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Vladimir Pavlovich Zagorovsky (Russian: Влади́мир Па́влович Загоро́вский; 29 June 1925, Voronezh, Russia, formerly USSR – 6 November 1994, Voronezh, Russia) was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess. He is most famous for being the fourth ICCF World Champion between 1962 and 1965.[1] He won the 1952 Moscow City Championship and finished 2nd in the 1951 championship. In the July 1972 FIDE rating list he had an over the board rating of 2370.[2] His brother Mikhail Zagorovsky was also a chess master.
Vladimir Zagorovsky | |
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| Full name | Vladimir Pavlovich Zagorovsky |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 29 June 1925 Voronezh, USSR |
| Died | 6 November 1994 (aged 69) Voronezh, Russia |
| Title | International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1965) |
| ICCF World Champion | 1962–1965 |
| FIDE rating | 2370 (July 1972) |
| ICCF rating | 2452 (July 1996) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2590 (July 1991) |
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- 1948: Master of Sports of the USSR (chess)[3]
- 1991: Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (chess)
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- Zagororovsky, Vladimir (1982). Romantic Chess Openings. ISBN 0713436239. OCLC 9972859.
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