Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov
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Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov (Николай Георгиевич Копылов) (26 October 1919 - 7 May 1995), was a Russian chess
player, from Novonikolayevsk. He worked as a lecturer in a higher technical training institute. He had three sons (Vladimir Kopylov
was one of them).
He became a master
of the USSR in 1946. He defeated Botvinnik
, Keres
, Petrosian
, and Boleslavsky
in the 19th USSR Championship
in 1951, where he finished in 11th place on 8.5 out of 17. He won the Leningrad City Chess Championship
in 1954 (a tournament won the following year by Viktor Korchnoi
).
He played correspondence chess
from 1964, and played for the U.S.S.R. team in the 6th and 7th Postal Olympiads with scores of 6 out of 8 and 5.5 out of 9. He became an International Master of correspondence chess in 1969, gaining the title from the International Correspondence Chess Federation
on the basis of his 5.5 out of 8 score on 3rd board in the European Team Championship
.
He died playing chess at the tournament, on 7 May 1995.
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...
player, from Novonikolayevsk. He worked as a lecturer in a higher technical training institute. He had three sons (Vladimir Kopylov
Vladimir Kopylov
Vladimir N. Kopylov was a Russian physicist. Graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1970, with specialization of Radiophysics and Electronics. Most of his career he worked in the Institute of Solid-State Physics in Chernogolovka, near Moscow...
was one of them).
He became a master
Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
of the USSR in 1946. He defeated 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...
, Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....
, 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...
, and Boleslavsky
Isaac Boleslavsky
Isaac Yefremovich Boleslavsky was a Soviet–Jewish chess Grandmaster.-Early career:Boleslavsky taught himself chess at age 9...
in the 19th USSR Championship
USSR Championship
USSR Championship* Soviet Top League - football competition.* Soviet Hockey League - Top league of Soviet hockey* Soviet Championship - rugby union competition.* USSR Chess Championship - chess competition....
in 1951, where he finished in 11th place on 8.5 out of 17. He won the Leningrad City Chess Championship
Leningrad City Chess Championship
The Leningrad City Chess Championship is a chess tournament held officially in the city of Leningrad, Russia starting from 1920. The city was called Petrograd from 1914 to 1924, then Leningrad until 1991, and Saint Petersburg afterwards...
in 1954 (a tournament won the following year by Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi ; pronounced in the original Russian as "karch NOY"; Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, born March 23, 1931 is a professional chess player, author and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the tournament circuit...
).
He played correspondence chess
Correspondence chess
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, usually through a correspondence chess server, through email or by the postal system; less common methods which have been employed include fax and homing pigeon...
from 1964, and played for the U.S.S.R. team in the 6th and 7th Postal Olympiads with scores of 6 out of 8 and 5.5 out of 9. He became an International Master of correspondence chess in 1969, gaining the title from the International Correspondence Chess Federation
International Correspondence Chess Federation
International Correspondence Chess Federation was founded in 1951 as a new appearance of the ICCA , which was founded in 1945, as successor of the IFSB , founded in 1928....
on the basis of his 5.5 out of 8 score on 3rd board in the European Team Championship
European Team Championship
The European Team Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9...
.
He died playing chess at the tournament, on 7 May 1995.