 2510 +38 +26 =24 -1 =23 +46 =25 +5 -4 +15 =7 77 Vadim Ruban 2575 +57 -24 +16 +34 =1 =29 =28 =4 =23 +17 =6 78 Alexander Nenashev 2475 =30 =20 =51 +12 =21 -26 +50 =36 =28 +27 +19 79 Alexey Vyzmanavin 2590 -27 +54 =42 =15 =57 +34 =24 +29 =17 =5 +22 710 Andrei Kharlov 2515 +41 =23 =25 =30 =18 -19 =13 +40 +44 +11 -1 6½11 Artur Frolov 2470 +49 +50 =23 =26 =24 =25 -4 =16 +30 -10 +37 6½12 Rafael Vaganian 2585 -1 +48 =22 -8 =58 -39 +53 +63 +43 =14 +25 6½13 Alexei Shirov 2610 =15 =42 -34 -33 +59 +58 =10 +24 =27 +28 =4 6½14 Sergei Tiviakov 2535 =62 =5 =60 +47 -29 =16 =20 =32 +39 =12 +23 6½15 Alexey Kuzmin 2520 =13 =3 =18 =9 =43 +40 +52 =23 =36 -6 =20 616 Vladimir Kramnik 2490 =44 =18 -7 +59 =35 =14 +37 =11 =19 =20 =29 617 Vladimir Malaniuk 2510 -23 =41 +36 =20 =46 +45 =30 +26 =9 -7 =21 618 Vladimir Akopian 2590 =34 =16 =15 +42 =10 =51 =27 =30 =33 +26 -5 619 Michal Krasenkow 2550 =32 =31 =58 =45 +60 +10 =5 -25 =16 +33 -8 620 Igor Novikov 2550 =63 =8 =43 =17 =33 =57 =14 =22 +32 =16 =15 621 Sergey Makarichev 2535 =56 =43 +53 =52 =8 -2 =32 =39 =24 +44 =17 622 Valery Chekhov 2525 =5 =60 =12 =41 =63 +31 -23 =20 +46 +36 -9 623 Alexey Dreev 2610 +17 =10 =11 =27 =6 =52 +22 =15 =7 -1 -14 5½24 Oleg Nikolenko 2450 +59 +7 =6 =28 =11 -1 =9 -13 =21 =35 =30 5½25 Alexander Shabalov 2535 =47 +61 =10 +32 =28 =11 =6 +19 -2 -3 -12 5½26 Yuri Yakovich 2560 +48 -6 +33 =11 =27 +8 -1 -17 +29 -18 =31 5½27 Sergey Ionov 2510 +9 =40 -4 =23 =26 +44 =18 =35 =13 -8 =36 5½28 Leonid Yurtaev 2525 =60 +62 +47 =24 =25 =4 =7 -3 =8 -13 =32 5½29 Konstantin Aseev 2525 =61 +64 =52 =3 +14 =7 -2 -9 -26 +42 =16 5½30 Yury Dokhoian 2545 =8 =63 +56 =10 =52 =3 =17 =18 -11 =43 =24 5½31 Vladimir Bagirov 2485 =2 =19 =35 =44 =40 -22 =41 =37 =50 +51 =26 5½32 Ildar Ibragimov 2485 =19 =2 +37 -25 -51 +64 =21 =14 -20 +59 =28 5½33 Grigory Serper 2490 =36 =46 -26 +13 =20 =50 =39 +51 =18 -19 =35 5½34 Maxim Sorokin 2510 =18 =44 +13 -7 =41 -9 -47 +64 =38 =40 +50 5½35 Evgeny Sveshnikov 2540 =45 =58 =31 =60 =16 +55 =36 =27 -5 =24 =33 5½36 Smbat Lputian 2570 =33 -52 -17 +61 +53 +63 =35 =8 =15 -22 =27 5½37 Nukhim Rashkovsky 2540 =58 =45 -32 =39 =54 +60 -16 =31 +57 +47 -11 5½38 Yuri Balashov 2590 -6 -57 -39 =48 +61 =53 +58 =42 =34 =41 +43 5½39 Boris Kantsler 2430 -4 -59 +38 =37 =49 +12 =33 =21 -14 =50 =46 540 Vereslav Eingorn 2585 +54 =27 -1 =57 =31 -15 +45 -10 =52 =34 =48 541 Leonid Yudasin 2595 -10 =17 +62 =22 =34 -5 =31 =50 =42 =38 =44 542 Alexandar Budnikov 2525 =3 =13 =9 -18 =64 =43 =63 =38 =41 -29 +57 543 Peter Korzubov 2455 =51 =21 =20 -46 =15 =42 +55 +57 -12 =30 -38 544 Mikhail Ulybin 2565 =16 =34 =57 =31 =45 -27 +54 +52 -10 -21 =41 545 Marat Makarov 2475 =35 =37 =2 =19 =44 -17 -40 =61 =55 =57 +59 546 Mikhail Tal 2575 =52 =33 =63 +43 =17 -6 =57 =47 -22 =48 =39 547 Evgeni Maljutin 2435 =25 +55 -28 -14 =50 =54 +34 =46 =51 -37 =49 548 Alexandar Panchenko 2490 -26 -12 -54 =38 +62 =49 =60 =55 +61 =46 =40 549 Konstantin Lerner 2540 -11 -53 =64 =62 =39 =48 =61 =59 =63 +52 =47 550 Semen Dvoirys 2525 +53 -11 -3 +56 =47 =33 -8 =41 =31 =39 -34 4½51 Alexander Schneider 2540 =43 =56 =8 =63 +32 =18 -3 -33 =47 -31 =54 4½52 Konstantin Sakaev 2495 =46 +36 =29 =21 =30 =23 -15 -44 =40 -49 =55 4½53 Jakob Meister 2430 -50 +49 -21 =55 -36 =38 -12 -56 =62 +64 +63 4½54 German Titov 2505 -40 -9 +48 =64 =37 =47 -44 -60 =58 +63 =51 4½55 Ruslan Shcherbakov 2525 =64 -47 =61 =53 +56 -35 -43 =48 =45 =60 =52 4½56 Aleksej Aleksandrov 2450 =21 =51 -30 -50 -55 -61 -59 +53 +64 =62 +60 4½57 Igor Naumkin 2490 -7 +38 =44 =40 =9 =20 =46 -43 -37 =45 -42 458 Vladimir Savon 2460 =37 =35 =19 -2 =12 -13 -38 =62 =54 =61 =64 459 Valeriy Neverov 2540 -24 +39 -5 -16 -13 =62 +56 =49 +60 -32 -45 460 Igor Zaitsev 2405 =28 =22 =14 =35 -19 -37 =48 +54 -59 =55 -56 461 Michail Brodsky 2415 =29 -25 =55 -36 -38 +56 =49 =45 -48 =58 =62 462 Andrei Lukin 2445 =14 -28 -41 =49 -48 =59 =64 =58 =53 =56 =61 463 Yuri Kruppa 2485 =20 =30 =46 =51 =22 -36 =42 -12 =49 -54 -53 3½64 Maxim Novik 2405 =55 -29 =49 =54 =42 -32 =62 -34 -56 -53 =58 3

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