Yevgeny Andreevich Vasyukov
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Evgeni Wassjukow, Bad Liebenzell 1995 |
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Association |
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Born | March 5, 1933 Moscow |
Died | May 10, 2018 Moscow |
title |
International Master (1958) Grand Master (1961) |
Best Elo rating | 2580 (January 1976) |
Evgeni Andrejewitsch Wassjukow ( Russian Евге́ний Андре́евич Васюко́в , English transcription Yevgeniy Vasyukov ; born March 5, 1933 in Moscow ; † May 10, 2018 ) was a Soviet , later Russian chess player with the title of grandmaster .
successes

In 1958 he was awarded the international championship title by FIDE , then in 1961 the grandmaster title .
Since 2010 he has held the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.
Wasjukow won in 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962 (shared), 1972 and 1978 the championship of Moscow .
Further tournament successes:
- 1962 Lasker Memorial Berlin : 1st place
- 1965 Rubinstein Memorial: 1st place
- 1968 Reykjavík : 1st place
- 1974 Manila: 1st place
In January 1976 he reached his highest Elo number of 2580. He was in 17th place in the world rankings tied with Vasily Smyslow and Paul Keres (Keres had died in June 1975, but his last tournament games were only for the Elo list from January 1976 evaluated).
In the World Chess Championship 1995 of the seniors won Vasyukov in Bad Liebenzell the title of senior world champion . In 2014 Vasyukov won the Russian senior championship in Lesnoi Gorodok .
Vassyukov took part in chess tournaments well into old age. When he died at the age of 85, he had an Elo rating of 2,400.
societies
In the Soviet club championship Vasyukov played for Krylia Sowetow in 1954 , in 1961 for Trud , then for CSKA Moscow , with which he was Soviet club champion in 1966, and won the European Club Cup in 1986 and 1990 .
Game example
In the first round of the Aeroflot Open 2002 Vasyukov won against Loek van Wely . He received the award for the best game in volume 84 of the Schachinformator .
- Vasyukov - van Wely
- Sicilian Defense , B53
- 1. e2 – e4 c7 – c5 2. Ng1 – f3 d7 – d6 3. d2 – d4 c5xd4 4. Qd1xd4 Nb8 – c6 5. Bf1 – b5 Bc8 – d7 6. Bb5xc6 Bd7xc6 7. Nb1 – c3 Ng8 – f6 8. Bc1 – g5 e7 – e6 9. 0–0–0 Bf8 – e7 10. Rh1 – e1 0–0 11. Kc1 – b1 Qd8 – a5 12. Qd4 – d2 Qa5 – a6 13. Nf3 – d4 Rf8 – c8 14. f2 – f4 h7 – h6 15. h2 – h4 Qa6 – c4 16. g2 – g4 Kg8 – f8 17. f4 – f5 h6xg5 18. h4xg5 Nf6 – d7 19. f5xe6 Nd7 – e5 20. Re1 – h1 f7xe6 21. b2– b3 Qc4 – b4 22. Rh1 – h8 + Kf8 – f7 23. Qd2 – f4 + Be7 – f6 24. Rh8 – h7 Kf7 – g8 25. g5xf6 Kg8xh7 26. Qf4 – g5 Rc8 – c7 27. Nd4xe6 Ta8 – c8 28. f6xg7 Kh7 -G8 29. Rd1-h1 Bc6xe4 30. Rh1-h8 + Kg8-f7 31. Ne6xc7 Qc4xc3 32. g7-g8D + 1: 0
literature
- Alexander Nikitin: Evgeny Vasiukov, Chess Champion of Moscow . Elk and Ruby, Moscow 2020. ISBN 978-5-6041769-0-0 .
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Evgeni Vasiukov on chessgames.com (English)
- Obituary on fide.com (English)
- Obituary in the New York Times (English)
- Obituary at chess.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary on ruchess.ru (Russian)
- ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 75.
- ↑ Elo list from January 1976 on olimpbase.org (English)
- ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 66.
- ↑ Profile on chessgames.com , accessed on August 24, 2019.
- ↑ Yevgeny Vasyukov's results at European Club Cups on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Yevgeny Vasyukov's results at Soviet club championships on olimpbase.org (English)
- ^ The Informant at Chesscafe.com ( Memento of February 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), December 15, 2002
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wassjukow, Evgeni Andrejewitsch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Васюков, Евгений Андреевич (Russian); Vasyukov, Yevgeniy; Vasiukov, Evgeni |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet chess player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 2018 |
Place of death | Moscow |