Garry Kasparov - The Soviet Chess Championship
Time: 1978
Place: Soviet Union, (Russia)
Details: He first qualified for the Soviet Chess Championship at age 15 in 1978, the youngest ever player at that level. He won the 64-player Swiss system tournament at Daugavpils on tiebreak over Igor V. Ivanov to capture the sole qualifying place.
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