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Vladimir Zagorovsky

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Vladimir Zagorovsky
Full nameVladimir Pavlovich Zagorovsky
CountryRussia
Born(1925-06-29)29 June 1925
Voronezh, USSR
Died6 November 1994(1994-11-06) (aged 69)
Voronezh, Russia
TitleInternational Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1965)
ICCF World Champion1962–1965
FIDE rating2370 (July 1972)
ICCF rating2452 (July 1996)
ICCF peak rating2590 (July 1991)

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.

Selected titles

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  • 1948: Master of Sports of the USSR (chess)[3]
  • 1991: Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (chess)

Books

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  • Zagororovsky, Vladimir (1982). Romantic Chess Openings. ISBN 0713436239. OCLC 9972859.

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Preceded by World Correspondence Chess Champion
1962–1965
Succeeded by