Mikhail Yudovich

Mikhail Mikhailovich Yudovich (8 June 1911 in Roslavl – 19 September 1987 in Moscow) was a Russian chess master, journalist, and writer.

Chess career

Yudovich 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, Yudovich tied for 5–9th in the Moscow Championship. In 1931, he took 4th in the same event, 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


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