Mikhail Yudovich
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Mikhail Yudovich was a Russian chess
master, journalist and writer.
Mikhail Mikhailovich Yudovich (Senior) and Sergey Belavenets
, known as the Smolensk twins, had been close friends since meeting in a school match in 1925. Over the next few years they studied with Belavenets's uncle, Konstantin Vygodchikov
.
In 1930, he tied for 5-9th in the Championship of Moscow
. In 1931, he took 4th in the Championship of Moscow, and shared 3rd in the 7th USSR Championship
in Moscow (Mikhail Botvinnik
won). He was the Soviet Correspondence Champion in 1966.
Yudovich was awarded the titles of International Master (IM) in 1950, International Master of Correspondence Chess (IMC) in 1961, and Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (GMC) in 1973.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master, journalist and writer.
Mikhail Mikhailovich Yudovich (Senior) and 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...
, known as the Smolensk twins, had been close friends since meeting in a school match in 1925. Over the next few years they studied with Belavenets's uncle, Konstantin Vygodchikov
Konstantin Vygodchikov
Konstantin Vygodchikov was a Belarusian chess master.He won in the 3rd Belarusian Championship in 1926, and shared 1st with Abram Model and Vladislav Silich in the 4th BLR-ch in 1928....
.
In 1930, he tied for 5-9th in the Championship of Moscow
Moscow City Chess Championship
-References: ****** from chessbase.com...
. In 1931, he took 4th in the Championship of Moscow, and shared 3rd in the 7th USSR Championship
USSR Chess Championship
This is a list of all the winners of the USSR Chess Championship. It was the strongest national chess championship ever held, with eight world chess champions and four world championship finalists among its winners...
in Moscow (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...
won). He was the Soviet Correspondence Champion in 1966.
Yudovich was awarded the titles of International Master (IM) in 1950, International Master of Correspondence Chess (IMC) in 1961, and Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess (GMC) in 1973.