Georgy Lisitsin
Template:Short description Georgy Mikhailovich Lisitsin or Lisitsyn (Template:Langx; 11 October 1909 – 20 March 1972) was a Russian chess master from Leningrad. After high school he entered the Leningrad Industrial Institute, from which he graduated as a mechanical engineer.[1]
Chess career
He earned the title of Master in 1931 for his performance in the 7th USSR Championship.[2] He thrice won the Leningrad City Chess Championship, in 1933/34 (joint), 1939, and 1947 (joint). He was a frequent participant in the USSR Chess Championship. His best result was in 1933 when he shared 3rd, behind the winner Mikhail Botvinnik.[3] He also played in international tournaments, finishing 15th in Moscow 1935. (Botvinnik and Salo Flohr won.)[4] He took 2nd at Helsinki 1946 behind winner Viacheslav Ragozin.[5]
Lisitsin was considered an expert on the Reti Opening above all others and won many of his best games with it.[6] He was an author of several chess books, [7] only a few sections of which have been translated from Russian into English. He wrote primarily about strategy, tactics, and endgame theory.[8]
He was awarded the International Master title in 1950.[9]
References
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- ↑ Kotov, Alexander; Yudovich, Mikhail. The Soviet School of Chess. Dover Publications, 1961, p. 318.
- ↑ Kotov 1961, p. 318.
- ↑ Russian Chess Base
- ↑ GER-ch 3rd Aachen 1935 Template:Webarchive
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- ↑ Kotov 1961, p. 318.
- ↑ # Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. Template:ISBN (1. A-M), Template:ISBN (2. N-Z)
- ↑ Kotov 1961, p. 320.
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Books in English
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External links
- Template:Remove accents player profile and games at Chessgames.comTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck