Alexander Solovtsov

Alexander Vladimirovich Solovtsov (Russian: Александр Соловцов; 14 November 1847, in Kazan – 20 March 1923, in Moscow) was a Russian chess master.

He tied for 3rd-4th and drew a match for the third place with Emanuel Schiffers (1:1) at Sankt Petersburg 1878/79.[1] Solovtsov took part in the correspondence match between the Moscow and St. Petersburg chess clubs (January 1878 – March 1879), which ended with the score 2:0 in favor of the command of Moscow. He shared 1st at Moscow 1879, and won ahead of Hellwig, Muratov, and Maude at Moscow 1880.[2]

He played several matches; drew with Mikhail Chigorin (1:1) in 1884,[3] won against Raphael Falk (7:2) in 1892, and lost to Chigorin (0:4) in 1893.[4] In 1894 he defeated Jacques Mieses, toured in Moscow. In 1899 he won the match with Boris Grigoriev and became the first champion of Moscow.

References
  1. La grande storia degli Scacchi, San Pietroburgo (Russia) 6/16 gennaio 1879
  2. ChessCafe.com – Tim Harding, Tolstoy and his Biographer
  3. Chessgames.com – Chigorin Matches
  4. Edo Historical Chess Ratings – Solovtsov, Alexander Vladimirovich


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