Alexander Konstantinopolsky

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Alexander Konstantinopolsky (born 19 February 1910, Zhytomir, Russian Empire, now Ukraine – died 1990, Russia) was an Ukrainian chess master.

At the beginning of his career, Konstantinopolsky won the Kiev championships five consecutive times from 1932 to 1936. He played in seven the Ukrainian SSR championships. In 1931, he tied for 3rd-5th in Kharkov (6th UKR-ch). In 1933, he took 3rd in Kharkov (7th UKR-ch). In 1936, he took 4th in Kiev (8th UKR-ch). In 1937, he tied for 3rd-4th in Kiev (9th UKR-ch), which was won by Fedor Bohatirchuk. In 1938, he took 3rd in Kiev (10th UKR-ch), which was won by Isaac Boleslavsky. In 1939, he took 3rd in Dnepropetrovsk (11th UKR-ch). In 1940, he tied for 8-9th in Kiev (12th UKR-ch).

Konstantinopolsky played several times in Championships of the Soviet Union. In 1931, he tied for 3rd-5th (7th URS-ch semifinal). In 1934, he tied for 11-13th in Tbilisi (9th URS-ch sf). In April/May 1937, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Viacheslav Ragozin, behind Grigory Levenfish, in Tbilisi (Tyflis) (10th URS-ch). In 1938, he tied for 11-12th in Kiev (URS-ch sf). In 1940, he tied for 4-7th in Kiev (URS-ch sf). In September/October 1940, he tied for 13-16th in Moscow (12th URS-ch).

During WW II, he played in national tournaments. In 1940, he took 3rd in Lvov (Lviv, Lwów, Lemberg), which was won by Abram Khavin. In February 1943, he won in Kuibyshev. In April/May 1943, he took 6th in Sverdlovsk, which was won by Mikhail Botvinnik. In August/September 1943, he took 2nd, behind Boleslavsky, in Kuibyshev. In 1943, he won a match against Rokhlin (+7 –0 =1). In 1944, he won a match against Aronin (+6 –1 =5). In 1944, he moved to stay in Moscow.

After the war, he played in the Soviet Union championships. In 1945, he tied for 1st-3rd in Baku (URS-ch sf). In June 1945, he tied for 4-6th in Moscow (14th URS-ch), which was won by Botvinnik. In 1947, he tied for 3rd-4th in Moscow (URS-ch sf). In 1948, he tied for 6-9th in Moscow (16th URS-ch). In 1950, he tied for 2nd-4th in Tartu (URS-ch sf). In 1950, he tied for 5-6th in Moscow (18th URS-ch), which was won by Paul Keres. In 1952, he took 16th in Moscow (20th URS-ch).

In 1948–1951, Konstantinopolsky won the 1st Soviet Correspondence Chess Championship. He was awarded the IM title in 1950 and the HGM title in 1983.

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