Valerij Zhuravliov

Valerij Zhuravliov won the Latvian Championship in 1980,[1] 1992, and 1994.[2] In 1968 he shared first place with Jānis Klovāns but lost an additional match,[3] and twice finished second (1984,[4] 1988[5]).

In 1967 Zhuravliov won the Championship of "Dinamo" in Sochi[6] and reached eighth place in the 35th USSR Chess Championship in Kharkov.[7]

In seventies Zhuravliov lived in Kaliningrad. In 1972 he shared first places in Championship of Soviet Army[8] (with Semyon Furman), in Championship of Armed Forces[9] (with Jānis Klovāns), and in 1977 won Russian Chess Championship in Volgograd (shared first place with Lev Psakhis).[10] In 1977 he participated in Mikhail Chigorin memorial in Sochi.[11]

He played for Latvia in the Soviet team chess championship in 1962 and 1969,[12] and for the Latvian team "Riga Chess & Draughts Club" in the Soviet team chess cup in 1990.[13]

He played for Latvia in the Chess Olympiads:[14]

• 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:[15]

• In 1992, at third board in Debrecen (+2 −2 =4).

He lives near Rēzekne and still participates in Latvian team competitions.[16]

• Valerij Zhuravliov rating card at FIDE
• Valerij Zhuravliov player profile at 365chess.com
• Valerij Zhuravliov player profile at chesstempo.com
• Valerij Zhuravliov, archived from the original on February 23, 2016, retrieved November 10, 2011 player profile at newinchess.com