Mikhail Mikhailovich Yudovich (8 June 1911 in
Roslavl
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Climate
Roslavl has a warm-summer humid continenta ...
– 19 September 1987 in
Moscow
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) was a Soviet
chess
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master, journalist, and writer.
Chess career
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.
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1911 births
1987 deaths
Soviet chess players
Jewish chess players
Chess International Masters
People from Roslavlsky District
Russian Jews