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The 1962 Soviet Chess Championship was the 30th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 21 November to 20 December 1962 in Yerevan. The tournament was won by Viktor Korchnoi. It was preceded by six semifinals events at Dnipropetrovsk, Novosibirsk, Riga and three of which were simultaneously the finals of the championships of the sports societies Spartak, Trud and Burevestnik.

Table and results

30th Soviet Chess Championship (1962)

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
1	Viktor Korchnoi	-	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	1	14
2	Mikhail Tal	0	-	1	1	½	½	0	1	1	0	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	13½
3	Mark Taimanov	½	0	-	½	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	13½
4	Ratmir Kholmov	½	0	½	-	0	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	13
5	Boris Spassky	0	½	1	1	-	0	1	0	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	12½
6	Leonid Stein	0	½	½	0	1	-	½	0	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	0	1	1	11½
7	Lev Aronin	½	1	0	0	0	½	-	½	1	½	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	½	½	½	10½
8	Anatoly Bannik	0	0	½	0	1	1	½	-	0	1	½	1	½	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	10½
9	Yury Kots	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	1	-	½	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	10
10	Vladas Mikenas	1	1	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	-	0	1	½	½	½	0	½	1	½	1	9
11	Nikolai Krogius	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	1	-	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	8½
12	Vladislav Shianovsky	½	½	0	0	0	½	1	0	1	0	½	-	0	1	½	½	0	1	½	½	8
13	Alexander Zaitsev	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	-	½	0	1	0	½	1	½	8
14	Alexey Suetin	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	1	½	½	½	0	½	-	0	1	½	½	½	1	8
15	Arkady Novopashin	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	1	1	-	½	½	1	½	½	8
16	German Khodos	½	0	½	0	½	0	0	½	0	1	½	½	0	0	½	-	1	0	½	1	7
17	Eduard Mnatsakanian	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	1	1	½	½	0	-	0	½	0	6½
18	Alexander Korelov	½	0	0	0	0	1	½	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	1	1	-	0	½	6½
19	Igor Zaitsev	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	-	0	6
20	Vladimir Savon	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	1	½	1	-	5½

References

1. Cafferty, Bernard (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 116.
2. Soltis, Andy. (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.

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