1978 USSR Chess Championship
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| 46th USSR Chess Championship | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tbilisi |
| Champion | |
| Mikhail Tal Vitaly Tseshkovsky | |
The 1978 Soviet Chess Championship was the 46th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 1–27 December 1978 in Tbilisi. Mikhail Tal and Vitaly Tseshkovsky shared the title. The qualifying tournaments took place in Daugavpils and Ashkhabad. This edition marked the debut of the future world champion Garry Kasparov in the Soviet championships.[1][2]
