Boris Verlinsky
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Boris Markovich Verlinsky (born 8 January 1888, Bakhmut, Ukraine – died 1950, Moscow, Russia) was an Ukrainian-Russian International Master of chess.
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In 1909, Verlinsky tied for 10th-11th in St. Petersburg. The event was won by Alexander Alekhine. In 1910, he won in Odessa. In 1911, he tied for 6-8th in St. Petersburg (Levitsky won). In 1912, he won the Odessa championship. In 1913, he took 3rd in St. Petersburg behind winner Alexander Evensohn.
After WW I, Verlinsky moved from Ukraine to Russia. In 1923, he tied for 1st with Kutuzov in Petrograd. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Sergeev, in Petrograd. In 1924, he tied for 10-11th in Moscow (3rd URS-ch). The event was won by Efim Bogoljubow. In 1924, he took 2nd, behind Grigoriev, in Moscow (5th M-ch). In 1925, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Sergeev, in Moscow (6th M-ch). In August-September 1925, he took 4th in Leningrad (4th URS-ch) – Bogoljubow won. In November-December 1925, he tied for 12th-14th in Moscow (1st it) – the winner was Bogoljubow. In 1926, he tied for 1st with Marsky in Odessa (3rd Ukraine-ch). In 1926, he tied for 8th-9th in Moscow (7th M-ch) – Abram Rabinovich won. In 1928, he won in Moscow (9th M-ch). [1]
In 1929, Boris Verlinsky won the 6th Soviet Championship, held in Odessa. Because of this he was awarded the title of Soviet Grandmaster, the first to be awarded this title, according to David Bronstein. But this was taken away from him in 1931 when the title was abolished. Later it was thought more politically correct to make Mikhail Botvinnik the first Soviet GM.
In 1930, Verlinsky took 7th in Moscow (A. Rabinovich won). In November 1931, he tied for 3rd-6th in Moscow (7th URS-ch) – Botvinnik won. In February 1933, he took 2nd, behind Fedor Bogatyrchuk, in Moscow (Quadrangular). In 1933/34, he took 12th in Moscow (14th M-ch). [2]
Verlinsky was awarded the International Master title in 1950, the same year he died.
