Vadim Ruban scored 9/11 to win the 1990 Chigorin Memorial in Sochi, two points ahead of Avigdor Bykhovsky and Vyacheslav Ikonnikov. The twelve-player round robin produced 66 games, all preserved here.
A decisive margin
Ruban finished on 9/11 while Bykhovsky and Ikonnikov shared second place on seven points. The field included Ratmir Kholmov, Vitaly Tseshkovsky and Thomas Luther. This edition was the last Chigorin Memorial held in the Soviet period.
Every pairing preserved
The 66 Mega2024 move scores cover every pairing in the published twelve-player cross table and reproduce its final scores. The source records only the year for each game and marks individual round numbers unknown; the archive preserves those limits rather than assigning dates or rounds retrospectively.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruban, Vadim | 9/11 | games | |
| =2 | Bykhovsky, Avigdor | 7/11 | games | |
| =2 | Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav | 7/11 | games | |
| =4 | Luther, Thomas | 6½/11 | games | |
| =4 | Kholmov, Ratmir D | 6½/11 | games | |
| =4 | Shabanov, Yuri | 6½/11 | games | |
| =7 | Panchenko, Alexander N | 6/11 | games | |
| =7 | Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | 6/11 | games | |
| 9 | Douven, Rudy C | 4/11 | games | |
| =10 | Beshukov, Sergei | 3/11 | games | |
| =10 | Fischer, Johannes | 3/11 | games | |
| 12 | Tuzan, O | 1½/11 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruban, Vadim | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Bykhovsky, Avigdor | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Luther, Thomas | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Kholmov, Ratmir D | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Shabanov, Yuri | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Panchenko, Alexander N | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Tseshkovsky, Vitaly | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Douven, Rudy C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Beshukov, Sergei | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Fischer, Johannes | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | |
| 12 | Tuzan, O | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.