Moscow City Chess Championship
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| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1899 match | Alexander Solovtsov Alexander Solovtsov Alexander Vladimirovich Solovtsov was a Russian chess master.He tied for 3rd-4th and drew a match for the third place with Emanuel Schiffers at Sankt Petersburg 1878/79. Solovtsov took part in the correspondence match between the Moscow and St... |
| 1900 | Vladimir Nenarokov Vladimir Nenarokov Vladimir Ivanovich Nenarokov was a Russian chess master and theoretician. Born in Moscow, he was one of the strongest masters in his home town around 1900.... |
| 1901 | Aleksei Goncharov & Raphael Falk Raphael Falk Raphael Alexandrovich Falk was a Russian chess master.He took 12th at Moscow 1899 , shared 1st with Goncharov in Moscow City Chess Championship in 1901, and tied for 5-7th at Moscow-ch 1902 .-References:... |
| 1902 | V A Boyarkov |
| 1908 | Vladimir Nenarokov Vladimir Nenarokov Vladimir Ivanovich Nenarokov was a Russian chess master and theoretician. Born in Moscow, he was one of the strongest masters in his home town around 1900.... |
| 1909 | Aleksei Goncharov |
| 1911 | Ossip Bernstein Ossip Bernstein Ossip Samoilovich Bernstein was a Russian chess grandmaster and a financial lawyer.-Biography:... |
| 1913 match | Peter Yurdansky Peter Yurdansky Peter Konstantinovich Yurdansky was a Russian chess master.He won Moscow City Chess Championship in 1913 and tied for 8-9th at Moscow 1913, shared 2nd at Mannheim 1914 tournament , took 2nd at Moscow 1915, took 3rd at Moscow 1916, tied for 7-8th at Moscow 1924, and took 10th at Moscow 1925.His... |
| 1919–20 | Alexander Alekhine Alexander Alekhine Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played... |
| 1920–1 | Josef Cukierman Josef Cukierman Josef Cukierman was a Polish-born French chess master.- Biography :Cukierman was born near Bialystok, in 1900. He won the second Moscow City Championship . In early 1920s, Cukierman lived in Białystok, Poland, where he won a chess club championship in 1926... |
| 1921–2 | Nikolai Grigoriev Nikolai Grigoriev Nikalai Dmitrievich Grigoriev was a Russian chess player and a composer of endgame studies. He was born on 14 August 1895 in Moscow, and he died there in 1938.... |
| 1922–3 | Nikolai Grigoriev Nikolai Grigoriev Nikalai Dmitrievich Grigoriev was a Russian chess player and a composer of endgame studies. He was born on 14 August 1895 in Moscow, and he died there in 1938.... |
| 1923(1) match | Nikolai Grigoriev Nikolai Grigoriev Nikalai Dmitrievich Grigoriev was a Russian chess player and a composer of endgame studies. He was born on 14 August 1895 in Moscow, and he died there in 1938.... |
| 1923(2) match | Nikolai Grigoriev Nikolai Grigoriev Nikalai Dmitrievich Grigoriev was a Russian chess player and a composer of endgame studies. He was born on 14 August 1895 in Moscow, and he died there in 1938.... (drew) |
| 1924 match | Vladimir Nenarokov Vladimir Nenarokov Vladimir Ivanovich Nenarokov was a Russian chess master and theoretician. Born in Moscow, he was one of the strongest masters in his home town around 1900.... |
| 1924 | Nikolai Grigoriev Nikolai Grigoriev Nikalai Dmitrievich Grigoriev was a Russian chess player and a composer of endgame studies. He was born on 14 August 1895 in Moscow, and he died there in 1938.... |
| 1925 | Aleksandr Sergeyev |
| 1926 | Abram Rabinovich Abram Rabinovich Abram Rabinovich was a Lithuanian–Russian chess master.-Biography:... |
| 1927 | Nikolai Zubarev Nikolai Zubarev Nikolai Zubarev was a Russian chess master.During World War I, he won ahead of Peter Yurdansky at Moscow 1915, and tied for 4-5th at Moscow 1916. After the war, he won twice Moscow City Chess Championship in 1927 and 1930... |
| 1928 | Boris Verlinsky Boris Verlinsky Boris Markovich Verlinsky was a Ukrainian-Russian International Master of chess. He was one of the top Soviet players of the 1920s, and was in the top 20 in the world in 1926, clearly of Grandmaster strength at that time... |
| 1929 | Vasily Panov Vasily Panov Vasily Nikolayevich Panov was a Soviet chess player, author, and journalist. Winner of the Moscow City Championship in 1929, he also played in five USSR Chess Championships from 1935 to 1948. His greatest tournament victory was Kiev, 1938... |
| 1929 match | Nikolai Grigoriev Nikolai Grigoriev Nikalai Dmitrievich Grigoriev was a Russian chess player and a composer of endgame studies. He was born on 14 August 1895 in Moscow, and he died there in 1938.... |
| 1930 | Nikolai Zubarev Nikolai Zubarev Nikolai Zubarev was a Russian chess master.During World War I, he won ahead of Peter Yurdansky at Moscow 1915, and tied for 4-5th at Moscow 1916. After the war, he won twice Moscow City Chess Championship in 1927 and 1930... |
| 1931 | Nikolai Riumin Nikolai Riumin Nikolai Nikolaevich Riumin was a Russian chess master, one of the strongest Soviet players of the 1930s.Riumin was Moscow Champion in 1931, 1933/34, and 1935. He played in four Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 5th in a quarter final group in Odessa... |
| 1932 | Sergey Belavenets Sergey Belavenets Sergey Belavenets was a Soviet chess master, theoretician, and chess journalist of Belarusian descent.- Early life :Belavenets was born in Smolensk to a noble family. He and Mikhail Yudovich, known as the Smolensk twins, had been close friends since meeting in a school match in 1925... , A Orlov & Peter Alexeyevich Lebedev |
| 1933–4 | Nikolai Riumin Nikolai Riumin Nikolai Nikolaevich Riumin was a Russian chess master, one of the strongest Soviet players of the 1930s.Riumin was Moscow Champion in 1931, 1933/34, and 1935. He played in four Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 5th in a quarter final group in Odessa... |
| 1935 | Nikolai Riumin Nikolai Riumin Nikolai Nikolaevich Riumin was a Russian chess master, one of the strongest Soviet players of the 1930s.Riumin was Moscow Champion in 1931, 1933/34, and 1935. He played in four Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 5th in a quarter final group in Odessa... |
| 1936 | Vladimir Alatortsev Vladimir Alatortsev Vladimir Alexeyevich Alatortsev , was a Russian chess grandmaster, organizer, teacher, author, and administrator. During his career, he became champion of both Leningrad and Moscow, and played nine times in the Soviet Chess Championship finals, with his best competitive results in the 1930s... & Ilya Kan Ilya Kan Ilya Abramovich Kan , was a Russian / Soviet International Master of Chess.He played ten times in Soviet Championships. In 1929, he took 3rd in Odessa . In 1931, he took 7th in Moscow . In 1933, he took 9th in Leningrad... |
| 1937 | Vladimir Alatortsev Vladimir Alatortsev Vladimir Alexeyevich Alatortsev , was a Russian chess grandmaster, organizer, teacher, author, and administrator. During his career, he became champion of both Leningrad and Moscow, and played nine times in the Soviet Chess Championship finals, with his best competitive results in the 1930s... & Sergey Belavenets Sergey Belavenets Sergey Belavenets was a Soviet chess master, theoretician, and chess journalist of Belarusian descent.- Early life :Belavenets was born in Smolensk to a noble family. He and Mikhail Yudovich, known as the Smolensk twins, had been close friends since meeting in a school match in 1925... |
| 1938 | Sergey Belavenets Sergey Belavenets Sergey Belavenets was a Soviet chess master, theoretician, and chess journalist of Belarusian descent.- Early life :Belavenets was born in Smolensk to a noble family. He and Mikhail Yudovich, known as the Smolensk twins, had been close friends since meeting in a school match in 1925... & Vasily Smyslov Vasily Smyslov Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won... |
| 1939–40 | Andor Lilienthal Andor Lilienthal Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal was a Hungarian and Soviet chess Grandmaster. In his long career, he played against ten male and female world champions, beating Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, and Vera Menchik... |
| 1941 | Alexander Kotov Alexander Kotov Alexander Alexandrovich Kotov was a Soviet chess grandmaster and author. He was a Soviet champion, a two-time world title Candidate, and a prolific chess author. Kotov served in high posts in the Soviet Chess Federation and most of his books were written during the period of Cold War between the... |
| 1941–2 | Isaak Mazel Isaak Mazel Isaak Yakovlevich Mazel was a Belarusian–Russian chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Moscow 1931 , tied for 15-16th at Leningrad 1934 .He shared 2nd, behind Nikolai Riumin, in Moscow City Chess Championship in 1933/34,tied... |
| 1942 | Vasily Smyslov Vasily Smyslov Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won... |
| 1943–4 | Mikhail Botvinnik Mikhail Botvinnik Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while... |
| 1944–5 | Vasily Smyslov Vasily Smyslov Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won... |
| 1946 | David Bronstein David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein was a Soviet chess grandmaster, who narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics... |
| 1947 | Vladimir Simagin Vladimir Simagin Vladimir Simagin was a Russian Grandmaster of chess. He was three times Moscow champion , helped to train Vasily Smyslov to the World Championship, and made many significant contributions to chess openings... |
| 1949 | Yuri Averbakh Yuri Averbakh Yuri Lvovich Averbakh is a Soviet and Russian chess player and author. He is currently the oldest living chess grandmaster.-Life and career:... |
| 1950 | Yuri Averbakh Yuri Averbakh Yuri Lvovich Averbakh is a Soviet and Russian chess player and author. He is currently the oldest living chess grandmaster.-Life and career:... & Alexander Nikolayevich Chistyakov |
| 1951 | Tigran Petrosian Tigran Petrosian Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else... |
| 1952 | Vladimir Zagorovsky Vladimir Zagorovsky Vladimir Pavlovich Zagorovsky was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess. He is most famous for being the fourth ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1962 and 1965.He won the 1952 Moscow City Championship.-External links:*... |
| 1953 | David Bronstein David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein was a Soviet chess grandmaster, who narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics... |
| 1954 | Vladimir Alexandrovich Soloviev |
| 1955 | Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Andreyevich Vasiukov is a Russian chess Grandmaster. During his career, he won the Championship of Moscow on six occasions and scored many victories in international tournaments, such as Belgrade Open 1961, Moscow International 1961, East Berlin 1962, and Manila 1974... |
| 1956 | Tigran Petrosian Tigran Petrosian Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else... & Vladimir Simagin Vladimir Simagin Vladimir Simagin was a Russian Grandmaster of chess. He was three times Moscow champion , helped to train Vasily Smyslov to the World Championship, and made many significant contributions to chess openings... |
| 1957 | David Bronstein David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein was a Soviet chess grandmaster, who narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics... |
| 1958 | Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Andreyevich Vasiukov is a Russian chess Grandmaster. During his career, he won the Championship of Moscow on six occasions and scored many victories in international tournaments, such as Belgrade Open 1961, Moscow International 1961, East Berlin 1962, and Manila 1974... |
| 1959 | Vladimir Simagin Vladimir Simagin Vladimir Simagin was a Russian Grandmaster of chess. He was three times Moscow champion , helped to train Vasily Smyslov to the World Championship, and made many significant contributions to chess openings... |
| 1960 | Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Andreyevich Vasiukov is a Russian chess Grandmaster. During his career, he won the Championship of Moscow on six occasions and scored many victories in international tournaments, such as Belgrade Open 1961, Moscow International 1961, East Berlin 1962, and Manila 1974... |
| 1961 | David Bronstein David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein was a Soviet chess grandmaster, who narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics... |
| 1962 | Yuri Averbakh Yuri Averbakh Yuri Lvovich Averbakh is a Soviet and Russian chess player and author. He is currently the oldest living chess grandmaster.-Life and career:... & Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Andreyevich Vasiukov is a Russian chess Grandmaster. During his career, he won the Championship of Moscow on six occasions and scored many victories in international tournaments, such as Belgrade Open 1961, Moscow International 1961, East Berlin 1962, and Manila 1974... |
| 1963 | Anatoly Avraamovich Bikhovsky |
| 1964 | Nikolai Ivanovich Bakulin |
| 1965 | Lev Aronin Lev Aronin Lev Aronin was a Soviet International Master of chess. He was a meteorologist by profession.- Early years :... |
| 1966 | Nikolai Ivanovich Bakulin |
| 1967 | Anatoly Pavlovich Volovich |
| 1968 | David Bronstein David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein was a Soviet chess grandmaster, who narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics... & Tigran Petrosian Tigran Petrosian Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else... |
| 1969 | Igor Zaitsev Igor Zaitsev Igor Arkadyevich Zaitsev is a Russian grandmaster of chess. He is of Armenian descent.-Early life and family:He was born in Ramenskoe, a town outside Moscow... |
| 1970 | Yuri Balashov Yuri Balashov -Chess career:He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1973. Balashov was Moscow Champion in 1970 and 2nd to Anatoly Karpov in the 1976 USSR Chess Championship. In 1977 he won Lithuanian Chess Championship. He finished 1st= at Lone Pine 1977 and 1st= at Wijk aan Zee 1982.Balashov represented the... |
| 1971 | Anatoly Lein Anatoly Lein Anatoly Yakovlevich Lein is a Soviet-born American chess Grandmaster.FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1964 and the Grandmaster title in 1968.He won the 1971 Moscow championship after a play-off... |
| 1972 | Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Andreyevich Vasiukov is a Russian chess Grandmaster. During his career, he won the Championship of Moscow on six occasions and scored many victories in international tournaments, such as Belgrade Open 1961, Moscow International 1961, East Berlin 1962, and Manila 1974... |
| 1973 | Mark Dvoretsky Mark Dvoretsky Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky is a world-renowned Russian chess trainer, writer and International Master.He was awarded the International Master title in 1975 and for a while, was widely regarded as the strongest IM in the world... |
| 1974 | Boris Gulko |
| 1975 | Karen Grigorian Karen Grigorian Karen Ashotovich Grigorian was an Armenian chess master, and son of the poet Ashot Grashi.Born in Moscow, Russia, Grigorian won the Armenian Chess Championship three times , and the Moscow City Chess Championship twice... |
| 1976 | Sergei Makarichev Sergei Makarichev Sergei Yuryevic Makarichev is a Russian chess player, who gained the Grandmaster title in 1976.-Background:Makarichev gained the title of International Master in 1974 and became a Grandmaster in 1976.... & Mikhail Tseitlin Mikhail Tseitlin Mikhail Semyonovich Tseitlin is a Belarusian chess Grandmaster.Tseitlin was twice Moscow Champion in 1976 and 1977. His best results in international tournaments are Pernik - 1st and 1st - 4th place; Nałęczów - 1st-3rd; Łódź - 2nd-4th; Hradec-Kralove - 3rd-6th; Prague - 1st place.Tseitlin... |
| 1977 | Mikhail Tseitlin Mikhail Tseitlin Mikhail Semyonovich Tseitlin is a Belarusian chess Grandmaster.Tseitlin was twice Moscow Champion in 1976 and 1977. His best results in international tournaments are Pernik - 1st and 1st - 4th place; Nałęczów - 1st-3rd; Łódź - 2nd-4th; Hradec-Kralove - 3rd-6th; Prague - 1st place.Tseitlin... |
| 1978 | Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Vasiukov Evgeni Andreyevich Vasiukov is a Russian chess Grandmaster. During his career, he won the Championship of Moscow on six occasions and scored many victories in international tournaments, such as Belgrade Open 1961, Moscow International 1961, East Berlin 1962, and Manila 1974... |
| 1979 | Karen Grigorian Karen Grigorian Karen Ashotovich Grigorian was an Armenian chess master, and son of the poet Ashot Grashi.Born in Moscow, Russia, Grigorian won the Armenian Chess Championship three times , and the Moscow City Chess Championship twice... |
| 1980 | Anatoly Mikhailovich Kremenetsky |
| 1981 | Valentin Mikhailovich Arbakov Valentin Arbakov Valentin Arbakov was a Russian chess Grandmaster.-External links:* at chessgames.com... & Andrei Sokolov Andrei Sokolov Andrei Yurievich Sokolov is a French chess Grandmaster of Russian origin, now living in France... |
| 1982 | David Bronstein David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein was a Soviet chess grandmaster, who narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics... & Nukhim Rashkovsky Nukhim Rashkovsky Nukhim Nikolayevich Rashkovsky is a chess Grandmaster and coach from Russia.His first meaningful chess moves were played at the Sverdlovsk Palace of Pioneers, one of many training schools for talented young players in Soviet Russia.He was a regular patron of the long-running Soviet Chess... |
| 1983 | Evgeny Sveshnikov Evgeny Sveshnikov Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov is a Latvian, former Soviet International Grandmaster of chess, and a chess writer.-The player:... |
| 1984 | Alexey Vyzmanavin Alexey Vyzmanavin Alexey Borisovich Vyzmanavin was a Russian chess Grandmaster.During the early part of his career, he regularly played in the Moscow Championships and in 1981, with an Elo rating of 2200, finished sixth, ahead of several strong grandmasters including David Bronstein, Yuri Razuvaev, Artur Yusupov,... |
| 1985 | Sergey Gorelov |
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| 2002 | Andrei Kharitonov |
| 2003 | Evgeniy Najer Evgeniy Najer Evgeniy Najer is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In 2002 he shared the victory of the U.S. Open Chess Championship with Gennadi Zaichik and in 2003 won the Moscow City Chess Championship.... |
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| 2006 | Alexander Riazantsev Alexander Riazantsev Alexander Riazantsev is a Russian chess player and International Grandmaster.In 1997, he won the World Chess U12 Championship in Cannes, France. In 2006, he came first in the Moscow championship.... |
| 2007 | Vladimir Belov Vladimir Belov (chess player) Vladimir Belov is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In 2007 he won the Moscow championship.-External links:* http://study-chess.ru/... |