ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɐnˈʌðɚ kɹˈɛdɪɾəbəl fˈɪnɪʃ æt ðə jˌuːˌɛsˌɛsˈɑːɹ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlts wɜːɹ ɐn ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən ðæt hiː wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ʌv ɡɹˈændmæstɚ stɹˈɛŋθ.
Along with another creditable finish at the USSR Championship of 1975, the results were an indication that he was already of grandmaster strength.