Mikhail Yudovich

Mikhail Yudovich (8 June 1911, Roslavl – 19 September 1987) 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

1. ^ by Mike Fox and Richard The Internet Anorak
2. ^ Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 473, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 

External links

• Mikhail M Yudovich Sr. player profile at ChessGames.com

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Name	Yudovich, Mikhail
Alternative names
Short description	Russian chess master
Date of birth	8 June 1911
Place of birth
Date of death	19 September 1987
Place of death