The 1927 USSR Chess Championship was the fifth edition of

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. Held from 26 September to 25 October in

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and

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were declared champions, since a tie-break match cannot be scheduled. An indication of the enhanced prestige of chess in the Soviet Union was the championship venue, the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions, one of the most eminent locations in the country. That edition also featured the debut of the future world chess champion, 16 year old talent

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1927 in chess 1927 in the Soviet Union