Konstantin Vygodchikov

Konstantin Vygodchikov (Vigodchikov, Wygodchikoff) (1892 – 1941) 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. [http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/ch_repub.html]

In 1908-09, he lost a correspondence game to Alexander Alekhine. He shared first with Kliatsky (Kliatskin) at Moscow 1920 (Russian Olympiad, 1st Union National Congress, 1st USSR-ch, final B) [http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/ch_urs/1920/ch_urs20.html] and won a short match (play-off) against him (2:0). [ [http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/ShortMatchesOf20thCentury.htm Short Matches of the 20th Century ] ] He tied for 11-13th at Petrograd (St. Petersburg) in the 2nd USSR Championship (Peter Romanovsky won). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/ch_urs/1923/ch_urs23.html]

He tied for 5-6th at Moscow 1928 (3rd Championship of Russia, Izmailov won). Konstantin Alekseyevich Vygodchikov lived in Smolensk where he taught his nephew Sergey Belavenets and Mikhail Yudovich. [ [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rjcc/corn47.htm by Mike Fox and Richard The Internet Anorak ] ] He gained the master title in 1929 after having come level with the young Mikhail Botvinnik in the preliminary round of the USSR Championships of that year. [ [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rjcc/corn46.htm by Mike Fox and Richard The Internet Anorak ] ] He took 4th at Odessa 1929 (6th USSR-ch, semifinal). [ [http://members.aol.com/graemecree/chesschamps/ussr/ussr06.htm 6th USSR Chess Championship, 1929 ] ]

He took 6th at Moscow 1934 (4th Championship of Russia, Belavenets won), and tied for 11-12th at Leningrad (St. Petersburg) 1936 (All-Union Tournament of the 1st Category, A. Budo won). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/nat_tour/1936/1cat_36.html]

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