1980 USSR Championship
Location: Vilnius, USSR
December 25, 1980 to January 21, 1981
Category XII (average rating 2526 - 2550)
17 rounds
Round robin tournament
Winners: Alexander G Beliavsky, Lev Psakhis
December 25, 1980 to January 21, 1981
Category XII (average rating 2526 - 2550)
17 rounds
Round robin tournament
Winners: Alexander G Beliavsky, Lev Psakhis
| Place | Player | Score | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alexander G Beliavsky | 10.5 / 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 1. | Lev Psakhis | 10.5 / 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. | Yuri S Balashov | 10.0 / 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 3. | Artur Jussupow | 10.0 / 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 3. | Oleg M Romanishin | 10.0 / 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6. | Sergey Dolmatov | 9.5 / 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 6. | Viktor D Kupreichik | 9.5 / 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 6. | Gennadi P Kuzmin | 9.5 / 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 6. | Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 9.5 / 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 10. | Rafael A Vaganian | 9.0 / 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 11. | Nukhim N Rashkovsky | 8.5 / 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 11. | Evgeni Vasiukov | 8.5 / 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 13. | Sergey Makarichev | 7.5 / 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 14. | Efim P. Geller | 6.5 / 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 14. | Tamaz Giorgadze | 6.5 / 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 16. | Smbat G Lputian | 6.0 / 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 16. | Yuri S. Razuvaev | 6.0 / 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 18. | Valery A Chekhov | 5.5 / 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 |