Alexey Selezniev
Alexey (Alex) Sergeyevich Selezniev (Russian: Алексе́й Серге́евич Селезнёв, alternative transliterations: Selesniev, Selesniew, Selesnev, Selesnieff; pronounced "selezNYOFF"; 1888 – June 1967) was a chess master and chess composer.[1]
Selezniev was born in
In July–August 1914, he played in
Selezniev played several matches. In 1916, he drew with Hans Fahrni in Triberg (+2 –2 =2); in 1917 lost to Bogoljubow in Triberg (+2 –3 =3); in 1920 won against Curt von Bardeleben in Berlin (+2 –0 =4), in 1921 won against Richard Teichmann in Berlin (+1 –0 =1).[4]
After World War I, in 1919, he won in Berlin (Quadrangular), and took 2nd, behind Bogoljubow. In 1920, he won in Berlin,[5] and took 14th in Göteborg (Richard Réti won). In 1921, he tied for 3rd-4th (Pentagonal, Alexander Alekhine won) and took 4th (Quadrangular, Akiba Rubinstein won) in Triberg. In 1922, he tied for 14-15th in Piešťany (Pistyan) (Bogoljubow won). In 1923, he took 4th in Maehrisch-Ostrau (Emanuel Lasker won). In 1924, he tied for 4-5th in Meran (Ernst Grünfeld won).[6]
He and Bogoljubov had careers that followed similar paths. Both players were interned in Germany for the duration of World War I, and decided to stay there until 1924. That year, both players were sent invitations to participate in the third USSR Championship, and somehow Nikolai Krylenko convinced them to play and stay in the Soviet Union.
Selezniev participated in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth USSR Championships (1924, 1925, 1927, and 1929), but had only mediocre results each time. He tied for 6-8th at Moscow 1924 (Bogoljubov won), took 14th at Leningrad 1925 (Bogoljubov won), tied for 15-17th at Moscow 1927 (
After World War II, he took 4th at Oldenburg 1948 (Povilas Tautvaišas won).
Seleniev died in
References
- ^ "Selezniev, Aleksei 1888-1967". www.arves.org. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Schach Nachrichten
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01 - ^ "Berliner Schachverband :: Alexej Sergejewitsch Selesniew". Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ Berliner Schachverband :: BSZ - Berliner Schachzettel 51 bis 60 Archived October 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 2009-10-19.
- ^ Alexey Sergeevich Selezniev player profile and games at Chessgames.com