The 23rd USSR Championship in Russian drafts among women was held in 1979 in Chisinau in a circular system. For a victory, 1 point was awarded, for a draw ½ point and for a loss of 0 points.
Galina Dmitrieva became the champion of the country. The second place was taken by Elena Sorkina . In third place finished Nadezhda Galashova .
Scoreboard
| A place | Participant | City | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | eleven | 12 | 13 | 14 | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Galina Dmitrieva | RSFSR | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | one | one | one | 9 | |
| 2 | Elena Sorkina | Belorussia | 0 | ½ | one | one | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | one | one | one | 8½ | |
| 3 | Nadezhda Galashova | RSFSR | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | one | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | 7½ | |
| four | Anita Ivansone | Latvia | ½ | 0 | one | one | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | 0 | - | 7 | |
| five | Lyudmila Benderskaya | Moldavia | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | one | 7 | |
| 6 | Rem Gagarin | Moscow | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | 0 | 6½ | |
| 7 | Alina Naumova | Ukraine | ½ | one | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | 6½ | |
| eight | Alla Mishkina | RSFSR | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | 0 | one | 6½ | |
| 9 | Alevtina Lazarenko | RSFSR | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | |
| ten | Tatyana Stepanova | RSFSR | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | 6 | |
| eleven | G. Sultanova | RSFSR | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | one | 6 | |
| 12 | Vida Paulauskaite | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | one | ½ | one | ½ | 5½ | |
| 13 | V. Gorelik | Leningrad | 0 | 0 | ½ | one | 0 | 0 | ½ | one | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | one | 5½ | |
| 14 | A. Siranosyan | Armenia | 0 | 0 | ½ | - | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 2½ |