Valerij Ivanovich Zhuravliov (Russian: Валерий Иванович Журавлёв, Latvian: Valērijs Žuravļovs; December 11, 1938 – July 18, 2021[1]) was a Soviet/Latvian chess master who has won the Latvian Chess Championship three times. He held the FIDE title of International Master (IM).
| Valerij Zhuravliov | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Valerij Ivanovich Zhuravliov |
| Country | Soviet Union Latvia |
| Born | December 11, 1938 Moscow, USSR |
| Died | July 18, 2021 (aged 82) Jelgava, Latvia |
| Title | International Master (1963) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (January 1978) |
Chess career edit
Valerij Zhuravliov won the Latvian Championship in 1980,[2] 1992, and 1994.[3] In 1968 he shared first place with Jānis Klovāns but lost an additional match,[4] and twice finished second (1984,[5] 1988[6]).
In 1967 Zhuravliov won the Championship of "Dinamo" in Sochi[7] and reached eighth place in the 35th USSR Chess Championship in Kharkov.[8]
In seventies Zhuravliov lived in Kaliningrad. In 1972 he shared first places in Championship of Soviet Army[9] (with Semyon Furman), in Championship of Armed Forces[10] (with Jānis Klovāns), and in 1977 won Russian Chess Championship in Volgograd (shared first place with Lev Psakhis).[11] In 1977 he participated in Mikhail Chigorin memorial in Sochi.[12]
He played for Latvia in the Soviet team chess championship in 1962 and 1969,[13] and for the Latvian team "Riga Chess & Draughts Club" in the Soviet team chess cup in 1990.[14]
He played for Latvia in the Chess Olympiads:[15]
- In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+2 −1 =2).
Valerij Zhuravliov played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:[16]
- In 1992, at third board in Debrecen (+2 −2 =4).
In the last years of his life he lived near Rēzekne and still participated in Latvian team competitions.[17]
References edit
- ^ "Latvijas Šaha Federācija". www.sahafederacija.lv.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1980". Al20102007.narod.ru. March 18, 1980. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ "LAT-ch 1994 – 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1968". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1984". Al20102007.narod.ru. June 27, 1984. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ "ch Latvia 1988". Al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ "Championship of "Dinamo"- Sochi 1968". al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "35 Championship of USSR - Kharkov 7-27.12.1967(swiss-13 games,130 participants)". al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "26 Championship of Soviet Army- Batoumi May-June 1972". al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Championship of Armed Forces- Tbilisi 1972". al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Championship of Russia- Volgograd 4-28.5.1977". al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "International Tournament". al20102007.narod.ru. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Team Chess Championship: Valērijs Žuravļovs". OlimpBase. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Chess Club Cup: Valērijs Žuravļovs". OlimpBase. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Valērijs Žuravļovs". OlimpBase. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Valērijs Žuravļovs". OlimpBase. Retrieved November 11, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Tournament-Database". Chess-results.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
External links edit
- Valerij Zhuravliov rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived May 16, 2021)
- Valerij Zhuravliov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Valerij Zhuravliov chess games at ChessTempo.com
- Valerij Zhuravliov player profile at NewInChess.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 23, 2016)