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The 1976 Soviet Chess Championship was the 44th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 26 November to 24 December 1976 in Moscow. The world champion Anatoly Karpov won his first USSR Chess Championship title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Minsk and Rostov-on-Don.

Table and results

44th USSR Chess Championship

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
1	Anatoly Karpov	2695	-	1	½	½	1	½	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	12
2	Yuri Balashov	2545	0	-	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	11
3	Tigran Petrosian	2635	½	½	-	½	½	0	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	10½
4	Lev Polugaevsky	2635	½	0	½	-	½	½	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	10½
5	Josif Dorfman	2405	0	½	½	½	-	½	½	0	0	1	1	1	½	1	1	½	0	1	9½
6	Mikhail Tal	2615	½	½	1	½	½	-	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	1	1	9
7	Vassily Smyslov	2580	½	½	½	0	½	½	-	½	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	½	1	0	9
8	Efim Geller	2620	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	-	0	0	½	1	1	0	½	½	½	0	8½
9	Evgeny Sveshnikov	2510	½	0	0	½	1	½	½	1	-	0	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	0	8½
10	Oleg Romanishin	2560	½	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	-	0	½	1	0	½	1	0	1	8½
11	Boris Gulko	2530	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	-	½	0	1	½	1	1	1	8
12	Rafael Vaganian	2550	0	½	1	½	0	½	1	0	½	½	½	-	½	1	0	0	½	½	7½
13	Karen Grigorian	2485	0	½	½	0	½	1	0	0	0	0	1	½	-	½	½	1	½	1	7½
14	Mark Taimanov	2540	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	1	½	1	0	0	½	-	0	1	½	0	7
15	Nukhim Rashkovsky	2485	½	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	½	1	-	0	½	½	7
16	Alexander Zakharov	2435	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	0	1	0	0	1	-	0	1	6½
17	Vitaly Tseshkovsky	2550	0	0	0	½	1	0	0	½	½	1	0	½	½	½	½	1	-	0	6½
18	Viktor Kupreichik	2490	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	½	0	1	½	0	1	-	6

References

1. Cafferty, Bernard; Taimanov, Mark (2016). The Soviet Championships. London: Everyman Chess. p. 171.
2. Soltis, Andy (2000). Soviet chess, 1917-1991. McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0676-3. OCLC 41940198.

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