Valerij Zhuravliov
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Valerij Zhuravliov is a Latvian chess master who has 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...

 three times. He is a FIDE International Master (1963).

Chess career

Valerij Zhuravliov won the Latvian Championship in 1980, 1992, and 1994. In 1968 he shared first place with Jānis Klovāns
Janis Klovans
Jānis Klovāns was a Latvian chess Grandmaster. He was a career officer in the Soviet Army.Jānis Klovāns won the Latvian Championship nine times , and participated in several Soviet Championships...

 but lost an additional match, and twice finished second (1984, 1988).

In 1967 Zhuravliov won the Championship of "Dinamo" in Sochi
Sochi
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 and reached eighth place in the 35th USSR Chess 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 Kharkov.

He played for Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 in the Soviet team chess championship in 1962 and 1969, and for the Latvian team "Riga Chess & Draughts Club" in the Soviet team chess cup in 1990.

He played for Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...

s:
  • In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad
    31st Chess Olympiad
    The 31st Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between November 30 and December 17, 1994, in Moscow, Russia.- Chess competition :...

     in Moscow
    Moscow
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     (+2 −1 =2).

Valerij Zhuravliov played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:
  • In 1992, at third board in Debrecen
    Debrecen
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     (+2 −2 =4).

He lives near Rēzekne
Rezekne
In the 19th century, the population of Rēzekne was 2/3 Jewish. As a result of the Pale of Settlement many Jews settled in Latgalia and were confined to the cities. The remainder of the population included Poles, Germans, Russians, and an extreme minority of native Latgalians...

 and still participates in Latvian team competitions.

External links

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