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39th Soviet Chess Championship
39th Soviet Chess Championship
Location	Leningrad
Champion
	Vladimir Savon
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The 1971 Soviet Chess Championship was the 39th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 15 September to 18 October 1971 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Vladimir Savon. It was an amazing result, the title fell to the little-known international master Savon. He only learned the moves at the late age of 13, and lived in a small country settlement where he could find no strong opposition. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Daugavpils, Ivano Frankivsk, Novosibirsk and Perm.^[1]^[2]

Table and results

39th Soviet Chess Championship
	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Total
1	Vladimir Savon	-	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	15
2	Vassily Smyslov	½	-	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	13½
3	Mikhail Tal	½	½	-	½	0	1	1	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	0	1	1	1	½	½	1	13½
4	Anatoly Karpov	½	0	½	-	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	0	1	1	1	½	1	13
5	Leonid Stein	0	½	1	0	-	0	½	1	1	0	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	0	1	1	12
6	Yuri Balashov	0	½	0	½	1	-	1	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	12
7	David Bronstein	½	½	0	½	½	0	-	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	0	1	1	0	½	0	½	1	11½
8	Lev Polugaevsky	0	½	1	½	0	½	0	-	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	0	11½
9	Mark Taimanov	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	-	1	1	½	0	1	½	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	11
10	Albert Kapengut	½	½	½	½	1	1	0	0	0	-	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	0	1	1	1	10½
11	Nikolai Krogius	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	½	0	½	-	0	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	10½
12	Igor Platonov	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	-	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	1	1	0	10
13	Anatoly Lein	0	½	0	½	½	1	0	0	1	1	½	½	-	0	1	0	½	0	1	½	½	1	10
14	Efim Geller	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	1	0	½	1	-	1	0	½	0	½	½	½	1	9½
15	Vladimir Karasev	½	0	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	0	1	0	0	-	1	½	½	½	0	1	0	9
16	Leonid Shamkovich	0	½	1	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	0	-	0	½	0	1	½	0	9
17	Rafael Vaganian	½	½	0	1	½	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	½	½	1	-	0	0	½	1	0	8½
18	Vladimir Tukmakov	½	0	0	0	½	½	1	0	½	0	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	-	0	½	0	½	8½
19	Yuri Nikolaevsky	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	1	1	0	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	-	0	½	0	8½
20	Karen Grigorian	½	0	½	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	1	0	½	½	1	-	0	½	8
21	Roman Dzindzichashvili	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	1	½	1	-	½	8
22	Mark Tseitlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	½	1	0	0	1	1	1	½	1	½	½	-	8

References

^ Cafferty, Bernard (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 155.
^ Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.

[1] Cafferty, Bernard (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 155.

[2] Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.

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 | event = 39th Soviet Chess Championship
 | location = [[Leningrad]]
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+| champion = [[Vladimir Savon]]
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 | next = [[1972 USSR Chess Championship]]
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-The '''1971 Soviet Chess Championship''' was the 39th edition of [[USSR Chess Championship]]. Held from 15 September to 18 October 1971 in [[Leningrad]]. The tournament was won by [[Vladimir Savon]]. It was an amazing result, the title fell to the little-known international master Savon. He only learned the moves at the late age of 13, and lived in a small country settlement where he could find no strong opposition. The final were preceded by semifinals events at [[Daugavpils]], [[Ivano Frankivsk]], [[Novosibirsk]] and [[Perm]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Cafferty, Bernard|year=2016|title=The Soviet Championships|place=London|publisher=Everyman Chess|page=155|ref={{harvid|Cafferty|2016}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/41940198|title=Soviet chess, 1917-1991|last=Soltis, Andy.|year=2000|publisher=McFarland & Co|isbn=0-7864-0676-3}}</ref>
+The '''1971 Soviet Chess Championship''' was the 39th edition of [[USSR Chess Championship]]. Held from 15 September to 18 October 1971 in [[Leningrad]]. The tournament was won by [[Vladimir Savon]]. It was an amazing result, the title fell to the little-known international master Savon. He only learned the moves at the late age of 13, and lived in a small country settlement where he could find no strong opposition. The final were preceded by semifinals events at [[Daugavpils]], [[Ivano Frankivsk]], [[Novosibirsk]] and [[Perm, Russia|Perm]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Cafferty, Bernard|year=2016|title=The Soviet Championships|place=London|publisher=Everyman Chess|page=155|ref={{harvid|Cafferty|2016}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/41940198|title=Soviet chess, 1917-1991|last=Soltis, Andy.|year=2000|publisher=McFarland & Co|isbn=0-7864-0676-3|oclc=41940198 }}</ref>
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+[[Image:Hoogovenschaaktoernooi, de Rus W Savon, Bestanddeelnr 925-3202.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Vladimir Savon]]]]
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