Tournament

Lvov Zonal 1978

1978 · Lvov
Yuri Balashov won the USSR zonal in Lvov on 9/14, ahead of Rafael Vaganian on 8½. Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Oleg Romanishin and Gennadi Kuzmin tied on 8 and played off for the remaining Interzonal places at Tallinn in early 1979, where Kuzmin and Tseshkovsky scored 5½/10 to Romanishin's 4.
Event Index 120 GAMES

Final standings

13½/24
Yuri Balashov won the USSR zonal in Lvov on 9/14, ahead of Rafael Vaganian on 8½. Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Oleg Romanishin and Gennadi Kuzmin tied on 8 and played off for the remaining Interzonal places at Tallinn in early 1979, where Kuzmin and Tseshkovsky scored 5½/10 to Romanishin's 4.
# Player Score Record
1 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly 13½/24 +7 -4 =13 games
2 Kuzmin, Gennadi P 13½/24 +5 -2 =17 games
3 Romanishin, Oleg M 12/24 +5 -5 =14 games
4 Balashov, Yuri S 9/14 +5 -1 =8 games
5 Vaganian, Rafael A 8½/14 +4 -1 =9 games
6 Tukmakov, Vladimir B 7½/14 +4 -3 =7 games
7 Smyslov, Vasily V 7/14 +4 -4 =6 games
=8 Beliavsky, Alexander G 7/14 +3 -3 =8 games
=8 Gulko, Boris F 7/14 +3 -3 =8 games
10 Bagirov, Vladimir 7/14 +2 -2 =10 games
=11 Dorfman, Josif D 6½/14 +3 -4 =7 games
=11 Savon, Vladimir A 6½/14 +3 -4 =7 games
13 Kochyev, Alexander 6½/14 +2 -3 =9 games
14 Sveshnikov, Evgeny 5/14 +1 -5 =8 games
15 Geller, Efim P 3½/14 +1 -8 =5 games

Cross Table

Player 123456789101112131415
1 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly ½01½½½ ½0½½11 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½
2 Kuzmin, Gennadi P ½10½½½ ½½½½½1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1
3 Romanishin, Oleg M ½1½½00 ½½½½½0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½
4 Balashov, Yuri S ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1
5 Vaganian, Rafael A ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½
6 Tukmakov, Vladimir B 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1
7 Smyslov, Vasily V 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ ½
8 Beliavsky, Alexander G 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0
9 Gulko, Boris F ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1
10 Bagirov, Vladimir ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1
11 Dorfman, Josif D ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1
12 Savon, Vladimir A 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1
13 Kochyev, Alexander 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1
14 Sveshnikov, Evgeny 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½
15 Geller, Efim P ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 0 ½

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.

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