Igor Zhdanov is a Latvian chess master who won the Latvian Chess Championship

Latvian Chess Championship

-History:Professional level Latvian chess players have already appeared in the nineteenth century. They participated in chess tournaments and union congresses, organized by the Riga Chess Association. After the World War I, when Latvia became an independent country, official Latvian chess...

 in 1943.

Chess player career

Igor Zhdanov started to play chess at the age of eight and continued to play chess until his death. He was a master, trainer, organizer and journalist. One of his passion was to give lectures at the Rīga Chess Culture University.
Igor Zhdanov attended the Riga State Gymnasium No.1

Riga State Gymnasium No.1

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 and upon graduation in 1938 pursued studies in German philosophy at the University of Latvia

University of Latvia

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At the age of 18 Igor Zhdanov won the Rīga

Riga

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 Chess Championship. Thereafter he won many tournaments including the 1943 Latvian Chess Championship

Latvian Chess Championship

-History:Professional level Latvian chess players have already appeared in the nineteenth century. They participated in chess tournaments and union congresses, organized by the Riga Chess Association. After the World War I, when Latvia became an independent country, official Latvian chess...

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In Soviet Latvia

Soviet Latvia

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 he achieved Candidate Master title in 1948 and Master title in 1964.

Best results in Latvian Championship after Second World War:

• 1948 - 2,
• 1964 - 2.

Igor Zhdanov played for Latvia

Latvia

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 in Soviet Team Chess Championship in 1953, and for Latvian team "Daugava" in Soviet Team Chess Cup in 1964, 1968, and 1974.

In 1991 in Heilbronn

Heilbronn

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, Germany

Germany

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 Igor Zhdanov won the Senior tournament.

External links

player profile at chessgames.com player profile at 365chess.com

• Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Rīga, Avots., pp. 66 – 68 (in Latvian).