In a 64-player Swiss, Ivanov and Kasparov tied for first, but only one place was open to the Soviet Championship Premiere League, and Kasparov won this on tiebreak.
In a 64-player Swiss format of 13 rounds, Ivanov and Kasparov tied for first, drawing their head-to-head game. But only one place was open to the Soviet Championship Premiere League, and Kasparov won this on tiebreak.