Incomplete record. This archive holds 24 of the 153 games played; 129 are missing. We have 24 of 153 played games. The contemporary report explicitly records 87 decisive games and 66 draws; 129 game scores remain missing from this record.
The last semifinal
Eighteen players contested the Gomel semifinal of the thirty-sixth USSR championship from 6 August to 2 September 1968. Vladimir Bagirov won with 11½/17. Albert Kapengut, Anatoly Lutikov and Yury Nikitin finished half a point behind him. Lutikov took the second qualifying place on coefficient; no additional playoff was played.
Viktor Lyublinsky’s contemporary report praised Bagirov’s positional play and tournament judgment. It identified Nikitin as the champion of Kazakhstan, distinguishing him from the Aleksander Nikitin incorrectly named in one archive score.
The report’s complete result table records 153 played games: 87 decisive results and 66 draws. This collection preserves 24 scores. Their partial dates and unknown rounds remain as recorded; the separate national final and its title playoff are outside this semifinal.
Result
Only 24 of the 153 played games are available. The contemporary report records 87 decisive games and 66 draws; the missing scores prevent a complete cross-table.